Barbara Jean Gipper passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023 at MercyOne Medical Center in Oelwein after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born January 1, 1949 in Oelwein the daughter of Louie and Betty (Ghere) Maillie. Barb attended and graduated from Oelwein High School. She married John Gipper in 1969 at St. John’s […]
Marie Arlene (Bickel) Westphal age 82 of rural Fairbank passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Unity Point Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born July 20, 1940, in rural Anamosa, daughter of Robert and Martha (LeClere) Bickel. Marie married Kenneth Westphal Nov. 14 1964 at the Methodist Church in Marion. She attended Country school […]
Marcia Louise Bankus age 71 of Fairbank passed away Friday, April 7, 2023. She was born June 9, 1951 in Des Moines the daughter of Emery and Marion (Henn) Goodenberger. Marcia grew up in Winterset, she attended and graduated from Winterset High School with the class of 1969. After graduation she enrolled at the Iowa […]
Duane Paul Janssen age 83 of Fairbank passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at Unity Point Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Duane was born March 5, 1940 on the family farm near Hampton, the son of Ben and Grace (DeVries) Janssen. He attended and graduated from the Chapin School District with the class of 1958. Duane […]
Jacqueline Muriel Burnett age 92 of Oelwein and formerly from Fairbank passed away, Friday, March 17, 2023 at Unity Point Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Jackie was born January 17, 1931 in Oelwein the daughter of Elmer and Muriel (Grummitt) Fink. She married John Burnett on February 14, 1948 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Fairbank. […]
Pamela McNamara age 70 of Dunkerton passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Unity Point Allen Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. Pam was born December 14, 1952 in Cheyenne, Wyoming the daughter of Robert and Valva (Eaton) Nielson. Pam grew up in Waterloo and graduated from Waterloo East High School. She was […]
Donald W. Brandt age 79 of Fairbank passed away Thursday March 9, 2023 at Unity Point Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Donnie was born December 16, 1943 in Oelwein, the son of Wilbert and Doretta (Bartels) Brandt. He attended and graduated from Wapsie Valley Community Schools with the class of 1962. On May 9, 1964 he […]
There has been concern for traveling conditions for the Dwayne Ott funeral service this morning. We will be attempting to live stream on our Facebook page (Woods Funeral Home) so those who do not feel comfortable with traveling can watch. The livestream will begin at 10am February 22, 2023 when services start. Thank You,
Arnold Schellhorn passed away Friday February 17, 2023 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo after a battle with dementia. He was born October 30, 1926, in the rural area near Fredrika, Iowa, the son of Wilhelmina (Warnke) and Henry Schellhorn. He was baptized at the Evangelical & Reformed Church in rural Sumner and […]
Dwayne “Buzzy” Ott, 88 of Fairbank, passed away Thursday, February 16th at the Denver Sunset Home. Dwayne was born on January 27th, 1935, at home near Fairbank to August and Viola (Reiter) Ott. Dwayne grew up and remained in the rural Fairbank area where he also attended and graduated from Fairbank High School. On April […]