Woods Funeral Home

FAIRBANK-Brad “Willy” William Higgins, of Fairbank, died Friday, August 6, 2010, at Fairbank, Iowa due to an automobile accident.

He was born September 6, 1960 at Waterloo, Iowa, son of Ralph and Donna (Kane) Higgins.

He graduated from Wapsie Valley High School, Fairbank, Iowa in 1978.  He started working for John Deere & Company and then in 1984 he became an employee at Curley’s Sumner Locker in Sumner, Iowa..  In 1997 he became employed by Rockwell Automotive in Sumner until his death.

He married Becky Menuey in 1989.  They later divorced.

Survived by: one son, Shyler (Chelsea) Higgins,  of Johnston, Iowa, a daughter, Mannie Higgins, of Cedar Falls, Iowa.  His parents, Ralph and Donna Higgins, of Fairbank, Iowa.  Two brothers, Brian (Mary) Higgins of Fairbank, Iowa and Terry “Joe” (Denise) Higgins, of Oelwein, Iowa.  Two sisters, Tammy (Keith) Curley,  and Sherry (Denny)Annis, both of Fairbank, Iowa.  Several nieces and nephews and his ex-wife, Becky (Menuey) Higgins.

 Preceded in death by:  his grandparents, Leo and Martha Kane, Harold and Irma Kane and nephews Corey Annis and Dylan Welsh.

Services: at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 11, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fairbank with burial in the Church Cemetery.  Visitation at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 10, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

FAIRBANK-Charles “Chuck” William Finch, of Fairbank, died Tuesday, June 22, at  University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, of a short illness

He was born July 16, 1918 at Fairbank, Iowa, son of Wilbur and Marie (Garber) Finch.

Survived by:  one son, William Finch of Woodridge, Illinois and one daughter, Theresa Finch of Des Plaines, Illinois. Two granddaughters, Andrea Marie Finch, West Chester, Illinois, Leslie Ann Finch, LaGrange, Illinois. One grandson, Nolan Hogan, Naperville, Illinois.  One great grandson, Duron Little

Prececed in death by:  his wives, Viriginia (VanDenover) Finch and Dorothy (Storey) Finch and one daughter Mary Finch Foghi.

Services: at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 25, at Woods Funeral Home, Fairbank with burial in the Fairbank Cemetery.  With Military rites conferred by Fortsch-Duffy Post 552, Fairbank American Legion.   Public visitation an hour before the services at the funeral home.

Memorial may be directed to the family.

FAIRBANK-James V. Levendusky, of Fairbank, died Friday, June 18, at his home in Fairbank.

He was born February 8, 1943 in Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa son of Venice and Mildred (Lookabaugh) Levendusky.

He married Karen (McFadgen) Husome on November 23, 1972 in Waterloo, Iowa.

Survived by: his wife, Karen of Fairbank; five daughters: Tammy (Kevin) Erickson of Fairbank; Julie Kane of Cedar Rapids; Sarah (Jim) Langel of Cedar Falls; Jamie Levendusky of Oelwein; Jill (Brad) White of Montcello. One son: Steve (Jeannette) Husome, of Cedar Falls.  Two brothers, Gary (Jeanne Wood) Levendusky, of  Sumner and Mitchell Levendusky of Monona.

Preceded in death by:  his parents and one son, David Levendusky.

Services: at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, at St. Peters Church, Oran. Family will greet friends on Tuesday, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

WEST UNION- Mildred Levendusky, of  West Union,  former of the Waterloo and Cedar Falls area died on Tuesday, June 8, at Palmer Lutheran  Health Center, West Union, of short illness. 

She was born on February 14, 1921, daughter of David and Ida (Dravis) Lookabaugh.      

She married Venice Levendusky on July 14, 1942 in Fairbank, Iowa.

Survived by:  three sons, James (Karen) Levendusky of Fairbank, Gary (Jeanne Wood) Levendusky of Sumner, and Mitchell Levendusky of Monona.  eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: her parents, her husband, Venice on December 10, 2006, one grandson, David Levendusky.  One sister and brother in-law, Myra and Glenn Walters, and step brother and his wife, Harold and Irene Dravis.

