Olen Mason
September 7, 1946 – February 12, 2024
A memorial service will take place at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Monday, February 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Private interment will be at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park – South. Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association or Centrica Care Navigators.
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MASON, Olen A. “Tony”
Portage
Age 77, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024. Tony was born in Decatur, Alabama on September 7, 1946, the son of the late Olen and Frances (Alred) Mason. He owned and operated Mason Heating and Cooling for over 50 years. Tony was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt, fish and snowmobile. He had a very outgoing personality and never met a stranger. Tony was a generous person and was always willing to lend a helping hand. He loved his family and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Tony is survived by his long-time significant other, Janice Taylor; sons, Mark (Nancy) Mason and Michael (Pam) Mason; grandchildren, Courtney (Josh) Quandt, Cameron Mason and Sierra Mason; two great-grandchildren, Wesley and Charlotte Quandt; brother, Dean Reits; and bother in-law, Robert Rabb, Besides his parents, Tony was preceded in death by his wife, Linda (Leatherman) Mason; siblings, Patricia Centilla, Michael Mason, Tim Mason, and Pam Rabb; step-father, Harold Reits and second wife, Robbie Mason. A memorial service will take place at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home on Monday, February 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Private interment will be at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park – South. Memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association or Centrica Care Navigators.
You will be forever loved and missed. Thank you for contributing to my life, and helping raise me to be the man I am today. A lot of who I am is because of you and I am grateful for all that you have installed in me. I will never forget you. I love you! Rest in Peace.
I have so many memories of Tony. Tony and Mike worked together for many years and were very good friends. Many laughs when we got together. I’ll miss you Tony wish I would have stayed in contact with you. Love you and will miss your humor.
So many wonderful memories, we love you Tony! Love and prayers to you all.
Tony was like a father to me for a good decade of my life and always treated me like one of his own. He walked me down the isle and gave me away at my wedding. There are so many good memories that my husband Russ and I have with him. We will always remember his witty sense of humor, his laugh, his amazing cooking skills and how good he was to our family. Thank you Tony for being a part of our lives. We love you and will miss you. Russ & Christy Carpenter
My condolences to Tony’s entire family and friends, he was a good man. I shared many laughs, stories and beer while searching for the elusive UP smelt. I can still see his grin and hear his laugh over on of his stories or jokes! RIP brother