Fairfield News

Leroy F. Mineart, 91, of Brighton, died at 4:15 a.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at Halcyon House in Washington. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Saints Joseph and Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. Open visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at the church, with the family present from

Richard Dean King, 69, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua.  No service is planned.  Memorials may be made to the Richard D. King family. Cards and memorials may be sent to Kimberly Brown, P.O. Box 69, Cassville, MO 65625.Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.  Mr. King was born July 14, 1941, in Keosauqua, the son of Harold and Willma Alvastine Scotton

Rose Emry, 97, formerly of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, in McAllen, Texas.Mrs. Emry?s cremated remains will be laid to rest with a memorial in the spring of 2011.Survivors include one son, Bill Emry of McAllen, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband W.C. ?Bill? Emry; and one son, Robert Emry of Ellenville, N.Y.

Vera Pauline Ward, 89, formerly of Fairfield and Ollie, died Thursday, October 21, 2010, at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. She was born on July 16, 1921, at Richland, Iowa, the daughter of Leo and Leona Frederick Oswalt. On September 1, 1940, she was united in marriage to Darrell E. Ward at Sigourney. Darrell died November 25, 1996.Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 23, 2010, at 10:30 A.M. in

Jackie ?Tim? Ollom, 52, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Bill Hornback officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.Family visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Yodi Ollom, 2613 Eighth Ave. S.E.,

L. Marie Hill passed away in McAllen, Texas on Sunday, October 3 2010. She was born April 9, 1923 in Jackson, Michigan. She married Glen D. Hill in 1943. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM October 11, 2010 at Drakesville Cemetery.To see the full paid obituary, read the Oct. 8, 2010, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.

Elias ?Eli? B. Stakland, 85, of rural What Cheer, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at home. A memorial service with a traditional conservative Quaker meeting for worship will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Quaker Meeting House at Nelson Pioneer Farm near Oskaloosa, followed by a reception and family visitation from 3-5 p.m.  Mr. Stakland was born April 2, 1925, on the family farm in Pipestone County, Minn., the son of Ole

James William Lunsford, 82, of Bonaparte, died at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson.A funeral was held at 10:30 a.m. today at Bonaparte United Church, with the Rev. Richard Eis officiating. Burial, with military honors conducted by the Iowa Army National Guard, was in Bonaparte Cemetery.Memorials to Bonaparte United Church or Donnellson Health Center may be mailed to the

Donna Marie Carncross, 95, of Orange Park, Fla., died Tuesday, July 6, 2010.Arrangements were in the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home in Green Cove Springs, Fla.An online register may be signed at www.broadusraines.com.Mrs. Carncross was born June 10, 1915, in Fairfield, the daughter of Louis A. and Merta Pequignot.To see the full obituary, read the Aug. 27, 2010, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.

Donald C. Raymond, 62, formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010.A memorial service was held this morning at Skyline Baptist Church in Branson, Mo.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Skyline Baptist Church, in care of Donald Raymond, 949 State Highway 165, Branson, MO 65616.Mr. Raymond was born Oct. 7, 1947, the son of Cyril and Marjorie Raymond.To see the full obituary, read the Aug. 23, 2010,

Norma G. Orman, 74, of Macon, Mo., formerly of Keosauqua and rural Floris, died at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at Samaritan Memorial Hospital in Macon, Mo.A service will bet at 11 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Leando Cemetery.Open visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Visitation with the family will be from 10-11

Jacquelyn Rundquist Scorza, 87, formerly of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at her residence in Portland, Ore.The body has been cremated. Burial will be at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.Online condolences may be sent to scorzabarth@verizon.net or to catherinerate@comcast.net.Mrs. Scorza was born Sept. 25, 1922, in Austin, Minn., the daughter of Carl and Beatrice Rundquist, who owned