Obituaries

FAIRFIELD ? Gerald Lee Swygard, 81, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, in the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Mr. Swygard had deeded his body to the University of Iowa Hospitals Anatomy Department. No service is scheduled at this time. The Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Joe Kaufman, age 64, of Ainsworth, Iowa, died Saturday, October 22, 2011at his residence following a sudden illness. Celebration of life services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Ainsworth Community Church in Ainsworth, Iowa with Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Visitation will begin 5:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Ainsworth Community Church where the family will receive friends from 5:00 ...

Dan Douglas Jennings, 77, of Springdale, Ark., died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1355 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite C200, Denver, CO  80222.Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Funeral Home in Springdale, Ark.Mr. Jennings was born May 29, 1932, in Coffeyville, Kan., the

Ruth E. Plowman, 95, formerly of Douds, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids.A service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Ann Donat officiating. Burial will be in Leando Cemetery.Visitation, with the family, will be from 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorials to the Alzheimer?s Association or Christ United Methodist Church

WINFIELD ? Katherine ?Katy? Williams, 76, of Crawfordsville, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.The memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the First Presbyterian Church in Winfield with the Rev. Dottie Halverson officiating. According to her wishes, cremation has been accorded. Burial will be at a later date. The family will meet with friends ...

KALONA ? Aaron Matthew Davila, 2, of Iowa City, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at his home, from a disorder of his lungs and airway. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Chuck Rogness and the Rev. Ron Shelton officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral ...

Joseph Dean Freyenberger, 81, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at Parkview Home in Wayland, of lymphoma.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. A memorial fund has been established ...

OELWEIN ? Rita Irene Loban, 85, of Oelwein, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Mercy Living Plus in Oelwein. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein with Denise Lindemann officiating. Burial will be at Fairbank Cemetery in Fairbank. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and for one hour before the service on Thursday, at the funeral home. A ...

Georgia Louise Leisure, 83, formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Sarasota, Fla.Private burial will be in Prairie Center Cemetery in Packwood.Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield was in charge of local arrangements.Ms. Leisure was born in Polk County.To see the full obituary, read the printed edition of the July 7, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.

Kriss D. Skaggs, 55, of Birmingham, died at 7:11 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2009, in the Jefferson County Health Center emergency room in Fairfield.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.Visitation, with the family, will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorials to