Obituaries

May 29, 2016

LaVelle Nadean Ridgway, age 83, of Fairfield, passed away May 29, 2016 at her home in Fairfield, Iowa. In accordance with her wishes, the body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Batavia, Iowa on Saturday, June 4th at 10:30 am with Pastor Randy Sweeney officiating. A private burial service will...

May 27, 2016

Sherry Lynn Manley, 54, of Fairfield, died 6:10 p.m., May 27th 2016 at home after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. As per her wishes, cremation will be accorded with burial of cremains at Abingdon Cemetery in Abingdon. Behner Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date at...

May 23, 2016

Jean Lavon Howard age 86 of Fairfield, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016 at Fairfield Friends Church. Memorial service will be 6:30 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016 at Fairfield Friends Church with Pastor John Wilbur officiating. Burial of...

May 22, 2016

Dustin Wayne Yeoman, age 23 of Graford, TX formerly of Ollie, IA passed away, Sunday, May 22, 2016. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Trinity Friends Church in Richland with Pastor Tim Hadley officiating....

May 18, 2016

Ward Frank Ramsey, 61, of Fairfield, IA passed peacefully Wednesday May 18, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born March 26, 1955 in Beaufort, SC and was the son of the late Ward Frank Ramsey ll and the late Patricia Anne Thrasher. He is survived by his wife Dolores Johnson of Fairfield, his children Brittany and...

May 16, 2016

Our beloved mother, grandmother and friend, Gert MacQueen passed into the Life Eternal on Monday, May 16 just before dawn peacefully and gracefully at Sunnybrook Assisted Living Memory Gardens. She was 96 years young. Born May 1, 1920 to a poor family of farm laborers, Verna Gertrude McLaughlin was the 3rd of four children. Her father abandoned the family...

May 7, 2016

Betty Joan Gray age 86 of Fairfield, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Sunnybrook Living Care. Visitation for family and friends will be 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Nazarene Church. Funeral service will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Nazarene Church with Pastor Howard Innis officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen...

May 6, 2016

Lula Ann Turner (Lou), 84, of Pella, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Pella Comfort House. She was born February 15, 1932 at Keosauqua, Iowa, the fourth of six children to Earnest and Lena (Kreiss)DeHart. Raised in the Keosauqua area, Lou graduated from Keosauqua High School in 1950. After high school, she became a clerk typist for...

May 4, 2016

Joseph “Merl” Bradshaw, age 90 of Fairfield, passed away May 4, 2016. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Friday, May 6, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Peoples Church of Batavia, 1668 Apple Blvd, Batavia, IA with Pastor Jack Jackson officiating. Burial will...

Apr 26, 2016

Betty Marie Hickenbottom age 84 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family and friends will be 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:30, Monday, May 2, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be...

Apr 25, 2016

Judith Kay Freudenberg, age 78 of Burnsville, MN formerly of Fairfield passed way, April 25, 2016. Visitation for family and friends will be 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home, Fairfield, IA. Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home, Fairfield, IA with Pastor Todd Holman officiating....

Apr 25, 2016

Larry DeWayne Barton, age 74, passed away peacefully Monday, April 25, 2016 at Parkview Manor at Wellman, Iowa. Services will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, April 29, 2016 at Faith United Methodist Church, Libertyville, IA with Pastor Beth Bell officiating. Burial will be at Fell Cemetery, Libertyville, IA with military rites. Visitation for family and friends will be 1:00...

Apr 13, 2016

Mark Antony Schmitter, age 55 of Libertyville passed away at his home, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. There will be a visitation for family and friends 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the visitation. After the visitation, please join family and friends for a Celebration of Life at 5:00 pm,...

Apr 13, 2016

Earl Wayne Bisgard age 86 of Fairfield passed away, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, April 15, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Saturday, April 16, 2016 at First Lutheran Church, Fairfield, IA with Pastor Brian Gentz officiating....

Apr 9, 2016

Robert Bynum Ferrell age 93 of rural Fairfield, Iowa passed to his eternal rest on Saturday April 9, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospital Emergency Room in Iowa City, Iowa. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, April 14, 2016 at The First Baptist Church in Fairfield with Pastor John Kermott officiating. Private family burial of...

Apr 8, 2016

Rocky Eldon Cook, age 63 of Fairfield, passed away April 8, 2016 at Jefferson County Health Center.

According to his wishes the body has been cremated.

A Graveside memorial service will be at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery.

Memorials can be left to the family. Cards and memorials can be...

Apr 7, 2016

Beulah Eldora Shilling age 93 of Fairfield, passed away April 7, 2016 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center where she had resided since June. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home. Graveside Service will be 11:00 am, Monday, April 11, 2016 at Hillsboro Cemetery with Pastor Jerry...

Apr 4, 2016

Julia Marie Gordon Beale, age 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2016 in Fairfield, Iowa, surrounded by her family. Julia was born in Upton, Massachusetts on September 30, 1921, the daughter of Dominic and Amelia (Fenio) Lamanuzzi. She was the middle child of 9 other siblings. She graduated from Upton, MA High school in 1939. Following high...

Mar 31, 2016

Eva Marie Johnston, age 86 of Fairfield, passed away March 31, 2016 at Parkview Care Center. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 9:30-10:30 am, Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory in Fairfield. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory with...

Mar 25, 2016

Ivan Erleu Cline Sr. age 88 of Lockridge passed away March 25, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary and Pastor Kevin Dice officiating. Burial will be in the Packwood Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 to...