Obituaries

Jan 8, 2012

Helen Buch, age 78, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Stephen C. Page officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

Visitation for family and friends will be from...

Jan 6, 2012

Leo Eugene (Gene) Roberts, 80, of Fairfield, died Friday morning, January 6, 2012, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Pleasant Hill Cemetary, just south of Prairie City, Iowa. Pastor Mark Brase will be officiating. Memorials may be made to the Decatur County Chapter of Ducks...

Jan 5, 2012

John Edward Hammes, age 60 of Richland, passed away January 5, 2012 as the result of a farming accident at his home.

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield with Father Charles Fladung officiating. Burial with military rites at the Methodist Cemetery in Richland,...

Jan 5, 2012

John Edward Fritts Jr., age 66, of Fairfield, passed away Thursday Jan. 5, 2012 at Parkview Care Center . Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday January 9, 2012 at Behner Funeral Home . His body has been cremated and a Private Burial of Cremains will be at a later date. Memorials can be...

Jan 3, 2012

Josephine A. Drish, age 94, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Jefferson County Health Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, with Father Robert Striegel officiating. Cremation will be held after the service and burial of the cremains will be at...

Dec 31, 2011

George Albert Howell, 92, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away December 31, 2011 at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus, West Lafayette, Indiana. He was born in the family home near Glasgow, Iowa on October 22, 1919. He attended Parsons College for two years, graduated from Purdue University (Electrical Engineering, 1948), and also studied at the University of Pittsburgh. He...

Dec 23, 2011

Mervin "Adam" Heckethorn, age 25, passed away of natural causes at his home in Pleasant Plain, Iowa on Friday, December 23, 2011.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Jim McGaffey officiating. Burial will be in Wright Cemetery, southeast of Fairfield, on Glasgow Road....

Dec 21, 2011

Stephanie Jane Roberts passed away Wednesday morning, December 21, 2011 at the Jefferson County Health Center. She was 78 years old.

Stephanie was born, Betty Mae Whisner, to Carl and Jenny Whisner, in Perry, Iowa on December 16, 1933. She lived in an orphanage for several years. In 1940, she was adopted by Hugh and...

Dec 18, 2011

Robert Andrew Lawson Jr., age 53, passed away December 18, 2011 at his home in Fairfield.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Keevin Koch officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 6p.m....

Dec 8, 2011

Mary Louise Neil, age 76, passed away December 8, 2011 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be in Blue Point Cemetery, southwest of Richland.

Visitation for family and friends will be...

Dec 6, 2011

Louise C. McWhirter, age 77 of Batavia, passed away December 6, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. There will be no services per her wishes and her body has been cremated. Cards and memorials may be sent to 100 Agency Street, Batavia, Iowa 52533. Louise was born September 24, 1934 in Birmingham, Iowa to Dr. Robert and Lena...

Dec 4, 2011

Ruby Louise Dimmitt, age 76 of Fairfield, passed away December 4, 2011 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. December 7, 2011 at the Word of Life Lutheran Church with Pastor Jamie Strickler officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday,...

Dec 2, 2011

James Christopher Day, age 57 of Fairfield, Iowa passed away at his home. There will be a memorial gathering from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the Behner Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Boy Scout Troop #21, or Chief Wapello Trail Committee. Cards and memorials can be sent to 107 Deppe Lane,...

Nov 19, 2011

Sherry Dee Scotton, age 68 of Fairfield, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at her home.

There will not be any visitation or viewing.

The family will hold a private graveside service on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Pittsburg Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Scotton Family. Cards and memorials...

Nov 13, 2011

Ronald D. Thompson, age 61, passed away November 13, 2011 at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center.

Per Ron's request, there will be no visitation or services. His body will be cremated.

Memorials may be made to the Thompson family. Cards and memorials can be sent to Martha Thompson 103 E. Walnut Eldon, Iowa...

Nov 3, 2011

Douglas (Doug) Cyril Dickinson, 68, of Packwood Iowa, passed away November 3, 2011 at the Jefferson County Health Center. He will be forever missed, but fond memories of his kind heart and cheerful sense of humor will be treasured always.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2011 at...

Oct 29, 2011

Arthur William Lundquist, age 90, passed away on October 29, 2011, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa. Funeral Services will held on Wednesday November 2, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Visitation for family and friends will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on November 2, 2011 with Pastor Medea Saunders officiating. Burial...

Oct 24, 2011

James Wayne Rippey, age 85, passed away on October 24, 2011 at the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial, with Military Rites, will be at Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton.

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Oct 21, 2011

James W. Turner, 94, of Fairfield, IA, died on October 21, 2011, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield from injuries received in a farming accident on September 8.

Jim was born January 31, 1917, in Fairfield, the son of William M. and Alta M. Turner. He graduated from Fairfield High School in 1935 and...

Oct 20, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Cravens, age 74 passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Jefferson County Health Center.

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Zion Lutheran Cemetery with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Family and friends are to meet at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. for a...