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Birth	:	9 May 1903 Riceville, Howard County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Jan 1984 Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	St James Old Burial Ground, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate	:	51.3798600, -2.3610100
Description	:	Post Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Friday January 20, 1984 MASON F. WILKES, NOTED LOCAL ACTOR, DIES AT AGE 80 Longtime actor Mason F. Wilkes, 80, residing at Samaritan Bethany Manor, died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital of complications of pulmonary disease. Wilkes spent some 70 years in professional and community productions around the county, the last 25 years in Rochester. "All my life I've been stage struck," he once said. His friends honored him at an open house Oct. 23 at Rochester Civic Center. Mr. Wilkes was born May 9, 1903, in Riceville, Iowa and married Dortha... Read More	Post Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Friday January 20, 1984 MASON F. WILKES, NOTED LOCAL ACTOR, DIES AT AGE 80 Longtime actor Mason F. Wilkes, 80, residing at Samaritan Bethany Manor, died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital of complications of pulmonary disease. Wilkes spent some 70 years in professional and community productions around the county, the last 25 years in Rochester. "All my life I've been stage struck," he once said. His friends honored him at an open house Oct. 23 at Rochester Civic Center. Mr. Wilkes was born May 9, 1903, in Riceville, Iowa and married Dortha Mae Roberts in 1941. She died in 1950. An actor all of his life he worked those early years in tent shows and stock companies.He was a member of the cast of the Black Hills Passion Play just prior to moving to Rochester. He was employed at the Charleston Hotel and became active in the Rochester Civic Theater. During his career at RTC he won four Roscoes--the theater's equivalent to the Oscar -- and the coveted Joe Saidy Service Award. Some of his notable performances were roles in "Detective Story," "The Diary of Ann Frank," "The Price," "The Heiress," "The Delicate Balance," and "The time of your life." The versatile theater personality loved fitting himself to another character and shunned typecasting. At various times he simulated patients for Mayo Medical School, portrayed biblical personalities and made commercials. Wilkes said his long activity didn't make him an expert in theater. He found joy in the experience itself and was undaunted acting in a "world in which I did not shine too brightly." In a piece written for his reception. Wilkes said he was still reading plays and looking for good parts, "not for myself, but for those who will follow me." He added, "The world could be weary if no body wanted to act." Survivors include two daughters, Roberta Comer of Kansas City, Kansas and Claudia Lauffer of Wichita, Kansas. two grandchildren; and two sisters, Amy Mahaffey of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Caroline Crain of Riceville, Iowa. He was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. The memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Ranfranz Funeral Home, with Rev. Clemmet A. Peterson of Christ United Methodist Church officiating. The body will be cremated. There will be no visitation or reviewal. The family prefers memorials to either the Rochester Civic Theater, Riceville Methodist Church or American Lung Association.

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Mason Frederick Wilkes's memorial is located at: St James Old Burial Ground, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England.
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Mason Frederick Wilkes death on 19 Jan 1984 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 51.3798600
Longitude: -2.3610100

Family Members:

Parent

Adelbert George Wilkes

(1861 - 1910)

Carrie Mabel Smith Wilkes

(1869 - 1955)

Spouse

Dortha Mae Roberts Wilkes

(1920 - 1951)

Siblings

Gertrude Mae Wilkes Sivalia

(1885 - 1923)

Florence Geneva Wilkes Herdman

(1887 - 1982)

Robert John Wilkes

(1891 - 1983)

Amy Violet Wilkes Mahaffey

(1895 - 1985)

Joseph Adelbert Wilkes

(1899 - 1983)

Caroline Mary Wilkes Crain

(1905 - 1991)

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1. St. Mary de Stall Churchyard (Defunct)
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3813350, -2.3600353

2. Old Orchard Street Catholic Burial Vault
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3800370, -2.3579910

3. Bath Abbey
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Coordinate: 51.3815310, -2.3586640

4. Quaker Meeting House
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5. Bath General Hospital Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 51.3824715, -2.3614742

6. Saint Mark's Churchyard
Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3766660, -2.3588010

7. Ss Michael & Paul Churchyard
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3834970, -2.3596980

8. St Mary's Chapel, Queens Square
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Coordinate: 51.3827790, -2.3649790

9. St. Michael's Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 51.3838810, -2.3594090

10. St Mary Magdalen Chapel
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Coordinate: 51.3760486, -2.3643405

11. Baptist Burial Ground
Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3764216, -2.3556947

12. Old Baptist Burial Ground
Walcot, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3755070, -2.3544360

13. Abbey & St James' Graveyard for the Poor
Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3753550, -2.3545640

14. St. James' Cemetery
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3802000, -2.3722200

15. St. Swithin Churchyard
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3885480, -2.3594500

16. St. Mary's Churchyard
Bathwick, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3876120, -2.3543540

17. Quaker Burial Ground
Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3744350, -2.3498460

18. St. John the Baptist Churchyard
Bathwick, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3886890, -2.3547030

19. Walcot Methodist Chapel Burial Ground
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3897080, -2.3579610

20. Unitarian Chapel Burial Ground
Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3704650, -2.3539270

21. St Thomas à Becket's Church
Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3734250, -2.3465560

22. Bath Abbey Cemetery
Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3712850, -2.3483060

23. Smallcombe Vale Cemetery
Bathwick, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3757400, -2.3429400

24. St John the Evangelist Cemetery
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 51.3696700, -2.3487400