Fairfield News

James Pogemiller, 72, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Behner Funeral Home is handling arrangements.Online condolences may be sent to behnerfh.com.

Helen E. Smyth, 93, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz.Ms. Smyth was an avid proponent of math. She traveled around the world on sabbatical leave to see how math was being taught in different countries, bringing home the best techniques to implement in her classrooms.San Diego students voted math taught by her, as their favorite subject.While working as the math specialist at Maharishi School for the ...

Julie Catcott Short, 68, of Lake Ozark, Mo., formerly of Keosauqua, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at home.A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Herb Schafer officiating. The body has been cremated.Visitation with the family is 1-2 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service.Gifts to a memorial to be designated later by the family may be left at the funeral ...

Harry Ramsay, U.S. Air Force, Lt. Col. (Retired) died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.A funeral is at 6 p.m. Thursday, in Amory Funeral Home Chapel in Grafton, Va.The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer?s Association, Southeastern Virginia Chapter, 6350 North Center Drive, Suite 102, Norfolk, VA 23502 ...

Larry ?Louie? Hanshaw Jr., 51, of Pleasant Plain, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after complications from a work injury.A celebration of life service is 10 a.m. Friday at First Church of God in Brighton, with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Interment with military honors will be at Pleasant Plain Cemetery.Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, ...

Frances Fern Martin, 96, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at SunnyBrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Frosty Van Voorst officiating. Interment is at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.Family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.Memorials have been established to First Christian Church, ...

Carolyn S. Ford-Elmore, 56, of Iowa City, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Oskaloosa, from injuries received in an automobile wreck.Arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton.

John Henry Bailey, 74, of rural Floris, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Donna Olinger officiating. Cremation will follow the service.Visitation with family present is 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, prior to the service.Gifts to a memorial to be designated later by the family may ...

Brenda Lee Johnson, age 51, of Menomonie, Wis., died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, after an aggressive, short bout with cancer.Brenda was born October 11, 1962 in Keosauqua, Iowa, to Warren H. and Virginia Lee (Woodburn) Booth. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant Iowa High School and went on to get her bachelors degree from Central College in Pella, Iowa with a major in Spanish ...

Carolyn S. Ford-Elmore, 56, of Iowa City, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Oskaloosa, from injuries received in an automobile accident.A funeral is at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the Rev. Joseph Brown officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery, in Brighton.Visitation with the family is 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday.Memorials for cancer research may be left at the funeral home or ...

Mary A. Shanstrom, 92, of Fairfield, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, with the Rev. Bill Morehouse officiating. Burial will be in Fell Cemetery in rural Libertyville.Visitation is 2-7 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds.Memorials to Alzheimer?s Association may be left at the funeral ...

Alfred Leroy Kleemeyer, 68, formerly of Fairfield, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas.A graveside service is Thursday in Fort Worth.Mr. Kleemeyer was born Jan. 25, 1945, in Quincy, Ill., the son of Melvin and Arvella Kleemeyer.Survivors include his wife, Debra of Fort Worth; two children, Jeff of Houston, Texas, and Kim of Florida; two sisters, Deana and Berdette, both of Florida; and one brother, ...