Obituaries

Vickie L. Patton, 53, of Brighton, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at home.Cremation rites have been accorded at her request. Family and friends may join in a celebration of her life at Washington Sunset Park near the rocket slide at 4 p.m. Thursday until dark, and may bring a covered dish or a donation to help her children.Gould Funeral Home of Brighton assisted the family.Ms. Patton was born Dec. 5, 1959, in ...

Paul Dean Quick, 76, of Fairfield, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at home.A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Stacy Grau officiating. The body has been cremated. Burial is in New Sweden Cemetery.Memorial donations in his name may be made to First Lutheran Church and Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation.Online condolences may be sent to www.iowacremation.com.Mr. Quick was ...

Donald LeRoy Fritchen, 79, of Keller, Texas and formerly of Richland, died Monday Aug. 12, 2013, at Atrium Medical Center in Corinth, Texas.A funeral Mass is at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mother Cabrini Church in Richland with the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.Visitation at Mother Cabrini Church begins at 2 p.m. Sunday with the family present from 3-5 p.m. Prayers for a ...

Gloria R. Witt, 68, formerly of Libertyville, died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua, where she lived for one month.A funeral is at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Gordon Oliver officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery north of Douds.Visitation with family present is 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday prior to the funeral.Gifts ...

Aletha Buckingham Hay, 90, a former Fairfield resident, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, in Burlington.A private memorial service will be held.Mrs. Hay was born Oct. 31, 1922, in rural Fairfield, the daughter of Joe and Laura Buckingham. She married John Woodruff Hay in 1942 in Fairfield. He died in 2005.She graduated from Fairfield High School and Parsons College.She was a school teacher for many years in Burlingto...

Marian Kellogg, 89, of Iowa City, died Thursday, July 18, 2013, surrounded by family at home.Survivors include six children, Martha Waldschmidt and spouse Eddy of Iowa City, Louise Luedtke and spouse Gene of Fairfield, John Kellogg and spouse Diane, Craig Kellogg and spouse Virginia, Mary Nilsen and spouse Eivind and Robert Kellogg and spouse Laura; 16 grandchidren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Jean ...

John Edward Dagenhart, age 74, of St. Charles passed away at home surrounded by his lovely wife Sharon (Sue) on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 11 a.m.John was born in Aledo, IL, to Henry and Vada (Fetters) on November 12, 1938. When John was a young lad they moved to south of Edina, MO where he helped with the family farm.John attended the Kirk School south of Edina and after graduating high school he joined the ...

Helen D. Pacha, 86, of Washington, Iowa, and formerly Brighton, died early today, Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Joseph and Cabrini Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date.Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Friday at the church, with the family present 6-8 p.m. Prayers for a Christian...

Judith A Huffman, 73, of Douds, died Monday, July 22, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A private memorial service is Thursday at Fellow Cemetery in Keosauqua. According to her wishes, the body has been cremated.Memorials may be made to the donor?s choice. Cards and memorials can be sent to 2680 Douds Road, Libertyville 52567.On line condolences can be sent to the family at ...

Carolyn Sue Morrison, 66, of Richmond Hill, Ga., died Thursday, March 28, 2013, at home.According to her wishes, there were no services and the body was cremated.Ms. Morrison was the daughter of Roger and Wilma Elmore Morrison. She married Paul Hickenbottom of Fairfield in 1965. They later divorced.She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1965.She lived in Georgia for many years and was employed by the ...