Services:  at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, at Woods Funeral Home, Fairbank, with inurnment at the Stanley Cemetery, Stanley, Iowa.  The family will greet family and friends on Saturday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the Marfans Foundation. 

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FAIRBANK-Clara E. Peters, 83, died at her home in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, May 27, 2010. 

Clara was born in Fairbank, Iowa on September 9, 1926 to Tom and Eva (Bond) Harn.

She married Louis D. Peters on August 6, 1946.

Survived by: Teo daughters, Mary Carroll Dimmich of Phoenix, AZ., Eileen (James) Klemme of Phoenix , AZ., and one son, Jerry (Jane) Peters of Shenondah Junction, West Virginia.  Ten grandchildren, six great grandchildren and two sisters, Mary Miller of Fairbank and Dorothy Mersch of Waterloo.

Preceded in death by:  her husband Louis Peters, her parents and one sister, Eileen Corcoran.

Services: at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 19th at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fairbank, with inurnment at the Church Cemetery. Family will greet people on Friday, June 18 from 4:00 to  8:00 p.m. at the Woods Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to the family and one check will be made to Hospice of the Valley in Tempe, Arizona.

FAIRBANK-Jamie Lee Risse, of  Fairbank, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, due to complications of cancer.

He was born July 1, 1972 at Iowa City, Iowa, son of James & Kathryn (Kruckenberg) Risse.

He married Jessica Marie Boehme on June 10, 1995 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fairbank, Iowa.

He was a graduate from Wapsie Valley High School, Fairbank.  He attended NIACC in Mason City, Iowa for two years and then graduated from the University of Northern Iowa.  He was employed at American Color Imaging in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Survived by: his wife, Jessica, three daughters, Haley, Hanna and Kate, one son, Kobe, all at home.  His parents, James and Kathy Risse, of Fairbank, Iowa.  His father in-law and mother in-law, Tom and Judy Boehme of Fairbank, Iowa. His maternal grandfather, Willis Kruckenberg of  Hampton, Iowa, paternal grandmother, Harriett Risse of Readlyn, Iowa.  Sister in-laws and brother in-laws, Michelle and Shawn Mullihan and Lewis and Chris Boehme, both of Fairbank, Iowa.  Also many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by: Grandmother, Marlys Kruckenberg and grandfather, Wilbur Risse.

Services: at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fairbank,  with burial in the Church Cemetery.  Public Visitation from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

LITTLETON-William (Billy) Allan DeWald, of Littleton, died Saturday, May 01,  at East Town Care Center, Independence, Iowa, of natural causes.

He was born on October 10, 1926 at Fairbank, Iowa, son of  Archie and Genevieve (Kane) DeWald.

Survived by: two sisters in-law, Delores DeWald Haily of Jesup, Iowa and Dixie DeWald of Chandler, Arizona.  Three brothers in-law, Kermit Chesmore of Rowley, Iowa Warren Nichols of West Sacremento, California and Joe Miller of Independence, Iowa , along with many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by: his parents and three sisters, and three brothers.

Services: 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4, Woods Funeral Home, Fairbank, with burial in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery.  Military Honors will be Conferred by Fortsch-Duffy Post 552, American Legion.  Public visitation from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Woods Funeral Home on Monday, May 3rd.

Bill worked at John Deere Tractor Works in Waterloo for seven years, then at the Rath Packing Company and he also worked with his brother-in-law, Kermit Chesmore for Miller-Olson Bridge Construction and helped bult government bins for the USDA.

FAIRBANK- Herbert Henry Albrecht, 90, died Sunday, April 25, at Mercy Living Plus, Oelwein, Iowa.

He was born on October 3, 1919, to Henry and Lena (Bockholt) Albrecht.  He married Ilene Siggelkov on May 31, 1942, in Fairbank, Iowa.  They were married  56 years until her death on December 5, 1998.  On August 23, 1999, he married Coralene Lehmkuhl of Fairbank, Iowa.

