Obituaries

Jan 29, 2011

Osborne Klug Holmes, age 92, passed away January 29, 2011 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2011 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Nate Nims officiating. Military Rites will be done at the funeral home and burial will be in Maple Hill...

Jan 28, 2011

Alexzander LeRoy Haynes, age 1, passed away January 28, 2011 at University Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Jamie Strickler officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February...

Jan 22, 2011

Mary Evalyn Shafer, age 86, passed away January 22, 2011 at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren, in Keosauqua, Iowa.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 27, 2011 at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Burial will be in Bethesda Cemetery, east of Fairfield.

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Jan 21, 2011

Ryan K. Harryman, age 48, formerly of Fairfield, passed away Jan. 21, 2011 at the Wapello Nursing and Rehab Center in Wapello, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 25, 2011 at Behner Funeral Home & Crematory in Fairfield, Ia. Cremation to...

Jan 12, 2011

Mildred Lorene Parks, age 96, passed away January 12, 2011 at Parkview Care Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Behner Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Visitation immediately after the service. Memorials may be made to Fairfield Public Library. Cards and memorials can be sent to Karen Pierson 4301...

Jan 9, 2011

Shirley Mae Nelson, age 73, passed away January 9, 2011 at Good Sam's in Keosauqua, Iowa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 13, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Stephen C. Page officiating. According to Shirley's wishes, the casket will be closed. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

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Jan 7, 2011

Tina Lynn McIntosh-Harris age 40, of Sigouney, passed away Jan. 7, 2011 at her home in Sigourney, Ia. No Local Services are Planned. The Body has been cremated. Memorials and cards can be made to the family and sent to John Jarr 402 S. 2nd St. Fairfield, Iowa 52556. Bettina Lynn McIntosh-Harris was born October 26, 1970 in Bloomfield,...

Jan 7, 2011

Born October 21, 1910 in Deep River, Iowa to Perry S. and Hattie V. Tinkle Marshall. On February 6, 1937 he married Dorothy LaVerne Faris, who preceded him in death in November 1991. Most of his life was spent farming in the Pleasant Plain and Packwood areas. Upon retirement he moved to Fairfield where he lived until failing health...

Jan 6, 2011

William Lee Royer, of Burlington, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Klein Center in Burlington, Iowa.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Sunnyside Baptist Church in Burlington, with Pastor Larry Dodds officiating. Burial with Military Rites will be in Friends Cemetery in Richland, Iowa Saturday afternoon.

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Jan 6, 2011

Alfred R. Kirkbride, age 88 of Fairfield, passed away January 6, 2011 at his home. There are no services planned and the body has been cremated. Interment will be at the National Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri at a later date. Behner Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa....

Jan 5, 2011

Alma Tucker, 90, a resident of Fairfield, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 05, 2011, at Parkview Care Center.

She was born January 11, 1920, in Elgin, Illinois, to John and Elizabeth Lang. On October 19, 1946, she was united in marriage to George L. Tucker in Chicago, Illinois. They moved to Fairfield in...

Jan 4, 2011

Richard D. Barnes, age 73 of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the Jefferson County Health Center. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Stephen C. Page officiating. Burial of cremains will be in Maple Hill Cemetery at a later date.

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Dec 29, 2010

Edith "Ruth" Ann Foreman age 65 of Batavia, Iowa passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 3, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with Pastor James Wotherspoon officiating. Burial will be in the Batavia Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be Sunday, January 2,...

Dec 26, 2010

Iva "Arlene" Nelson, age 88 of Parkview Care Center, passed away December 26, 2010 in Fairfield. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday December 30, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Burial will be in Packwood Cemetery. Family visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Behner Funeral...

Dec 25, 2010

Audrey Margaret Bower, age 90, passed away December 25, 2010 at Henry County Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Fairfield First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Metz officiating.

Family visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Behner Funeral...

Dec 22, 2010

James Everett Sanderson, age 65, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Jefferson County Health Center.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 27, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Cremation will follow the service and burial will be at a later date.

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Dec 12, 2010

Steven A. Hisel, age 60, of Richland, passed away December 12, 2010 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Frosty Van Voorst officiating. Family visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home. In...

Dec 10, 2010

Leo Barber, age 86, of Keosauqua, passed away Friday, December 10, 2010 at Good Samaritan in Keosauqua. There will be no services at this time. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society and sent to Crystal Barber P.O. Box 176 Keosauqua, Iowa 52565. Leo was born on December 4, 1924 in Fairfield, to Robert and Eva Reed Barber....

Dec 5, 2010

Wilda Inez Ferrel, age 95, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Van Buren Good Samaritan in Keosauqua. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home with Pastor Nate Nims officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thursday,...

Dec 3, 2010

Richard "Deane" Marshall, age 84, of Packwood, Iowa, passed away December 3, 2010, at Halcyon House in Washington, Iowa, after a brief battle with cancer. Deane was born on October 21, 1926, to Frank "Ernest" and Eva Mae Barnett Marshall, near Stockport, Iowa. He married Erma "Jean" Mercer of Packwood on October 26, 1949, in Fairfield, Iowa. Deane graduated...