Obituaries
John Linnell Fishel
Dec 16, 2016
John Linnell Fishel age 75 of Fairfield, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Following the service the body will...
Nellie Jane Anderson
Dec 14, 2016
Nellie Jane Anderson age 89 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Sunnybrook Assistant Living, Mt. Pleasant, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, December 16, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Reverend Joseph Phipps officiating....
Donna Lee Leathers
Dec 7, 2016
Donna Lee Leathers age 85 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center. Funeral service will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Todd Holman officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. There is no public visitation. In-lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the Fairfield Public...
Kyle Jerome Longerbeam
Dec 7, 2016
Kyle Jerome Longerbeam age 25 of Port Alsworth, Alaska, formerly of Fairfield, IA passed away while doing what he loved to do. To honor and celebrate the life of Kyle Longerbeam, friends and family are asked to gather at the Cambridge building, located at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. A...
Franklin Millard Clingan
Dec 3, 2016
Franklin Millard Clingan, passed away on Saturday December 3, 2016 surrounded by his loving family at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. He was 84. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home, Fairfield, IA. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at...
Barbara Lou Taylor
Dec 2, 2016
Barbara Lou Taylor age 77 of Fairfield, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. According to Barbara’s wishes her body was cremated. A Private Memorial Service and burial of cremains will be at the Packwood Cemetery, with Pastor Phil Griffith officiating. No public services are planned. Memorials can be...
John Widmer
Nov 30, 2016
John Widmer age 68 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at his home. Visitation for family & friends will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Following the visitation John will be cremated. Burial will be at a later date at Washington Cemetery, Washington, IA. Memorials can be made to...
Sherrill Elaine Nelson Phelps
Nov 23, 2016
Sherrill Elaine Nelson Phelps, 72 of Fairfield, Iowa died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 surrounded by love. Sherrill married Jim Parkison and from that marriage a daughter Lori Parkison Striegel and a son Jeffrey Parkison were born. She later married D. Blake Phelps, Jr. and they laughed and loved together through 39 years of marriage. Sherrill was born in Clarinda,...
John Martin Hahn
Nov 22, 2016
John Martin Hahn age 64 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center. Per John’s wishes he was an organ donor. Visitation for family & friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. A memorial service will be 10:30 am, Friday, December 2, 2016 at St....
Vivian Leona Kreiss
Nov 19, 2016
Vivian Leona Kreiss, age 84, passed away November 19, 2016 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. A Memorial Services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Farmington United Methodist Church with Pastor Mary Hart officiating. Burial of cremains will be at Green Glade Cemetery in Farmington, Iowa. Visitation for family and friends will be...
Richard Roy Jewell
Nov 16, 2016
Richard Roy Jewell age 85 of Fairfield passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA. Visitation for family & friends will be 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Monday, November 21, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Phil Ross and Pastor...
Ronald "Ron" Martin
Nov 14, 2016
Ronald “Ron” Martin age 82 of Fairfield passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at his home. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:00 am, Friday, November 18, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial with military rites...
Corrine "Loretta" Keller
Nov 13, 2016
Corrine Loretta Keller age 88 of Fairfield passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Thursday, November 17, 2016 at First Baptist Church with Pastor John Kermott officiating. Burial...
Naomi Mae Tedrow
Nov 3, 2016
Naomi Mae Tedrow age 95 of Fairfield passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center. There will be an open visitation from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home for people to sign the guest book. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am, Monday, November 7, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home...
Jane Hall
Oct 25, 2016
Jane Hall age 88 of Fairfield passed away October 25, 2016 at the Jefferson County Health Center, Fairfield, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Sunday, October 30, 2016 at the Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:30 am, Monday, October 31, 2016 at the Richland Methodist Church with Pastor Tim Schoepf...
Bobby Lynn Lovell
Oct 25, 2016
Bobby Lynn Lovell age 66 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Per Bobby’s wishes he has been cremated. Visitation for family & friends will be 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Saturday, October 29, 2016 prior to the memorial service at Behner Funeral Home. A memorial service will...
Roy Wesley Goettsche
Oct 21, 2016
Roy Wesley Goettsche age 78 of Fairfield, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at his home. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:30 am, Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Richland Methodist Church with Pastor Harlan Frosty VanVoorst and Pastor Tim Schoepf...
Jami Ralyn Claman
Oct 19, 2016
Jami Ralyn (Stevens) Claman age 46, passed away October 19, 2016 at her home in Cantril, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 – 7:00 pm, Monday, October 24, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials can be mailed to:...
Keith Williams
Oct 18, 2016
Keith Williams age 84 of Fairfield passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at his home. There will be a Memorial Luncheon from 10:30 am – 3:30 pm, Sunday, October 23, 2016 a Jefferson County Park, Shelter #3, Fairfield, Iowa. Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials can be mailed to: Erma Williams, 315 S. 15th Street,...
Carlyn Rae Cline
Oct 16, 2016
Carlyn Rae Cline of Lockridge passed away peacefully at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City on Sunday, October 16th, 2016, with her family by her side. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:30 am, Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Behner...