John W. Behm Sr. Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved John W. Behm Sr. of Mason City, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 84, on March 7, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Lawrence Behm and Helen Behm (Stoeber); his wife Mary Lou; his son Christopher "Chops" Behm; his parents-in-law, Lewis and Frances Graner; his brother Donald Behm; and his nephew Matthew Syzmeczek.

He is survived by: his sons, John Behm, Jr. (Diane), Timothy Behm (Charlotte) and Scott Behm (Leslie); his grandchildren, Mary Behm, Kelli Christian, Sarah Black (Garrett), Cassie Behm, Tori Behm (Kaleb Carstarphen), Sydney Behm and Christopher Platts; his great grandchildren, George Christopher Black, Vivian Platts, Evelyn Ann Black and Cameron Carstarphen; and his parents-in-law, Shirley Behm, Mildred "Millie" Mondahl (Norman), Patricia "Pat" Syzmeczek (Larry), Joan Evans (Joe Ricketts), John Alitz and Cheryl Graner. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, extended relatives and friends.

Should friends desire, memorials may be left in John's honor to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Heart Association.