Fairfield News

Harry S. Hooper, 86, of Keosauqua, died at 2:25 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren?s hospice department in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be at Miller Chapel Cemetery, northeast of Keosauqua.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the family

Henrietta ?Pat? Whitten, 84, of Packwood, died Wednesday afternoon, March 3, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Packwood Christian Church in Packwood, with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Interment will be in Packwood Cemetery.Family visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.A memorial has been

Richard Allen Burmeister, 57, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to Maharishi University of Management. Memorials may be sent to Frances Burmeister at 1120 E. Madison Ave., Fairfield 52556.Mr. Burmeister was born Oct. 24, 1952, in Urbana, Ill., the son of Richard Wayne and Patricia Taylor Burmeister. He

M. Beulah Philips, 91, of Keosauqua, died at 10:05 p.m. Monday, March 1, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua. A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Elsa Lawry officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery south of Keosauqua. Visitation with the family will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.Memorials to Good

Betty Louise McFee Gustafson, 83, of Keosauqua, died from cancer Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at her son?s home in Lenexa, Kan.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Forbes Cemetery, north of Keosauqua.Open visitation began at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, where family will be present from 5-7 p.m.Memorials may be

Maxine Keys Hendrickson, 93, of Macomb, Ill., died at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Wesley Village Health Care Center in Macomb, Ill.A service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blandinsville United Methodist Church in Blandinsville, Ill., with the Rev. Don Riley officiating. Burial will be at Glade City Cemetery in Blandinsville, Ill.Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.Memorials

Shirley A. Henderson, 75, formerly of the Mount Pleasant and Fairfield areas, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Banner Gardens Hospice House in Mesa, Ariz.A funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Interment will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the memorial chapel. A memorial

John F. Sammons, 71, of Rome, Iowa, died Friday evening, Feb. 26, 2010, at home.  A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Jerry Phillips officiating. Burial will be at Grant Cemetery in Rome, Iowa. Visitation began at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. A memorial has been established in Mr. Sammons? memory.Online

Shirley Jean Simmons, 73, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at home.A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jerry Phillips officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.Family visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinson?s Foundation. Cards and

Lisa Ann Stankiewicz, 30, of Burlington, died at 6:38 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, as the result of an automobile accident south of Denmark.A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Tyrone Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery.Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.Mrs. Stankiewicz was born May 27, 1979, in

Roberta O. Abernathy, 88, of Selma, died at 2:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Ottumwa.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Ann Donat officiating. Burial will be in Iowaville Cemetery in Selma.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-7 p.m.Memorials to Iowaville Cemetery may

Wanda Maxine Vice Milius, 80, of Plymouth, Neb., formerly of Fairfield, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in the hospice room at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, Neb.???? A service was held Feb. 4 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jansen, Neb., with the Rev. Stan Ostgren officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Plymouth, Neb.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Horizon Hospice or to the family?s choice.Arrang