Obituaries
Richard "Ricky" Dean Smith
Jan 23, 2021
Richard “Ricky” Dean Smith age 64 of Fairfield passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Parkview Care Center.
Open Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Behner Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2021, at Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham with Pastor...
Kenneth "Kenny" E. Duke Jr.
Jan 22, 2021
Kenneth (Kenny) E. Duke, Jr., 87, of Keosauqua, IA passed away at the Van Buren County Hospital on January 22, 2021. He was born April 22, 1933 at his grandparent’s house in Burlington, IA to Kenneth Sr. and Harriett Lavine Duke. They moved near Danville, IA, when he was about 12 years of age. He married Colleen Stigge on...
Marlin Kent Simons
Jan 21, 2021
Marlin Kent Simons age 64 of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Jefferson County Hospital.
No services are planned at this time.
Marlin was born February 9, 1956, in Fairfield to Marshall and Nellie (Garrison) Simons.
Marlin served in the Marine Corp and after the service he went to...
Shirley May Burk
Jan 21, 2021
Shirley May Burk age 82 of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center.
A Celebration of Life service with burial at Evergreen Cemetery will be held at a later date.
Cards and memorials may be mailed to Rosalie Munn, 122 Quail Circle, Hudson, WI 54016.
...Donald Earl Martin Sr.
Jan 21, 2021
Donald Earl Martin Sr., passed away at the age of 98, on Thursday, January 21, 2021, in Grand Meadow, Minnesota after a brief Illness.
Don was born August 20, 1922, to Earl and Mildred Martin. He was raised in Jefferson County and graduated from Fairfield High School. He married Janet Praefke on November 26, 1942, in Milwaukee....
Melvin Joe Blough
Jan 21, 2021
Melvin Joe Blough passed away on January 21, 2021, at his home. He was 70 years old. Melvin was born March 3, 1950, at the Jefferson County Hospital to Cora Mae (Nichols) Blough and Melvin Joe Blough. Melvin attended Fairfield School District and graduated with the Class of 1968. He then attended the University of Iowa and graduated in...
Ruby McPhail
Jan 17, 2021
On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Ruby McPhail, loving mother of Deborah Williamson, passed away at the age of 86.
Ruby was born in 1934 in Harrisburg, IL to Joe and Hattie (Tarrant) Odum. She received her Masters in Community Development from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL and worked for the state of Illinois as a Case...
Ronald "Ron" R. Roland
Jan 13, 2021
Ronald “Ron” R. Roland, 64 of Fairfield passed away at his home Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
Ron was born on January 29, 1956, in Fairfield to Raymond and Doris (Davis) Roland and was a lifelong resident of Fairfield. He graduated from FHS in 1974 and attended Indian Hills Community College.
Ron married Penny Hollander September...
Sharon K. Samuelson James
Jan 12, 2021
Sharon K. Samuelson James age 75 of Fairfield passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics.
There will be an Open Visitation from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Behner Funeral Home. Following the visitation, she will be cremated and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery...
Claude "Tommy" Wilbur Thompson
Jan 11, 2021
Claude Wilbur Thompson (Tommy) age 93, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021.
Tommy was born November 12, 1927 to Claude Ralph and Eula Fern (Furgason) Thompson in Amorita, Oklahoma. He graduated from Derby High School in Derby, Kansas in 1945. He enlisted in the United States Navy on April 19, 1945 just before he graduated. He was...
Fran A. Cox
Jan 10, 2021
Fran A. Cox, 70, of Fairfield, IA went peacefully to be with the Lord Sunday, January 10, 2021 at her home. She is now dancing with Jesus.
She was born October 16, 1950, to Victor and Mildred Blakley. She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1968 and attended Indian Hills Community College for her business degree. She...
Randal Edward Lewis
Jan 8, 2021
Randal Edward Lewis was born April 16, 1949, passed away January 8, 2021 at Baylor Scott & White hospital in Marble Falls, Texas, after a battle with Covid. He survived by his wife Janie Irene Miller Lewis; 2 children: Scott Lewis of Carlisle, IA, and Nicole Johnson (Scott) of Olds, IA; 4 grandchildren: Greyson Lewis, Mallary, Alec, & Lucy...
Christopher T. Blakley
Jan 8, 2021
Christopher T. Blakley age 56 of Fairfield, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Christopher Blakley, 406 S. Davis Street, Bloomfield, Iowa 52537.
Christopher...
Kathleen Mae Horras
Jan 8, 2021
Kathleen Mae Horras, age 89 of Fairfield, formerly of Richland, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Jefferson County Health Center.
Private Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date at Richland Friends Cemetery.
Kathleen was born May 13, 1931, to Harold and Hildred (Brown) Bray. She married Robert...
Helen F. Rippey
Jan 8, 2021
Helen F. Rippey, age 89, peacefully passed away at home on January 8, 2021. Helen was born June 13, 1931, in Yukon, MO. The daughter of Allen and Anna (Cudworth) Williams. She married James “Wayne” Rippey on July 30, 1950. Wayne and Helen lived in Milton, IA and operated the Milton Meat Processing Plant for 14 years before moving...
Randall "Randy" Kent Pool
Jan 7, 2021
Randall “Randy” Kent Pool age 68 of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines.
A Celebration of Life of service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Roenna Pool, 908 West Grimes, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.
Randy...
Mary Catherine Adam
Jan 7, 2021
Mary Catherine (Pacha) Adam age 96, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 7, 2021 at home.
Mary Catherine was born near Pleasant Plain, Iowa, to Albert and Teresa “Fritz” Pacha. She was the 2nd of 11 children, the oldest daughter. She was united in marriage to Walter Nicholas Adam on February 6, 1945. She and her husband began...
Donna May Freeman
Jan 3, 2021
Donna May Freeman age 89 of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021, at Jefferson County Health Center.
Open visitation will be 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Behner Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Glasgow Cemetery with Pastor Danny Cary...
Arden Messer
Jan 3, 2021
Arden Messer age 88, passed away January 3, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
A celebration of life luncheon will be 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church.
A visitation was held from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January...
Buddy Justin North
Dec 29, 2020
Buddy Justin North age 92 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Parkview Care Center.
There will be a private family service with a Celebration of Life at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Neva North, PO Box 132, Bonaparte, IA 52620.
Buddy was born...

