Fairfield News

Duane E. Neubauer, 85, of rural Birmingham, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Birmingham United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Peggy Ellingson and the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Interment will be in Fell Cemetery near Libertyville.Family visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham.Memorials have been established

William Lee Royer of Burlington died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at Klein Center in Burlington.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunnyside Baptist Church in Burlington, with the Rev. Larry Dodds officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be Saturday afternoon in Friends Cemetery in Richland.Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the church.Memorials may be made to Sunnyside Baptist Church or Great

Richard Dean Barnes, 73, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Arrangements are pending at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Jacqueline Joyce Traver, 59, of Milton, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at home.A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Milton American Legion Hall. A potluck meal will follow.Memorials to the family may be taken to the service or mailed to the family at 203 W. Old Main St., Milton 52570.

Edith ?Ruth? Ann Foreman, 65, of Batavia, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at home.?? A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. James Wotherspoon officiating. Burial will be in Batavia Cemetery in Batavia.?? Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.Memorials may be made to Hospice (Wapello County) or McCreery Cancer Center in Ottumwa.

Roger Brent Hospers, 68, died December 21, 2010 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.He was born March 3, 1942 in Iowa City to Roger and Irene Shirlaw Hospers. He graduated from City High School in Iowa City. He attended college at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.Brent married Colee Coop on December 21, 1963 at the Antioch Church, north of Fairfield.The body has been cremated. A

David Ralph Noble, 78, of Douds, died of cancer at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren Hospice in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Christ United Methodist Church in Douds, with the Rev. Ann Donat, the Rev. Richard Wallarab and the Rev. Hal Noble officiating. Burial, with military rites by American Legion John Hyson Reneker Post, will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery,

Gilbert ?Gib? William Schrepfer, 92, formerly of Bonaparte, died at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jackie Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the family present from