Obituaries
Audra Lynn Gilpin
Oct 26, 2023
Audra Lynn Gilpin, 55, a resident of Fairfield, passed away October 26, 2023 at her home.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 6, 2023 at the Fishback & Stevenson Cider House, 1949 Pleasant Plain Road in Fairfield. Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield is assisting the family with arrangements.
Audra was...
Shelly J. Hinkle
Oct 26, 2023
Shelly J. Hinkle, 42, a resident of Fairfield, passed away, Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.
There will be no services held at this time. Shelly will be laid to rest next to her sister at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.
Shelly was born December 24, 1980, the daughter of Donald...
Maleeigha Darlene-Marie Bruegge
Oct 23, 2023
Maleeigha Darlene-Marie Bruegge was born silent on October 23, 2023 in Fairfield. Maleeigha was the treasured daughter of Marissa Heifner and Tanner Bruegge. Others mourning her loss include her grandparents, Mandy Greiner, and Shelly and Willis Bruegge; great-grandparents, Roberta and Gerald Williams; brother, Malikhye Heifner and three additional brothers; uncles and aunt, Trevor Williams, Miranda Williams, Austin Hagans, and...
Jerry L. Leazer
Oct 21, 2023
Jerry L. Leazer, beloved father and husband, lover of pie and a practical joke, passed away at 9:55 pm on October 21, 2023 just before the evening news. He was born to parents Guy and Edith Leazer on Christmas Day, 1939 in Batavia, Iowa. He was the youngest of 12 children, all of whom have preceded him in death....
Melvin "Pete" Crawford
Oct 13, 2023
Melvin Earl “Pete” Crawford joined his wife Dorothy in heaven on October 13, 2023. He was born on August 10, 1939, in Louisa County, IA to Charles Eugene and Dorothy Esther (Myers) Crawford. He married Dorothy Jean Fickel on July 23, 1961, in Indianola, IA.
Survivors include his daughter Janet (Brent) Dunbar (Gatesville, TX), his son David...
Stanley Gene Heckethorn
Oct 12, 2023
Stanley Gene “Bub” Heckethorn, 69, a resident of Brighton, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 at Prestige Care Center in Fairfield.
Stanley was born November 3, 1953 in Fairfield, the son of Mervin and Irene (Schultz) Heckethorn. He married Sally Griffin, February 21, 1976. She preceded him in death.
Stanley worked...
Helen Irene Crow
Oct 11, 2023
Helen Irene Crow, 98, a resident of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Prestige Care Center in Fairfield.
Visitation with family and friends will be 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 10:30 a.m....
William Lee van Buren Sheppard
Sep 24, 2023
William Lee van Buren Sheppard, 22, a resident of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.
Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with Celebration of Life to follow at...
John Fellmer
Sep 20, 2023
John Fellmer, age 73, died September 20, 2023, in Fairfield, IA. John was born at St. Vincent Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y., on May 27, 1950, the son of Marion Reed and Frank Fellmer.
Growing up John enjoyed playing sports, joined the JV football team and broke his nose during the first game of the season. As soon as...
Warren Keith Repp
Sep 15, 2023
Warren Keith Repp, 84, a resident of Fairfield and formerly Ft. Madison, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa.
Warren was born April 6, 1939, in Marengo, Iowa, the son of Maurice and Hazel (Messer) Repp. He married Myrna Wolter on September 27, 1959, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Homestead, Iowa.
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Norma J. Young
Sep 12, 2023
Norma Young, 90, of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, with family by her side at Jefferson County Health Center.
Norma was born November 30, 1932, to Luella Rose and William Achenbach. She spent her entire life in and around the Fairfield Community. Norma graduated from Fairfield High School in 1950.
She married James B. Young,...
Marjorie Orva Lewiston
Sep 10, 2023
Marjorie Orva Lewiston, 96, a resident of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Addington Place in Fairfield.
Marjorie was born February 12, 1927 in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of Sanford and Gladys (Larson) Sydnes. She married Harley J. Lewiston, July 11, 1949 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death...
Pearl Iva Stickels
Sep 9, 2023
Pearl Iva Stickels 80, gained her wings and entered heaven joining the love of her life, Charles A Stickels, on September 9, 2023, surrounded by family and friends at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa.
She was born in 1943 in Minnesota to Phyllis and Eugene Phelps of Vinton, Iowa. Her fondest times were spent with family...
Anna Ruth Hammes
Sep 9, 2023
Anna Ruth Hammes, age 90, of Fairfield, Iowa, died Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Park Place Elder Living in Mt. Pleasant.
Ruth was born January 18, 1933, in Washington, Iowa, to Joseph and Eleanor (Pollmiller) Conrad. She married John Marvin Hammes, January 27, 1953, in Keota, Iowa. He preceded her in death July 22, 2011.
Ruth enjoyed gardening, baking, playing cards,...
Anna Margaret Workman
Sep 9, 2023
Anna Margaret Workman, 95, a resident of Fairfield, died Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Jefferson County Health Center surrounded by her family.
Anna was born April 23, 1928, in Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Linnet (Slutts) Barnett. She married Charles Workman, and they later divorced.
Anna enjoyed playing Bingo, listening...
Robert E. "Bob" McClaran
Sep 7, 2023
Robert E. “Bob” McClaran, 79, a resident of Fairfield, formerly of Birmingham, passed away, Thursday, September 7, 2023 at his home.
Bob was born August 26, 1944 in Fairfield, the son of Robert Paul and Jennesse (Jameson) McClaran. He married Judith A. Howard, August 25, 1964 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Throughout...
Myrna L. Smith
Sep 5, 2023
Myrna L. Smith, 88, of Fairfield, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Prestige Care Center, surrounded by family.
She was born August 8, 1935, in Winterset, Iowa, to Paul and Nina (DeBord) Brittain. On September 3, 1959, she married Garrett R. Smith of Glasgow, Illinois. Gary and Myrna only dated a couple weeks before deciding to elope. That...
Ann Gary
Sep 4, 2023
Ann Elisabeth Gary, 76, a resident of Fairfield, died Monday, September 4, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident in Washington County, Iowa.
Ann was born August 8, 1947 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Royce and Martha Esther Thompson. She married Hugh Walter Gary August 25, 1968 in Fairfield. He preceded her in death,...
Patrick Hurley
Aug 23, 2023
Patrick T. Hurley, 79, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.
Pat was born September 29, 1943 in Davenport, the son of Fredrick and Fredericka (Fahrenkrug) Hurley. He married Ruth Reichert. She preceded him in death.
Pat was an over the road semi driver and worked as part-time farm hand. He loved his...
Rose Marie Rambo
Aug 19, 2023
Rose Marie Rambo, 63, a resident of Fairfield, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Prestige Care Center in Fairfield.
Marie was born December 7, 1959 in Dexter, Missouri, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Howton) Cravens. She was a 1978 graduate of Fairfield High School. She married David C. Rambo, January...
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