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Mission Statement
We believe in the Ministry of funeral service. Offering each
family an opportunity to select and personalize a service that
both honors there loved one but also celebrates their unique
life in a way that is most meaningful to the family.
Facilities
Our funeral home is conveniently located in northeast
Newton, Iowa, just 2.5 miles north from Exit 168 on Interstate
80. Contact us for further assistance on directions from your
location.
Our facility has been specially designed to be homey,
comfortable and accommodating to each individual family, large
or small.
- Handicap Accessible, both inside and out.
- On-site Grief Resource Library available to the public.
- Large off street parking lot available, well lit
and marked.
- Social room for coffee times or lunches following services.
- Arrangement Area featuring a ¼ cut casket selection room, vault display, a cremation selection room featuring 1/8 cut cremation casket display, cremation urns, cremation urn vaults, and cremation keepsakes.
- See photos of our facility at the bottom
of this page.
- Crematory added in 2006. We now do cremations on site.
- We continue to update and expand our facilities to continue to meet the needs of today’s families.
Our History
Arthur J. Wallace, Helen B. and Albert J. Wallace
Wallace Family Funeral Home was started by Gary and Pat Wallace in 1999. Gary was a Newton High School graduate in 1975 and Pat was a Lynnville-Sully High School graduate in 1973. Gary’s parents, Arthur and Fritzie Wallace, and Gary’s uncle and aunt, Albert (Arthur’s twin brother) and Helen Wallace started their funeral service to the Newton area in July of 1963.
Our Staff
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Gary A. Wallace |
Funeral Director, Owner and Certified Cremationist |
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Pat A. Wallace |
Owner, Family and Community Services Coordinator |
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Chantelle Lundberg |
Funeral Director and Office Manager |
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Christa Vander Weerdt |
Funeral Director |
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Seth Williams |
Funeral Director |
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Arthur J. Wallace |
Retired Funeral Director/Gary's Dad, Deceased June 2009 |
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Albert
J. Wallace |
Retired Funeral Director, Deceased November 2007 |
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Helen
B. Wallace |
Retired Office Manager/Advisor |
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Patrick Cupples |
Funeral Director's Assistant |
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Keith Thorpe |
Funeral Director |
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Helen Thorpe |
Funeral Director’s Assistant |
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Gary “Wally” Price |
Funeral Director Assistant and Maintenance |
Photos of our Facility |