Obituaries

Anita Dawn Faulk, 55, of Fairfield, died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A memorial service is at 6 p.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Burial of cremains will be at a later date.The family will gather for a meal at the VFW after the service.Visitation for family and friends is 5-6 p.m., the hour before the ...

Frances M. Boese, 84, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mount Pleasant.A celebration of life is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, with the Rev. Earl Swigart officiating. Burial will follow at Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery in rural Wayland.Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Wayland; family will greet friends from 5?7 p.m.A ...

Donald Duane Hughes, 65, of Mount Pleasant and formerly of Keosauqua, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at home.The body has been cremated. A graveside service and burial of cremains in Center Chapel Cemetery southeast of Keosauqua will be at a later date.Memorials to the family may be left at or sent to Pedrick Funeral Home, PO Box 513, Keosauqua 52565.Mr. Hughes was born Jan. 19, 1948, in Fairfield, the son of ...

Marcena C. ?Marty? Taylor 83, of Fairfield, died Monday, March 11, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Arrangements are pending at Behner Funeral Home.

Aletha M. Collett, 91, of Mount Pleasant and formerly of rural Fairfield, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mount Pleasant.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant.

Leonard Crafton, 79, of Birmingham died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the Jefferson County Health Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham.

Gerald Norman Fankhauser, 86, of Ollie died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the All-American Care Center in Washington, Iowa, following a lingering illness.No services are planned at this time. A general memorial fund has been established.Mr. Fankhauser was born April 19, 1926, in Tipton, the son of Otis and Nedia Achey Fankhauser. He married Helen Robinson May 29, 1950, in Waterloo.He served in the United States ...

Florence M. Allison, age 86 of 1103 South Fourth Street in Fairfield, died Tuesday morning, March 5, 2013 at Parkview Care Center, where she had been a resident since 2009.She was born August 22, 1926 in Washington, D.C. the daughter of Greek immigrants Soloman ?Sam? and Clara Mardy Angel. Florence graduated from high school in Washington, D.C..She moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1945 and worked as a secretary at ...

Joseph A. Claborn, 73, of Milton died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at home.The body has been cremated. A memorial service and interment of cremains will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla., at a later date.Memorials to the family may be mailed to 1002 North Main St., Milton 52570.Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua is assisting the family.Mr. Claborn was born Sept. 13, 1939, in Jackson County, Mo., the son of ...

Linda Lee Lunsford, age 70 of Fairfield, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Linda was born November 22, 1942, in Fairfield to Harry and Mildred Tweedy Lee.Linda graduated from Fairfield High School in 1961.She lived her entire life in the Fairfield community.Linda worked at Walmart in the customer service department for 21 years.She was a member of the ...