Fairfield News

Catharine R. Barker Crist, 76, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Rehab Center in Davenport.A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Weerts Funeral Home in Davenport. Private burial of cremains will be in Miller Chapel Cemetery, rural Keosauqua.Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Family visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua...

Charlotte Marie Sadler, 98, formerly of Cantril, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Ann Donat officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery.Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where the family will be present 6-8 p.m.Memorials to ...

John William Wahrer, 83, of Fort Madison, formerly of Donnellson, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Regency Care Facility in Norwalk.A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. Burial will be in Keokuk National Cemetery.Family visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.A memorial has been established.Online condolences may be made to ...

Donald Lee Harrison, 81, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.No service is scheduled in accordance with Mr. Harrison?s wishes. Cremation has been accorded.Memorials may be directed to the Fairfield Public Library.Online condolences may be sent to www.raymondfuneralhomes.com.Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.Mr. Harrison ...

Hulda Ruth Ensminger, 102, of Boswell, Ind., died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at Indiana University Health Center in Lafayette, Ind.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Milton Christian Church, with the Rev. Justin DeVries and guest ministers from Indiana officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton.Family visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.Memorials to Milton Christian...

Donald Lee Harrison, 81, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.No funeral is planned. Cremation has been accorded.A register book may be signed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Raymond Funeral Home.Online condolences may be sent at www.raymondfuneralhomes.com.

Carolyn L. (Gire) Kauffman (Age 81) passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011. Beloved wife of Col. Thomas M. Kauffman (USMC, Ret), devoted mother of former Fairfax County (Virginia) Supervisor Dana Kauffman and loving grandmother of Ethan Kauffman. The Kauffman?s celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on September 1, 2011.Carolyn grew up loving horses. She graduated Fairfield High School with the Class of ...

Vickie L. Hughes, 57, of Cantril, died at 2:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

Louis J Levesque, Sr, age 71, lately of Douds, Iowa, formerly of Sauk Village Il, and born in Schaffer, MI. passed away on December 25, 2011.He is survived by his sons Louis (Joan) of Grant Park, IL Mark of Sauk Village, IL and Travis of Glen Ellen, IL, granddaughters Emma and Eleanore. Sisters, Mildred (B. Denny) of Escanaba, MI, Rose (Bob) Ketcham of Sauk Village, Christine (Tim) Turner of Sauk Village. ...

Shirlene Gaines Heston, 84, of Newport Beach, Calif., died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011.A memorial service was held Oct. 9 in Newport Beach. Burial of ashes will take place at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.Mrs. Heston was born Oct. 6, 1926, in Fairfield, the daughter of Richard William Gaines and Lorene Jones Gaines. She married John Larson Heston Oct. 1, 1949. He died Nov. 20, 1997.Mrs. ...

Wayne E. Harrell, 91, of Ames, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Mary Greeley Medical Center.A private family service is being planned at a later date.Online condolences may be sent at ~Mr. Harrell was born Aug. 30, 1920, in Fairfield, the son of Willard and Lena Harrell. He married Ollie Price, March 12, 1944.Survivors include his wife; two sons, Mike Harrell and wife Jane of Ames and Steve Harrell ...

Stephanie Jane Roberts, 78, of Fairfield, died this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Arrangements are pending at Behner Funeral Home.