Obituaries

May 30, 2010

Niki Perkins passed away on May 30, 2010 near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Fairfield Middle School with Pastor Len Maselli officiating. Burial of cremains will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Noah's Ark Animal Foundation or the Perkins family and...

May 27, 2010

Robert Lee Gerleman, age 54, passed away May 27, 2010 at the Story County Hospital in Nevada, Iowa. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father John Spiegel officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Following internment, there will be a lunch at Eagles Lodge. Family visitation will be...

May 17, 2010

John David Harris, age 54 of Fairfield, passed away May 17, 2010 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 21, 2010 at Lake Darling State Park Lodge with Frosty VanVoorst officiating. Family visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at...

May 17, 2010

Keith D. Baker, age 77, passed away May 17, 2010 at Parkview Care Center. Following his wishes, the body has been cremated. Graveside service with Military rites, will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Antioch Cemetery (Northwest of Fairfield, turning onto 145th Street), with Rev. Danny Cary officiating. There will be no visitation. In lieu of...

May 14, 2010

Stacey Michelle (Harryman) Orr age 35,of Ottumwa, passed away Friday May 14, 2010 at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday May 19, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be at Leando Cemetery in Leando, Ia. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 to 8:00p.m. Tuesday...

May 7, 2010

Geneva Hoadley Randall, age 85, passed away at 10:03 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2010 at the Jefferson County Health Center. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home with Suzanne Swahn officiating. Burial will be...

May 6, 2010

Arlene Shafer, age 88, of Fairfield, passed away May 6, 2010 at SunnyBrook Living Care Center. Friends can sign the register book starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 9, 2010 and family will be present from 6-8 p.m. at Behner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2010 at First Lutheran Church with Pastor...

May 6, 2010

Everett Donald Shields, age 87, of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2010 at his home in Sunnybrook Assisted Living. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Methodist Church in Fairfield, with Rev. Mike Metz and Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. A time of fellowship will follow the service in the...

May 4, 2010

John J. Haifley age 86, of Fairfield, Ia. passed away May 4, 2010 at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Ia. Funeral Service are 2:00 pm Friday May 7, 2010 at the First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Howard Innis officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation for family and friends will be...

May 2, 2010

After a brief interlude with pancreatic cancer, Eugene "Gene" Ernest Buch, age 79, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He was surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 6, 2010 from 5-7 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fairfield, with a prayer service following. Funeral services...

Apr 20, 2010

Nellie Langstaff, 91, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. She was born January 14, 1919 in Detroit, Michigan to Albert and Petronella Herzogenrath. Her father was an engineer who was close to Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. After her mother died in 1926, Nellie and her three sisters were raised by a stepmother Clara. Nellie attended Michigan State...

Apr 18, 2010

Verl V. Koch age 83, of Fairfield, passed away April 18, 2010 at SunnyBrook Assisted Living in Fairfield.

Memorial services are at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday April 21, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Joseph Phipps officiating. Burial of cremains will be in Evergreen cemetery.

A masonic service will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday...

Apr 15, 2010

Florence Lay passed away April 15, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua, Iowa. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2010 at the Evangelical Cemetery in Donnellson, Iowa. According to Florence's wishes, the casket will be closed and there will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Van Buren Good Samaritan...

Apr 14, 2010

Robert R. Austin, age 89, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center.

Family visitation will be Monday, April 19, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Celebration of Life Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church, in Fairfield.

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Apr 8, 2010

Ray Estes, 78, of Birmingham, Iowa passed away this morning, April 8, 2010 at the Jefferson County Health Center.

Family visitation will be from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Graveside memorial services will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Rock Creek Cemetery, near Ollie.

Memorials may...

Mar 31, 2010

James D. Schrum, 83 of 200 E. Kirkwood St. Fairfield, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Family visitation will Sunday, April 4, 2010 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m., with Masonic rights at 5 p.m. at the Behner Funeral Home. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April...

Mar 29, 2010

Anna Margretta Gimbel age 88, of Fairfield, died March 29, 2010 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday April 2, 2010 at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield with Pastor Philip Barker officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.

Family visitation will be...

Mar 26, 2010

After a courageous battle with cancer, Bill Adam, passed away on March 26, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center, surrounded by his family.

William Gene Adam was born on February 5, 1952, to Donald and Evelyn (Sobaski) Adam. He attended Pekin High School and then became a member of the National Guard of Washington.

Mar 23, 2010

Edward L. Parsons, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on March 23, 2010 in Fairfield, Iowa. Born in Syracuse, New York, the son of Edward and Angela (Pernat. Ed graduated from Syracuse's Eastwood High School. He worked as a Realtor for Longley-Jones in Syracuse, New York before moving to Fairfield, Iowa and opening his own business, Good Earth Realty. Ed...

Mar 17, 2010

Terry Dean Thomas age 53, of Sacramento, California died Wednesday March 17, 2010 at University of California Davis Medical Center.

Graveside Memorial Services are set for 11:30 a.m. Saturday April 24, 2010 at Friends Cemetery in Richland, Iowa. with Pastor Jim McGaffey officiating.

Memorials can be made to donors choice, and sent to...