Obituaries

Claude Lewis Nicholson

Claude Lewis Nicholson

Feb 26, 2020

Claude Lewis Nicholson age 81 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at his home.

Visitation for family & friends will be 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.

Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Burial...

Virginia VanNess

Virginia VanNess

Feb 25, 2020

Virginia VanNess age 93 of Fairfield passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 2, 2020, at Behner...

Corazon "Cora" Bartolome Guillermo

Corazon "Cora" Bartolome Guillermo

Feb 18, 2020

Corazon “Cora” Bartolome Guillermo, age 88, passed on Tuesday February 18, 2020 at The Oaks Assisted Living in Fairfield, Iowa. The visitation will be held on Saturday February 29, 2020 at 10:00 am at the First United Methodist Church in Fairfield with a Celebration of Life to follow at 11:00 am.

A memorial has...

Arthur "Art" Embree Hutton

Arthur "Art" Embree Hutton

Feb 15, 2020

Arthur Embree Hutton, 80, passed away Saturday, February 15, at his home with his wife of 37 years at his side.  Arthur had suffered a territorial stroke five and a half years before.  Hospice Compassus of Washington, IA provided initial services in his early convalescence until he no longer met their qualifications for care.  For the past 15 months...

Linda Fitzgerald

Linda Fitzgerald

Feb 9, 2020

Linda Fitzgerald age 69 of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Parkview Care Center.

Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.

Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Fairfield Friends Church with Pastor...

Sheri Ann Kessler

Sheri Ann Kessler

Feb 7, 2020

Sheri Ann Kessler age 62, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center.

There will be a private service at a later date.  A memorial has been established in Sheri’s name with cards and memorials mailed to Amy Heston, 5472 Wild Rose Lane #1100, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

Sheri...

Thomas "Tom" Dean Dickinson

Thomas "Tom" Dean Dickinson

Feb 1, 2020

Thomas Dickinson age 63 of Fairfield passed away February 1, 2020, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa.

Tom was born on August 15, 1956, in Fairfield, Iowa to Florence Wittmer Dickinson and Glenn Dickinson.

Tom lived in Fairfield all of his life. Tom worked at Fairfield Middle School as a head custodian until his...

Margaret "Betty" Elizabeth Coop

Margaret "Betty" Elizabeth Coop

Jan 29, 2020

Margaret Elizabeth (Betty) Coop age 93 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Jefferson County Health Center.

Funeral service will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Lake Darling Lodge with Pastor Ryan Dexter officiating.  Visitation for family and friends will be prior to the service starting at 10:00 a.m.  Private burial will...

Robert "Bob" Lee Vogt

Robert "Bob" Lee Vogt

Jan 27, 2020

Robert “Bob” Lee Vogt age 67 of Richland, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020, at Jefferson County Health Center.

Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating.  Inurnment will be at a later date at Friends Cemetery, Richland, IA.

In lieu...

Pauline 'Polly" Reeder

Pauline 'Polly" Reeder

Jan 26, 2020

Our beloved mother and grandmother Pauline “Polly” Reeder passed away on January 26, 2020 at the age of 95. She was born July 8, 1924, in Fairfield, Iowa, the fourth of five daughters, born to Charles and Charlottie Steele.

Pauline loved growing up in Fairfield and valued the many life- long friendships she made in the community....

Ralph James Pratt

Ralph James Pratt

Jan 20, 2020

Ralph James Pratt age 85 of Lockridge, passed away, Monday, January 20, 2020, at Keota Health Center.

Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Dianne Brokken officiating.  Burial will be at a later date.

In – lieu of flowers, memorials may be made...

Richard Boyd Jr.

Richard Boyd Jr.

Jan 17, 2020

Richard Dwayne Boyd Jr. age 50 of Fairfield, passed away January 17, 2020.

Visitation for family & friends will be 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 24, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. ...

Betty Ellen Leafgreen

Betty Ellen Leafgreen

Jan 14, 2020

Betty Ellen Leafgreen age 86 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Foursquare Church with Pastor Matt Crowl officiating.  Visitation for family & friends will be prior to the service starting at 9:00 a.m. Burial will follow after...

Fred Charles Moss

Fred Charles Moss

Jan 13, 2020

Fred Charles Moss, age 84 of Fairfield, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Jefferson County Health Center.

Cremation has been accorded and no services are planned at this time.

Fred was born on August 30, 1935 in Passaic, New Jersey to Fred and Tillie (Klempa) Moss. He married Margaret Thompson in December 6, 1959....

Sheryl Elaine Williams

Sheryl Elaine Williams

Jan 13, 2020

Sheryl Elaine Williams age 71 of Richland, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020.

Cremation has been accorded.  Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 pm., Friday, January 17, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.

In-leu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.  Cards and memorials may be...

Gerald "Jerry" Robert Nelson

Gerald "Jerry" Robert Nelson

Jan 8, 2020

Gerald “Jerry” Robert Nelson, age 83 of Fairfield, peacefully went to be with the Lord on January 8th, 2020, at his home.  Jerry was born January 19, 1936, in Brainerd, Minnesota, the son of Kermit and Edythe Bogganstos Nelson.  He married Cathaleen “Cathy” Wind on September 5 1963.  Jerry and Cathy lived in Marshalltown, Iowa for 20 years and...

Barbara "Barb" Kay Wheeler

Barbara "Barb" Kay Wheeler

Jan 6, 2020

Barbara Kay Wheeler age 72, of Fairfield, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at her home.

A Visitation to celebrate Barb’s life will be 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 13, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to the family and mailed to Clarissa Denny, 908 North 9th Street, Fairfield, Iowa 52556. ...

Daniel "Danny" Ray Crawford

Daniel "Danny" Ray Crawford

Jan 3, 2020

Daniel "Danny" Ray Crawford, age 53 of Fairfield, passed away, Friday, January 3, 2020 at his home.

He has been cremated.

Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Behner Funeral Home.

Daniel "Danny" was born October 29, 1966, to Leland F....

Kenneth Emil Newell

Kenneth Emil Newell

Jan 3, 2020

Kenneth Emil Newell was born October 22, 1914 on a farm in Van Buren County, Iowa to Victor F. and Mary Clark Newell. On January 3, 2020, he left this earth to join his wife of eighty-one years, Margaret (Peg) Howell Newell, who predeceased him by almost three years. Ken was the youngest of five children who all attended...

Eloise Irene Norton

Eloise Irene Norton

Jan 1, 2020

Eloise Irene Norton, the daughter of Charles Henry and Ella Anna Trail Rubey, was born on April 24, 1914 at home in Jefferson County. She was an eighth-grade graduate of Rural Schools of Jefferson County in 1929. She attended and graduated Lockridge High School in 1933. She attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, from 1935 to 1936....