Fairfield News

Charles L. Carr, 77, of Birmingham, died at 7:35 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Brethren Cemetery near Batavia.Family visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.Memorials to Birmingham Friendly Folks apartments may be left at the funeral home or may be mailed to the family at 13592 Jasmine

Robert L. Wonderlich, 91, of Ollie, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at the Manor House Care Center at Sigourney, Iowa. He was born July 30, 1918, west of Ollie, Iowa, the son of Jacob and Grace Rice Wonderlich. On May 25, 1944, he was united in marriage to Norma Gene Brolliar at Ollie.Funeral services were at 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Ollie Baptist Church. Interment was at the Ollie Cemetery near Ollie.

Ozzie A. Minster, 81, of Shertz, Texas, formerly of Fairfield, died at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at Northeast Methodist Hospital in Live Oak, Texas.A memorial service was held June 5 at Hass-Thielen Funeral Home. Burial, with military rites, was in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery in Burlington.Mr. Minster was born Jan. 2, 1928, the son of Arthur and Margaret Mullenix Minster. He married Ruth Grace Lovell

Richard M. Van Weelden, 85, of Surprise, Ariz., formerly of Selma, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Sun City West, Ariz.A graveside service and burial of cremains will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mount Moriah Cemetery north of Douds, with the Rev. Ann Donat officiating.Arrangements are in the care of Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.Mr. Van Weelden was born March 17, 1925, in Albia, the son of Dick and Hazel

Alvin Liggett, 74, died today, Monday, June 28, 2010, at Donnellson Health Center.A graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Packwood Cemetery, with the Rev. Len Maselli officiating.No visitation is planned.Memorials may be made to Donnellson Health Center and may be mailed to P.O. Box 250, Donnellson 52625.Mr. Liggett was born March 7, 1936, east of Packwood, the son of Harry and Pearl Liggett.He was

Delilah Fern Thornburg, 91, of New London, died at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at New London Nursing and Rehab.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. Interment will be in Burge Cemetery in New London.Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. today at the chapel.A memorial has been established for the Lowell Street Lights Fund.Mrs.

Lori Lynn Boese Williams, 37, of rural Fairfield, died Monday, June 7, 2010, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident.  A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at New Sweden United Methodist Church in rural Lockridge, with the Rev. Diana Brokken and the Rev. Peggy Ebert officiating. Burial will be in Salina Cemetery in rural Fairfield.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home in

Sheryl Dimmitt Gann, 65, of Prairie Home, Mo., died Monday, March 8, 2010, in a car accident on her way to teach at New Franklin Public School in Missouri.A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield. Interment will follow in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.Mrs. Gann is the daughter of Glen ?Bud? and Erma Dimmitt.A full obituary was published in the March 10,