Mason City Carolyn Joyce Konigsmark, 88, of Mason City, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mason City. Due to COVID-19, private family services will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family and may be sent to Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania, Mason City, IA 50401. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. Joyce was born on Sept. 8, 1932, in Louisville, Ky., the daughter of Rev. Dr. Harry G. and Janet (Grimes) Schwegler. Her father volunteered to become a chaplain overseas for almost four years during World War II and also served several churches across the country, thus the family moved many times and she attended numerous schools. She was thrilled to spend two years at one school, her junior and senior years at McKinley High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she met her future husband Herb, became a che