Fairfield News

Leonard Crafton, 79, of Birmingham died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the Jefferson County Health Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham.

Gerald Norman Fankhauser, 86, of Ollie died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the All-American Care Center in Washington, Iowa, following a lingering illness.No services are planned at this time. A general memorial fund has been established.Mr. Fankhauser was born April 19, 1926, in Tipton, the son of Otis and Nedia Achey Fankhauser. He married Helen Robinson May 29, 1950, in Waterloo.He served in the United States ...

Florence M. Allison, age 86 of 1103 South Fourth Street in Fairfield, died Tuesday morning, March 5, 2013 at Parkview Care Center, where she had been a resident since 2009.She was born August 22, 1926 in Washington, D.C. the daughter of Greek immigrants Soloman ?Sam? and Clara Mardy Angel. Florence graduated from high school in Washington, D.C..She moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1945 and worked as a secretary at ...

Joseph A. Claborn, 73, of Milton died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at home.The body has been cremated. A memorial service and interment of cremains will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla., at a later date.Memorials to the family may be mailed to 1002 North Main St., Milton 52570.Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua is assisting the family.Mr. Claborn was born Sept. 13, 1939, in Jackson County, Mo., the son of ...

Linda Lee Lunsford, age 70 of Fairfield, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Linda was born November 22, 1942, in Fairfield to Harry and Mildred Tweedy Lee.Linda graduated from Fairfield High School in 1961.She lived her entire life in the Fairfield community.Linda worked at Walmart in the customer service department for 21 years.She was a member of the ...

Baja Hogan, 79, of Shell Rock Health Care Center in Waverly and formerly of Richland, died early Tuesday morning, March 5, 2013, at Waverly Health Center.A graveside service will be held in May at Friends Cemetery in Richland. The body has been cremated.No visitation is scheduled.Memorials may be directed to Alzheimer?s Association national office, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611-1676 or ...

Anne M. Simpson age 80, of Fairfield, IA., passed away March 4, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Funeral services will be at J.C. Fila Lexington Memorial Home in Clifton, N.J.Memorials can be made to American Cancer Society. Cards and Memorials can be sent to 303 E. Washington St., Fairfield, Iowa 52556.Anne was born March 3, 1933, in Czechoslovakia, to Peter and Katarina Pistyova Murcko. She married ...

Don Nelson left us on March 3, 2013 after finally feeling sure that his family, friends, and planet were well taken-care of. That?s what he did. He died peacefully at age 90 in Fairfield.Don was born and raised on a farm in South Dakota, where he survived the depression, dust bowl, and joined the army in 1941, serving as a staff sergeant in the Pacific. He had been scheduled for the invasion of Japan.After the ...

Dorothy M. Scott, 90, formerly of Cantril, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua, where she and her husband resided since August 2009.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton.Visitation opens at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with family ...

Bonnie Franklin, 84, of Winfield, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.A graveside service is at 11 a.m. Friday at Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery, with the Rev. Ramona Wink officiating. The body has been cremated.A time of fellowship and a luncheon will be held at the Winfield United Methodist Church following interment.A general memorial has been established in her name.Hon...

Florence M. Allison, 86, of Fairfield died this morning, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Funeral arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Bert Lives Jester, 63, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Kilbourne Cemetery.Visitation for family and friends is an hour prior to the service, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the ...