Obituaries
Marjorie Leahy
Jun 3, 2020
Marjorie Leahy radiated joy and light for her 87 years with us. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on June 3, 2020. She now joins her beloved husband Jerry who passed 10 weeks earlier on March 24, 2020. Marge was born on April 6, 1933 to Maurice VanHorne and Kathryn Colwell VanHorne. Her 4 older...
Randolph Kent McKee
Jun 1, 2020
Randolph Kent McKee age 76 formerly of Dallas, TX passed away June 1, 2020, at his home.
Randolph has been cremated and an online memorial service is being planned.
Randolph was born March 20, 1944, in Chicago, IL to Walter and Helen Jacqueline (Keller) McKee. He married Eileen Fritz. They peacefully divorced after 25 joyful...
Jack Erwin Carder
May 31, 2020
Jack Erwin Carder, age 88 of Ottumwa, formerly of Batavia, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020.
Jack will be cremated and there will be no service at this time. A memorial has been established in Jack’s name and can be mailed to Bill and Rosemary Carder, 19025 Hwy 69, Indianola, IA 50125.
Jack was born...
Thomas "Tom" Lewis Ridgeway
May 26, 2020
Thomas “Tom” Lewis Ridgeway, age 85 of Keosauqua, formerly of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his home.
There will be no service at this time and inurnment will be at Bonaparte Cemetery at a later date.
Cards and letters of sympathy may be sent to Shirley Ridgeway at 303 Henry in Keosauqua....
Dolores Jean Watson
May 24, 2020
Dolores Jean Watson, age 73 of Lockridge, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at her home.
Open visitation will be 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.
There will be a private graveside service Monday, June 1, 2020, at Hickory Grove Cemetery.
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Lecia Marie Simons
May 23, 2020
Lecia Marie Simons age 57 of Libertyville passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, with her husband by her side at her home.
A Celebration of Life service will be at a later date. Memorials can be made to Michael Simons and will go towards Children’s Cancer Research. They can be mailed to Michael Simons, PO Box...
Thomas "Tom" Floyd Martin
May 22, 2020
Thomas Floyd Martin 73 of Keosauqua, Iowa, formerly of Rural Libertyville, Iowa passed away peacefully Friday, May 22, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, IA.
Tom was born March 15, 1947 to Leo and Joesiphine (Shipler) Martin. Tom graduated from Fairfield High School then went on to college at Centerville Community...
Joyce Kay Meade
May 22, 2020
Joyce Kay Meade, age 68 of Fairfield passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at University Park, Des Moines, IA.
Open visitation will be 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home. Private burial will be later.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to NAMI (National...
Ada L. Keller
May 22, 2020
Ada L. Keller age 102 of Fairfield, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center.
Family Memorial graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Memorial Lawn Cemetery with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Family and friends can sign the guest book and leave memorials starting Wednesday, May 27, 2020, from...
Megan Marie Reid
May 19, 2020
Megan Marie Reid age 29, passed away May 19, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City.
A celebration of life gathering will be 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Jefferson County Park, Shelter #3.
Memorials can be made to the family and sent to Linda...
Viola Caroline Bich
May 19, 2020
Viola Caroline Bich age 76, of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Parkview Care Center.
Memorial service will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Mary Wadham, 802 West Kirkwood, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.
Viola was born October 4, 1943, in Fort Dodge, Iowa...
Leroy M. Smith Sr.
May 18, 2020
On the evening of May 18, 2020, Leroy M. Smith, Sr., 84, died peacefully at home comforted by his wife, after a hard-fought battle with COPD and congestive heart failure.
Leroy will be cremated, and at his request a celebration of his life will occur in the coming weeks/months at Jefferson County Park.
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Joann Keller-Barker
May 17, 2020
Joann Keller-Barker, age 68 of Batavia, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics.
Memorial service and Inurnment will be at a later date.
Memorials may be made in Joann’s name to the Service Club for the Blind, Inc., 3719 Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63109-1236. ...
Brenda Lee Cook-Manchester
May 15, 2020
Brenda Lee Cook – Manchester, age 62 of Douds, passed away holding the hand of her beloved husband of 32 years William Dean “Bill” Manchester.
Private graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Fell Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children Hospital and mailed to William Manchester, 15850 120th Street,...
Gary Wayne Simpson
May 6, 2020
Gary Wayne Simpson, age 89 of Fairfield, died May 6, 2020, at Fairfield Emergency Room in Fairfield. He was born November 5, 1930 in Ottumwa to Ronald and Claudine (McCordell) Simpson. He married Maxine Mae Carriker on January 26, 1978 and she died October 18, 2002.
Graveside Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, May...
Terry Lee Hayes
May 5, 2020
Terry Lee Hayes, 62, of Fairfield, Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. He was surrounded by his wife and children. His sudden death was the result of a massive brain bleed.
Terry was born on June 4, 1957 at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa to...
Eiko Saeki Fischer
May 1, 2020
Eiko Saeki Fischer, aged 84, passed away on May 1st in Fairfield Iowa at Parkview Care Center, with her daughter at her bed-side.
A private gathering to honor and celebrate her life will be held at a later date.
She was born in 1936 in Fukuoka, Japan to Jinsuke Saeki (Eiko’s father), and her mother...
Herman J. Hendrichsen
May 1, 2020
Herman J. Hendrichsen passed away on May 1, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.
Herman Junior Hendrichsen 85, was born in Cotter Iowa on April 13, 1935. To Herman Henry Hendrichsen and Nova LaVaun (Decker) Hendrichsen.
In 1936 the family moved from Cotter to a farm south of Stockport where Herman grew up. ...
Kay Joyce Berg
Apr 28, 2020
Kay Joyce Berg, age 82, of Brighton, IA passed away on April 28, 2020 at the University Of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
Per Kay's wishes, her body will be cremated. A graveside service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Sunnybrook Living...
Gary Lee Johnston
Apr 26, 2020
Gary Lee Johnston, 80 of Fairfield Iowa passed away on April 26th, 2020, at the University Iowa Hospitals after a brief illness. Gary was born on April 30th, 1939, in Fairfield, Ia. He was the son of Kathleen (Kerr) and Glenn L. Johnston of Birmingham, Iowa. Gary was raised on a farm south of Birmingham and loved to work...
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