Obituaries
Mary Georgine Backstrom
Nov 3, 2020
Mary Georgine Backstrom, of Fairfield, passed away quietly, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at her home in Fairfield.
She was born Mary Georgine Cook on June 20, 1922 at Granite Falls, Washington, daughter of George Arthur Cook and Edna Elsie Johnson. She attended schools there.
She proudly served her country during World War II, in the...
Frances Annetta Wilson Roland
Nov 3, 2020
Frances Annetta Wilson Roland age 72 passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
A Celebration of Life service will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Cordia Hunt, 701 West Kirkwood, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.
Frances was born February 13, 1948, to Charles Martin and Mirza Sue...
Rodney Rea Greiner
Oct 30, 2020
Rodney Rea Greiner age 78 of Missoula, Montana passed away October 30, 2020.
Rodney was born October 22 ,1942 in Revere, Mo to Joseph and Treva (Philips) Greiner. He married Lois Sparks. They later divorced. Then he married Valerie (Veatch) Greiner on Sept 26, 1974. Ron attended Fairfield Community Schools.
Ron lived most of his...
Joyce Ann (Goemaat) Deuser
Oct 25, 2020
Joyce Ann Goemaat Deuser 79, of Fairfield went to be with her Lord Sunday, October 25, 2020 at home surrounded by her family.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 10:30A at Suburban Heights Baptist Church, Fairfield, Iowa. Family will be present after the service to greet friends and family....
John Fred Barker
Oct 21, 2020
John Fred Barker 79 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City.
Per his wishes he has been cremated. Open visitation will be 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday, October 26, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home. Graveside Celebration of Life service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Maple...
Charles William Brown
Oct 14, 2020
Charles William Brown age 79 of Abingdon, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at his home.
Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Abingdon Cemetery, Abingdon, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Olen Brown, 1561 Jefferson Street, Batavia, Iowa 52533.
Charles was born November...
William "Mac" McCann Sutherland
Oct 4, 2020
William “Mac” McCann Sutherland of Fairfield, Iowa, died peacefully on October 4th, 2020 of natural causes resulting from a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Clear and aware, Mac was surrounded by his local family of wife Marilyn, first son Jonah in Portland, OR, joining via second present son Michael's cellphone, and Michael's wife Danielle. Vedic administrator Jennifer Hamilton, RN,...
Howard Nelson Smith
Oct 3, 2020
Howard Nelson Smith (90) passed away October 3, 2020 at his home. Howard was born January 29, 1930 in Blakesburg, IA to Lawrence and Edna (Derby) Smith. He married Shirley Anne Wilson October 2, 1954 in Ottumwa, IA. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before she passed away April 27, 2015. Howard served in the Army during the Korean...
Phyllis A. Parker
Oct 3, 2020
Phyllis A. Parker age 87 of Fairfield, passed away October 3, 2020, at Jefferson County Health Center.
A Celebration of life will be held at a later date.
A memorial has been established and can be mailed to Linda Ritter at 348- 28th Ave. East Moline, IL 61244.
Phyllis...
Devorah G. McKay
Sep 28, 2020
Devorah McKay was the youngest of 6 children, born and raised in Philadelphia in an orthodox Jewish family. She went to Temple University and sometime later earned an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, a unique training program that she always treasured. Her wide range of positions in government & sectarian agencies included: Caseworker &...
Patricia Davisson
Sep 27, 2020
Patricia Davisson age 87 of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Parkview Care Center.
Open visitation will start 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. with family present 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 pm, Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home. Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 2, 2020, at Evergreen Cemetery with Pastor...
Marc L. Tipping
Sep 24, 2020
Marc L. Tipping, Sr. age 71 of Fairfield, passed away September 24, 2020, at his home.
Marc was born in Wilmington DE on June 22, 1949, to William Edward and Ruth Elizabeth (Madison) Tipping, Jr. He lived in San Diego CA, Chino Valley AZ, and then Sarasota FL for many years, until moving to Fairfield in 2019....
Roberta Betty Jewell
Sep 24, 2020
Roberta Betty Jewell, 93, died September 24, 2020, at Lutheran Living, Muscatine. She was born August 28, 1927, to Charles and Winifred DeLap Robison in Muscatine, Iowa. On June 22, 1974, she married Richard Jewell, who preceded her in death in 2016.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday, September 29, at 10:30 a.m., at Evergreen...
Mary Lou Craft
Sep 21, 2020
Mary Lou (Canaan) Craft, formerly of Fairfield, passed away September 21, 2020, at Baptist Village in Owasso, OK at the age of 92.
She was born November 29, 1927 in Lucerne, MO, the daughter of William and Ethel (Smith) Canaan. She graduated from Unionville High School in 1945. She married Vernon Craft on September 5, 1946 at...
Emma Mae Hill
Sep 18, 2020
Emma Mae Hill age 95 of Fairfield passed away Friday, September 18, 2020, at Jefferson County Health Center.
Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Memorial Lawn Cemetery with Pastor Al Coffin officiating.
Memorials can be made to donor’s choice. Cards and memorials can be mailed to Paul ...
Sandra "Sandy" K. Johnson
Sep 13, 2020
Sandra (Sandy) K. Johnson passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, at the Hospice House in Ottumwa, Iowa, 4 days after her 77th birthday.
Sandy was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on September 9, 1943. She attended Ottumwa High School graduating in 1961. After high school, she attended Ottumwa Heights College. She was united in marriage to Ronald...
Jerome "Jerry" E. Hemrich
Sep 11, 2020
Jerome “Jerry” E. Hemrich age 85 of Fairfield, IA passed away Sept.11, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. A Celebration of Life service and inurnment in New Haven, IA will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established and can be mailed to Karin...
Michael "Mike" Theodore Ament
Sep 4, 2020
Michael “Mike” Theodore Ament, age 74 of Richland, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020, at Sigourney Care Center.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date and inurnment will be in Ollie Cemetery.
A memorial has been established in Mike’s name and cards may be mailed to Linna...
Paul Roy Hoyle
Aug 29, 2020
Paul Hoyle age 77 of Fairfield, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Jefferson County Health Center.
Open visitation will be 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the visitation.
Graveside memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 4, 2020, at Wright...
Anna "Annie" Mae Wiseman
Aug 21, 2020
Anna “Annie” Mae Wiseman age 89 of Fairfield, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living.
Join us for lunch and celebration of Life at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Roberts Park Shelter House in Keosauqua. Please bring lawn chairs to help with social distancing.
In lieu of...
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