Herb is survived by his wife and his four children, Jane Albrecht-Lee of Houston, Texas, Joyce (Rick) Trotter of Fairbank, Iowa, Ann (Don) Bunn of Maynard, Iowa and David (Kris Klingaman) Albrecht of Fairbank, Iowa.  Herb had nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.  He is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Gloria (Warren) Siggelkov of Tripoli, Iowa and Barbara (Herschel) Siggelkov of Independence, Iowa, many nieces and nephews and Coralene’s children and families.

Herb was preceded in death by his first wife, Ilene; two sisters, Alice (Henry) Reiter and Martha (Kenneth) Fox; brother, Loraine (Dolores): and son-in-law, Edward Albrecht-Lee.

Herb lived his entire life in the Fairbank area.  Following high school graduation he farmed until enlisting in the Army during WWII, serving nearly five years.  Herb returned to farming in 1945 until 1972.  He then sold Aid Association for Lutherans Insurance from 1972 to 1984 and was named Salesman of the Year in 1977.

Herb was an  active member of Lord of the Harvest Lutheran Church, was a 62 year American Legion member, was on the Fairbank and Wapsie Valley School Boards, Sunday School Superintendent and involved in many other activities.

Services- are 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 30, at the Lord of the Harvest Lutheran Church, Fairbank, I0wa.

Visitation-  from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m  on Thursday, April 29, at Woods Funeral Home, Fairbank, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Fairbank:  Dallas Dana Bantz age 78 died Sunday April 25, 2010 at home from complications of COPD.

He was born on December 28, 1931 in Independence Ia. the son of Maurice and Pearl (Anderson) Bantz. He married JoAnne Schwake on March 14, 1952 in Maynard Ia.

Dallas served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years from 1951-1955. He then retired from Rath Packing after 30 years of employment.

Survived by: his wife JoAnne, 4 sons; Wendell Bantz of Plainfield, Wayne Bantz of Fairbank, Wayde (Theresa) Bantz of Dunkerton, Wes (Lori) Bantz of Fairbank, 2 Daughters; Dee Hesseltine of Iowa City, Jolene Bantz of Fairbank. 1 brother; Lester Bantz of Fairbank, 2 sisters; Dorie Foley and Bonnie Bantz of Arizona. 21 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: by his parents, 1 daughter Jeanne, 2 brothers; Carroll and Keith, 1 sister Shirley Roepke.

Visitation: Tuesday April 27 from 3-7 pm at the funeral home and for 1 hour before services at the church.

Services: Wednesday April 28 at 11:00 am at the Lord of the Harvest Lutheran Church, Fairbank, with burial in the Fairbank cemetery. With Military rites conferred by Fortsch-Duffy Post 552, Fairbank American Legion.

Memeorials: to be directed to the family

Fairbank:  Elsie V. Miller died Friday April 23 at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein Ia. of natural causes.

She was was born June 24, 1924 in Waterloo the daughter of Ross and Anna (Carpenter) Habenicht. She married Melvin Miller in 1947 in Dubuque Ia. He preceeded her in death in 2003.

  Elsie worked for John Deere, then many years at Rath Packing until it closed in1984. Elsie and her husband also farmed north of Fairbank. She passionately loved her children and her grandchildren along with her many animals, especially her dog Blackie.

Survived by: 1 son Michael Miller of Fairbank, 3 daughters, Marlene (John) Higgins of Waterloo, Patricia Clement of Charles City and Susan Miller of Fairbank, 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild, and 1 brother Cecil Habenicht of Dike.

Preceeded in death by: Her parents, her husband, 2 sons: Gary Jones and Tim Miller, a grandson Edward Schares, 1 brother Vernon and 2 sisters, Seva and Genevieve.

Visitation: Sunday April 25 from 3 pm to 7 pm with a 4 pm parish rosary and a 7 pm scripture service.

Services: Monday April 26 @ 10:30 am I.C. Church in Fairbank with burial in I.C. Cemetery.

Memorials: to be directed to the family