09/09/2026
Jody Margaret (Ebeling) Yezek, 82, of Plymouth, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Manly Nursing and Rehab Center. Fullerton Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
A visitation will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd St SE, Mason City.
Just when you find yourself in a situation where the schoolwork is done and the last grade has been given, that's when you’re required to do one last project. That’s the situation you find yourself in when you’re the “bookish older son,” and it’s the sad duty to write an obituary for your dear and loved mother.
But how do you talk about the totality of a person’s life in a short, concise manner? How do you distill the essence of such a delightfully eccentric life? How do you find that kernel of truth about a woman’s life, one filled with hot wings and grandkids and pickles and tidy garden beds? Where are the easy words to describe a lifetime of fishing and digging in the dirt; producing nutrients as often as grandchildren like Samuel Thompson-Yezek, Joseph Yezek, and Matthew Yezek, and before that, sons, Peter and Michael? Where is the easy place to discuss a marriage of over 5 decades to Dean Yezek? Where do you tell the raucous stories of Girl Scout adventures? Where do those stories go when they happen, and how do you bring them back to your memory when needed? How do we bring back the tales of abundance, shared...
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