Obituaries

Baja Hogan, 79, of Shell Rock Health Care Center in Waverly and formerly of Richland, died early Tuesday morning, March 5, 2013, at Waverly Health Center.A graveside service will be held in May at Friends Cemetery in Richland. The body has been cremated.No visitation is scheduled.Memorials may be directed to Alzheimer?s Association national office, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611-1676 or ...

Anne M. Simpson age 80, of Fairfield, IA., passed away March 4, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Funeral services will be at J.C. Fila Lexington Memorial Home in Clifton, N.J.Memorials can be made to American Cancer Society. Cards and Memorials can be sent to 303 E. Washington St., Fairfield, Iowa 52556.Anne was born March 3, 1933, in Czechoslovakia, to Peter and Katarina Pistyova Murcko. She married ...

Don Nelson left us on March 3, 2013 after finally feeling sure that his family, friends, and planet were well taken-care of. That?s what he did. He died peacefully at age 90 in Fairfield.Don was born and raised on a farm in South Dakota, where he survived the depression, dust bowl, and joined the army in 1941, serving as a staff sergeant in the Pacific. He had been scheduled for the invasion of Japan.After the ...

Dorothy M. Scott, 90, formerly of Cantril, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua, where she and her husband resided since August 2009.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton.Visitation opens at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with family ...

Bonnie Franklin, 84, of Winfield, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.A graveside service is at 11 a.m. Friday at Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery, with the Rev. Ramona Wink officiating. The body has been cremated.A time of fellowship and a luncheon will be held at the Winfield United Methodist Church following interment.A general memorial has been established in her name.Hon...

Florence M. Allison, 86, of Fairfield died this morning, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Funeral arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Bert Lives Jester, 63, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Kilbourne Cemetery.Visitation for family and friends is an hour prior to the service, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the ...

Doris I. Glover 91, of Mount Pleasant died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.A funeral is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Earl Swigart officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant.Visitation opens at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with family present from 5-7 p.m.A memorial has been established in ...

Melvin Duane Lundquist, 72 of Fairfield, died Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013, at Jefferson County Health Center.A funeral is at 1 p.m. Monday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Howard Innis officiating. Cremation will follow. Burial will be at Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Douds at a later date.Family will receive family and friends 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.Online condolences may be made to the ...

Donald Lee Nupp, 66, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at the Jefferson County Health Center.A funeral is set for 10 a.m. Friday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Stephen Page officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.The family will receive family and friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the family. On line condolenc...