Obituaries
Robert "Bob" Lee Gerard
Nov 20, 2018
Robert “Bob” Lee Gerard age 69 of Libertyville, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at his home.
Graveside Memorial service with military honors will be 10:00 am, Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Oakhill Cemetery, Williamsburg, IA with Chaplin Gordon Hawkins officiating.
A Celebration of life, with a light lunch, at Fairfield Walton...
Patsy "Sue" Austin
Nov 13, 2018
Patsy “Sue” Austin passed away at 86 on November 13, 2018, in Fairfield, IA.
Visitation for family & friends will be 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Friday, November 30, 2018, at First United Methodist Church. A memorial service will follow the visitation at 11:00 am, November 30, 2018 , with Reverend Beth Harbaugh officiating. Burial...
Luanna "Stubby" Klein
Nov 12, 2018
Luanna (Stubby) Klein passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, Oaknoll Retirement Residence Iowa City, Iowa under Hospice Care. She was born September 16, 1920, to Clara (Pickford) Barnes and Earl O Barnes at home near Salem, Iowa. Her four older brothers nicknamed her Stubby which would be the name she responded to for many years in Fairfield, Iowa.
...Jay "Randy" Randolph Coplin
Nov 11, 2018
Jay “Randy” Randolph Coplin, age 69 of Fairfield, passed away November 11, 2018, at Jefferson County Health Center.
Graveside service will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at Pattison Cemetery rural Fairfield. There will also be a Celebration of Life service to be announced.
Randy was born August 9, 1949, to Sidney...
Lois Darlene Weirup
Nov 10, 2018
Lois Darlene Weirup, age 84, of Maquoketa, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018. Graveside service celebrating Lois' life will be held at 12 P.M., Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Buckhorn Cemetery in rural Maquoketa with Pastor Judy Heinrich officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Camp Courageous of Iowa or Waterford/Buckhorn...
Avis (Blaskey) Madden
Nov 8, 2018
Avis Blaskey Madden, 92 of Springfield, MO passed away on Thursday November 8, 2018 at her home at The Gardens Assisted Living. She was born February 11, 1926 in Ogden, IA to Michael and Ida Lindhall Blaskey. She was united in marriage to Paul S Madden on November 24, 1946, in Ogden, IA. After living in Estherville, IA and...
Ricardo Alvarado
Nov 7, 2018
Ricardo Alvarado age 76, of Pleasant Plain, passed away November 7, 2018, at Parkview Care Center.
Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
Memorials can be made to the family and mailed to Barbarita Schefcik, 715 Bighorn Ave., Alliance, NE 69301.
Ricardo was born December...
Karen Tedrow
Nov 3, 2018
Karen Tedrow age 75 of Libertyville, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Sunday, November 18, 2018 , at Jefferson County Fairgrounds Cambridge Building.
Memorials may be sent to James Tedrow, 1604 275th Street, Libertyville, IA 52567.
Karen...
Junior Farrier
Nov 3, 2018
Junior Farrier was born October 13, 1925, to Marion & Tempest Farrier. He passed away November 3, 2018, in Iowa City after a short illness at the age of 93. He was the oldest of 10 children. Junior graduated from Ollie High School in 1944. He was drafted during his senior year. Although he did not get to complete...
Robert Earl Brady
Nov 2, 2018
Robert Earl Brady age 74, of Fairfield, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018, at his home.
Open visitation with family present will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Behner Funeral Home.
Memorials may be sent to the family at 907 W. Stone, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.
...Mary Helen Kessler
Nov 1, 2018
Mary Helen Kessler age 76 of Fairfield, passed away November 1, 2018, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA.
Graveside memorial service will be at Pleasant Plain Friends Cemetery 10:30 am, Thursday, November 8, 2018, with Pastor Len Maselli officiating.
Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital or Donor’s choice. Cards and memorials...
David Franklin Duncan Jr.
Oct 27, 2018
David Franklin Duncan Jr. age 54, of Fairfield, passed Saturday, October 27, 2018, due to injuries from an accident.
Visitation for family & friends will be 10:00 am – 11:00 am, November 3, 2018, at Faith Baptist Church. Memorial service will follow at 11:00 am with Pastor Philip Cressey officiating. Burial of cremains will be at...
Jack L. Berry
Oct 26, 2018
Jack L. Berry of Libertyville was born on a farm near N. English IA. to Dorothy Pennington Berry and Howard Knipfer Berry and passed away Oct. 26, 2018 at home on his farm near Libertyville. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at the Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with Rev. Beth Harbaugh officiating. Burial...
Dorothy Claire Louden
Oct 21, 2018
Dorothy Claire Walton Louden passed away very peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Jefferson County Health Care Center with her family by her side.
She was born August 29, 1922 in Coffeyville, KS, the youngest of Cory and Tacy Waltons’ three children.
She married Joe Earley of Fairfield, Iowa in 1943 and they...
Jean Wallace
Oct 18, 2018
Jean Wallace, of Fairfield, Iowa, died on October 18, 2018, at the Jefferson County Health Center.
Family and friends may gather at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, at the First Presbyterian Church, Fairfield. The service will begin at 11:00, with the Reverend Joseph Phipps officiating. A lunch reception will follow. Burial of cremains will be...
Thomas "Tom" Gerald Tedrow
Oct 18, 2018
Thomas “Tom” Gerald Tedrow age 96 of Birmingham, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Keosauqua Health Care Center.
Graveside memorial service with military honors will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Winchester Cemetery, near Birmingham with Charles Tedrow officiating.
In–lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sail of...
Dennis (Grandpa) Mercer
Oct 16, 2018
Dennis (Grandpa) Mercer, age 83 of Fairfield, passed away, Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at his home.
Visitation for family & friends will be 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Friday, October 19, 2018 at Behner Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be 3:00 pm, Friday, October 19, 2018 at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield with...
Sandra Mae Stump
Oct 16, 2018
Sandra Mae Harrison Stump – loving, wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on October 16, 2018 surrounded by her family. Grandchildren (and many others) remember her warm cookies, as many as you could eat, available at every visit. Her children remember her sense of humor, unending patience and laughter. Her husband remembers her devotion and undying love.
...Raymond Eugene "Gene" Heckethorn
Oct 15, 2018
Raymond Eugene “Gene” Heckethorn passed away at home after a long illness on October 15, 2018.
Gene was born on November 16, 1954, to the parents of Raymond Henry and Violetena Vivian (Hartley) Heckethorn in Ottumwa, Iowa. Gene married Betty Miller in 1974 and had two children. They later divorced.
Gene is survived by his...
Jacquelynn Jeanne Waddell
Oct 14, 2018
Jacquelynn Jeanne Waddell age 78 of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018, at her home.
Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 18, 2018, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2143 South 32nd Street, Fairfield, Iowa.
Funeral service will be 11:00...