Obituaries

Nov 16, 2014

Alexandra "Alex" Tace Higdon, age 20 of Libertyville, formally of Fairfield, passed away November 16,2014. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, November 20, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 am, Friday, November 21, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Higdon...

Nov 16, 2014

Casey James Robert Griffin age 24 of Fairfield passed away November 16, 2014. There will be a gathering in is his memory at the Eagles Lodge starting at 3:00 pm, Saturday, November 22, 2014. Behner Funeral Home is helping the family with arrangements.

Nov 16, 2014

Penny Lou Eklund, age 55 of Birmingham, Iowa passed away November 16, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield, Iowa. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday November 19, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held 10:30 AM, Thursday, November 20,2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Art Sathoff officiating. Burial will...

Nov 9, 2014

Leland L. Stanley, age 75 formally of Fairfield, passed away November 9, 2014 at Parkridge Specialty Care in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Visitation for family and friends will be held 6:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home. Per his wishes the body has been cremated. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, November 13, 2014 at The...

Nov 6, 2014

Lowell B. Vander Hamm, 92, of Fairfield, Iowa, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center, after his battle with acute myeloid leukemia. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Helen (Simon) Vander Hamm; Susan and Richard Strobl of Hagerstown, MD; Sherry and Rick Ogren of Lone Tree, IA; and Scott Vander Hamm and Dr. Kren Shriver...

Nov 1, 2014

Adrian Wayne Southern, age 62 of Ollie, passed away Saturday November 1, 2014 at the VA Hospital, Iowa City, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00-6:00 P.M, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 6:00 P.M Wednesday November 5, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary...

Oct 28, 2014

Judith Elaine Robinson, age 69, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation for family and friends will be Friday, October 31, 2014 at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory. Cremation will follow the visitation. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Memorials can be made to American...

Oct 14, 2014

Beverly Jane Hickenbottom, age 86, passed away October 14, 2014 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center, Fairfield, IA. Funeral services will be held 10:00 am, Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Dave Peterson. Burial will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, IA. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Friday, October...

Oct 13, 2014

Ruth Denney, age 92, passed away Monday, October 13, 2014 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center, Fairfield, IA. Per her wishes the body has been cremated. There will be a private family memorial service and burial of cremains at a later date at Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, IA. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. Send cards and...

Oct 7, 2014

Marjorie Louise (Lauder) Roldan, born July 20, 1920 at the “Macy” Farm near Perlee, Iowa daughter of Clarence and Dorothy (Macy) Lauder

She died on October 7, 2014 at age 94. She died peacefully at the home of her Daughter, Carol Sayyae she had resided for the last several years

She graduated from...

Oct 6, 2014

Earl W. Hodge, age 95, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014 at Parkview Care Center, Fairfield, IA. Per Earl’s request his body has been cremated. Memorial service will be 10:30 am, Friday, October 10, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Frosty Van Voorst officiating. Burial of cremains will be 10:00 am, Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Laurel Hill...

Oct 3, 2014

Rickey Ray Carter, age 67, passed away October 3, 2014 at the University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, IA. Per Rickey’s wishes the body has been cremated. A Graveside memorial service will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Antioch Cemetery with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Memorials can be made to REM Home House or...

Oct 2, 2014

Paul T Keller, age 55 of Fairfield passed away October 2, 2014 at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Memorial service will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Jason Mott officiating. A private burial of cremains will be at a later date at Wright Cemetery. Visitation for family...

Sep 30, 2014

Dirk Owen Cramblit age 59 of Agency, formerly of Davenport, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Davis & Wapello Counties Hospice House, Ottumwa, Iowa. As per his wishes he has been cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church, 915 Overman Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 with...

Sep 24, 2014

Fred Alan Behner, age 68, passed away September 24, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Monday, September 29, 2014 at First United Methodist Church, Fairfield, IA with Pastor Mike Metz and Pastor Todd Holman officiating. Burial will at Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation for family and friends will be...

Sep 22, 2014

John William Postlewait, age 60 of Fairfield, passed away September 22, 2014 at his home. Graveside Memorial service will be 10:30 am, Monday, October 13, 2014 at Evergreen Cemetery. Per John’s wishes he has been cremated. There will not be any family visitation. Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials can be sent to Pamela S...

Sep 7, 2014

Charles Roy “Chuck” Myers, 61, died September 7, 2014, at Jefferson County Health Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 am, Thursday, September 11, 2014, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, Iowa with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be 5 pm-8 pm, Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Behner Funeral Home. A memorial has been...

Aug 31, 2014

Christopher “Chris” Lynn Freeman, age 56 of Washington, IL, passed away August 31, 2014 in Fairfield, IA. A Celebration of Life will be 11:00 am, Friday, September 5, 2014 at Behner Funeral Home with Rev. Rebecca Weltman. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. Visitation for family and friends will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 5, 2014...

Aug 20, 2014

Kathryn Rae Sinn, age 57 of Fairfield, passed away August 20, 2014 at Jefferson County Health Center. Per her wishes her body was cremated and no services are planned at this time. Memorials can be made to the family. Cards and memorials can be sent to: 2123 Osage Ave., Lot B, Fairfield, IA 52556. Kathryn was born June 22,...

Aug 18, 2014

Glen was born in Denison, Iowa, son of Glen Reeser, Sr., and Leona (Kremin) (Reeser) Mack. In 1975, he wed college classmate Martha Bell of Fairfield, Iowa. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University, he began his professional career in 1976 with a position at Motorola, Inc. in Schaumburg, Illinois. Glen’s early career focused...