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Helpful Links

Here are some places on the internet that we would like to share with you.

Merchandise

Whitney Monument Company
Kent and Ronda Whitney are the 5th generation to offer sincere, personal service, which began in Keosauqua, Iowa in 1873.
Whitney Monument Company moved to Fairfield in 1911, and have been in their current location at 601 N. 6th Street since 1934.
Their local phone number is (641) 472-4104 and toll-free is: (800) 928-0256

Hospice Care

Iowa Hospice Care
Iowa Hospice Organization
100 East Grand Avenue, Suite 120
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 243-1046
Fax: (515) 283-9366
or:
Hospice of Central Iowa
(see Memorials/Charities, this section, for web address)
204 S. Jefferson
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
Phone: 1-888-385-4472

Grief Support


Meetings are the 1st Wednesday of the month, at 2 to3 PM in the Jefferson County Hospital Conference room A.
,
http://www.widownet.org/ is an informational and supportive resource  for and by widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery and other information helpful to those who have suffered the death of a spouse.

Places of Worship

Fairfield Area Churches & Places of Worship
This is a listing of Fairfield area churches, ministers, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.

Lodging

Americ Inn
2104 S. Main Street, Fairfield, Iowa 52556  (641) 451-6600
Ask at the front desk about bereavement rates.

Best Western Fairfield Inn
AFTER SERVICE CATERING FACILITIES AND LODGING FOR OUT-OF-TOWN FAMILIES & GUESTS
Besides lodging accomodations in the Fairfield area, The Best Western Fairfield Inn also offers full catering facilities for after-the-service fellowship gatherings. If you don't have a local church affiliation, or would like an alternative,  Phone: (641) 472-2200, Fax: (641) 472-7642 or use the above link.
Other alternative lodgings in the Fairfield area:Super 8 Motel3001 W. BurlingtonFairfield, IA 52556  (641) 469-2000
Landmark Innwww.fairfieldlandmarkinn.com115 N. Main StreetFairfield, IA 52556  (641) 472-4152
Bed & Breakfast: Seven Roses Inn1208 E. BurlingtonFairfield, IA 52556  (641) 209-7077

Newspapers

Fairfield Ledger
The Fairfield Ledger has been part of Jefferson County and surrounding communities since 1849.
Behner Funeral Home will gladly communicate obituary information for you with newspaper personnel.
Their email address is
ffledger@lisco.com or, you may contact them by phone at (641) 472-2116, or by fax at (641) 472-1916.

Memorials / Charities

Fairfield Education Foundation
Fairfield Education Foundation
403 South 20th Street
Fairfield, IA 52556

Hospice of Central Iowa
There are many community and national organizations to which a person may make a memorial contribution to honor the deceased. Among them:
American Heart Association-American Stroke
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Attn: Memorials & Tributes

Fairfield Public Library
104 W. Adams
Fairfield, IA 52556

The ARC of Jefferson & Nearby Counties
306 W. Harrison
Fairfield, IA 52556

American Cancer Society
55 Wilson
Fairfield, IA 52556
as well as any of the churches also listed in this Links section.

Other

Genealogical Research
For Jefferson County Genealogical Information, burial information, grave and cemetery location, contact the Jefferson County Genealogical Site, as well as the Fairfield Public Library at (641) 422-6551.

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