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Shirley Grandgenett

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April 15, 1933 - April 5, 2022

Shirley Grandgenett of Mason City, formerly of Plymouth, died April 5, 2022. 

Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m., April 11, 2022, at Epiphany Parish - Holy Family Catholic Church, 722 N. Adams Ave, Mason City. Burial was in the Bohemian Cemetery, Plymouth. 

Visitation was from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, where a Rosary began at 5 p.m. followed by a Scriptural Wake Service.

Shirley, daughter of Albert and Viola (Miller) Yegge,  was born on April 15, 1933. 

She is survived by six children; Cindy (Jeff) Pappas of Mason City, Michael (Valerie) Grandgenett of Carroll, Gary (Laura) Grandgenett of Cassville, Wis., Debra (Paul) Benning of Hampton, Kent (Michelle) Grandgenett of Des Moines, and Kevin (Sandy) Grandgenett of Mason City. 

She is also survived by siblings Dennis (Edna) Yegge of Buffalo Center, David (Dona) Yegge of Des Moines, Arla Jean Kemna of Mason City, Marlys Mishak of Clear Lake and Kathleen (Donnie) Olson of Buffalo Center, and in-laws Delores Yegge of Forest City, Ruth Ann Yegge of Des Moines,  Donna Grandgenett of Algona, Joan Grandgenett of Wesley, Marilyn Grandgenett of Algona, Evelyn Grandgenett of Mason City, MaryLou (Ralph) Crawford of Treasure Island, Fla., and James (Joyce) Grandgenett of Algona. 

She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, Joshua, Brandon, Amanda, Andrea, Heather, Ryan, Megan, Jessica, Kendra, Max, Nick, Jennifer, Cassandra, Andrew, Brooke and 22 great-grandchildren. 

Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Harold in 1989, her parents and parents in-law. Also preceding her in death are siblings, Ronald Yegge, Francis Yegge, Rosemary (Vaughn) Hoover, and in-laws Frank Mishak, Clemens Kemna, Carol (Jerry) Barlow, Cletus (Adeane) Hejlik, Larry Grandgenett, Richard Grandgenett, Leroy Grandgenett, and Paul Grandgenett . 

Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel. 641-423-2372. ColonialChapels.com

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