All Obituaries

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Ruby Virginia (Gibson) Jacobs, 84, of Newton died on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at her son’s home in Newton.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 20, 2019, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., Monday, until the time of service at the funeral home.  Memorials to Ruby’s family may be left at the funeral home. Ruby, the daughter of Orie and Hazel (Henney) Gibson, was born on March 7,...

A Celebration of Lynn's life will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship in Newton. The celebration will be held in the Fellowship Hall.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to Lynn's family can be left at the church the evening of the service or can be left at the funeral home.    Lynn, the son of Aubrey Lafayette and Lolita Fay (Starr) Jones, was born April 16, 1945 in rural Bloomfield, Iowa. He graduated from Bloomfield High...

Michael D. Bozarth, 62, of Newton died on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center.  A visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to Michael’s family (checks made payable to Brett Bozarth) may be left at the funeral home. Michael, the son of Donald G. and Barbara A. (Blacker) Bozarth, was born on March 23, 1957 in Newton.  He graduated from Newton High School in 1975 and...

  Oscar “Gene” Comer, 77, of Newton died on Monday, May 6, 2019 at McCann Village in Newton. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 13, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10-11 a.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Memorials to Jasper County Animal Rescue League or to Gene’s family may be left at the funeral home. Gene, the son of Oscar “Henry” and Bessie (Harris) Comer, was born on June 21,...

Darwin Dean Penning, 71, of Newton died on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Mercy One Newton Medical Center.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends after the service with a coffee time at the funeral home.  Memorials to Darwin’s family (checks payable to Brenda Penning) may be left at the funeral home. Darwin, the son of Harm and Bernice (Bohner) Penning, was born on July...

Barbara Louise (Walker) Kalma, 83, of Newton died on Thursday, May 2, at MercyOne Medical Center in Newton. No services are scheduled at this time.  Burial will be held at Newton Union Cemetery. The Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory is handling the cremation and arrangements. Barbara, the daughter of Harold and Lillian (Parker) Walker, was born on July 19, 1935 in Grinnell.  She grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn High School. After high school,...

Jeannie Lee Howell, 52, of Des Moines, died on Sunday, April 28, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019, at the Newton VFW.  The Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory is handling the cremation. Jeannie, the daughter of Harvey and Mary (Smith) Phillips, was born on April 3, 1967 in Quincy, Illinois. She lived her early years in Carthage, Illinois and Keokuk.  Jeannie was united in marriage to Jimmy Howell in 2003 and they made their...

Randy Ray Brooks, 41, of Newton died on Sunday, April 28, 2019.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends after the service with a lunch at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to Randy’s family (checks made payable to Shaphen Brooks) may be left at the funeral home. Randy, the son of Randy “Spanky” and Peggy (Umble) Brooks, was born...

Kathleen Fallon, 71, of Newton died on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 2, at Bar None Cowboy Church in Newton. The family will greet friends after the service with a luncheon at the church.  Memorials to the GRMC Hospice may be left at the church the day of the service or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Kathleen, the daughter of Gene and Letty (Repp) Havelock, was...