Obituaries
Norma Lillian Manley
Dec 11, 2018
Norma Lillian Manley, age 79 of Fairfield, passed away, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Jefferson County Health Center.
Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Behner Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be 10:30 am, Friday, December 14, 2018, at Behner Funeral Home...
Thomas H. Anderson
Dec 10, 2018
Thomas H. Anderson age 83 of Fairfield, formerly of Rockton, IL passed away December 10, 2018, at his home.
Tom was born March 8, 1935, in Rockford, IL to Gunnar A. and Alice (Layng) Cordell. He married his sweetheart and best friend RoJean Slote on March 5, 1960 in Hastings, NE
Tom graduated from West...
Robert "Bob" Allen Haifley
Dec 1, 2018
Robert “Bob” Haifley age 89 of Fairfield, passed away, Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Jefferson County Health Center.
Visitation for family & friends will be 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Friday, December 7, 2018, at Suburban Heights Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm with Pastor Ed Parker officiating. Burial will be at...
Gary Ray Howard
Nov 26, 2018
Gary Ray Howard, age 72 of Omaha, NE passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at his home.
Gary was born in Fairfield, IA to Milton R. and Katherine (Skaggs) Howard. He was married, by Charles Luers, to Corliss La Chan Horn on October 29, 1978, in Blakesburg, IA.
Gary served in the U.S. Navy during...
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...

