Obituaries

May 17, 2015

Donald Eugene Fleig, age 58 of Fairfield, passed away at his home Sunday, May 17, 2015. Per his wishes he has been cremated. Visitation for family and friends will be 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Saturday, May 23, 2015 prior to the memorial service at Behner Funeral Home. Memorial service will be 11:00 am, Saturday, May 23, 2015 at...

May 15, 2015

Dellora Hannah Riepe age, 91 of Fairfield, passed away May 15, 2015 at Jefferson County Health Center. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory in Fairfield with Pastor Stacy Grau officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation for Family and Friends will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday,...

May 7, 2015

Jerry Joseph Schillerstrom, age 73 of Fairfield, passed away at his home Thursday, May 7, 2015. Prayers for a Christian wake will be 5:30 pm, Sunday, May 10, 2015 prior to the visitation at St Mary Catholic Church. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Monday, May 11,...

May 7, 2015

Edward ‘Ted’ Wilson, age 82, passed away May 7, at his home in Fairfield, after a long illness. Visitation will be at the Behner Funeral Home, Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Burial will be at the Evergreen cemetery, Wednesday, May 13, 9:30 am. Ed was born on August 6, 1932 in Sharon, Pennsylvania to his parents James...

May 6, 2015

Debra Ann Wood, age 59 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Per her wishes her body has been cremated. Visitation for family and friends will be 9:30 am - 11:00 am, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at New Life Community Church prior to the memorial service. Memorial service...

May 4, 2015

Cynthia “Cindy” Marie Starr, age 70 of Birmingham, passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at Parkview Care Center, Fairfield, IA. Per her wishes she has been cremated. Visitation for family and friends will be 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Friday, May 8, 2015 prior to the memorial service at Suburban Heights Baptist Church. Memorial service will be 11:00 am,...

Apr 28, 2015

William Warren Leathers Jr. age 63 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Per his wishes the body has been cremated. There will be a Celebration of Life Service at 3:00 pm, Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Four Square Church with Pastor Jim Cecil officiating. Memorials can...

Apr 27, 2015

Shirley Anne Smith, age 83 of Birmingham passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at her home. Per her wishes she has been cremated. There will be a visitation for family and friends from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Birmingham Lions Building. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Birmingham Fire Department or...

Apr 21, 2015

Lynnsey Michelle Donald, 29, died on April 21, 2015 in Marion.

A memorial service will be at 7:00 pm, Friday, April 24, 2015 at Marion First United Methodist Church with Pastor Mike Morgan officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Behner Funeral Home prior...

Apr 19, 2015

Cornelia “Louise” Hoskins, age 85, of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Pleasant Plain Friends Church, Pleasant Plain, IA. Funeral service will be 10:30 am, Thursday, April 23, at Pleasant Plain...

Apr 12, 2015

Darlene Sue Lankford, age 65 passed away, Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Van Buren County Good Samaritan Center, Keosauqua, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am, Friday, April 17, 2015 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Phil Campbell officiating....

Apr 10, 2015

Laura "Orv" Lea Starr, age 50, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at her home in Richland, IA. Per her wishes the body has been cremated. There will be a visitation for family and friends, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Behner Funeral Home. A memorial has been established. Cards and memorials can be sent...

Apr 10, 2015

Suzanne Marie Yanda, age 65 of Fairfield, passed away April 10, 2015 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. Visitation for family and friends will be Wednesday April 15, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Walton Club. Per her wish the body has been cremated. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association. Cards...

Apr 10, 2015

Eli Hopkins 93, of Ottumwa passed away April 10, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Keosauqua, Iowa. He was born August 7, 1921 in Davis County, Iowa. He was the son of Eli Hopkins and Grace Mae (Garner) Hopkins. He was in the Navy as a Seaman First Class and had an Honorable discharge December 24, 1945. He...

Apr 8, 2015

Kenneth “Ken” Lee Ames, age 63 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his home. Per his wishes the body has been cremated. There will not be a visitation. Memorial service will be 2:00 pm, April 12, 2015 at Fairfield Art’s & Convention Center with Pastor Gary Van Nyhuis and Pastor Monte Knudsen officiating with military rites...

Apr 4, 2015

Herbert Kelland Redhead age 91, known as Kell, passed away on Apri 4, 2015. He was born in New York State on January 9, 1924 to Mildred Crowe and Herbert Henry Redhead. He resided in Des Moines, Iowa in the Redhead Mansion an historic landmark. His Great grandfather Wesley Redhead, known as Iowa’s Coal King, donated the land for...

Apr 1, 2015

Barbara Jean Little, age 59 of Fairfield , formally Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at her home in Fairfield, IA. Per her wished she has been cremated. Visitation for family and friends will be Saturday April 4th at Behner Funeral Home from 9:00 to 9:30 am with memorial service to follow. Memorials can be made to the...

Mar 31, 2015

Julie May Durflinger, age 70 of Packwood, formally of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her home in Packwood, IA. Per her wishes she has been cremated. There will not be any family visitation. There will be a Graveside Memorial service 3:00 pm, Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Batavia Cemetery with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Memorials can...

Mar 19, 2015

Robert LeRoy Horras, age 84 of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Oaks Assisted Living, Fairfield, IA. Per his wishes he has been cremated. There will be a Graveside memorial service, 11:00 am, Monday, March 23, 2015 at Richland Friends Cemetery, with Pastor Ed Parker officiating. In lieu of flowers a memorial can be made to Glenwood...

Mar 17, 2015

Charlene Lou Elkins, age 65 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Len Maselli officiating. Burial will...