All Obituaries

Genevieve Arlene Dop, 92, of Newton died on Friday, February 3, 2023, at Newton Village. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2023, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service and again after the service with a lunch on Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials to Newton Fire and Ambulance may be left at the funeral home.  Genevieve, the daughter of John and Elizabeth...

Joan E. (Baker) Henderson, 88, of Newton died on Friday, February 3, 2023, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. A graveside service will be held in May at Newton Union Cemetery.  Memorials to Wesley Life Hospice may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Joan, the daughter of Loris Arthur and Florence Helene (Toney) Baker, was born on March 2, 1934, in Leon. As a child, she moved to Newton with her family. Joan graduated from Newton High School in the class of...

 A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends at the funeral home following the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorials in Rita’s name (checks payable to Lisa McKinney) to be used to plant trees around Newton can be left at the funeral home.    Rita, the daughter of Kenneth and Ruby (Klopping) White, was born November 20, 1939, in Newton....

Virginia L. Gillaspie, 86, of Grinnell passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. No services are scheduled at this time. Inurnment will be held at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell at a later date.  Memorials in Virginia's name (checks made payable to Patty Meeker) may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory or mailed to Patty Meeker, 945 Saint Francis Drive, Grinnell, IA 50112. Virginia the daughter of Elmo...

Joseph G. Gorecki, 66, of Newton, passed away peacefully at home following a 3-year battle with liver cancer, with his wife and family by his side. A celebration of Joseph’s life will be held on July 8, 2023, at the Izaak Walton League in Newton. Memorials in Joseph’s name can be sent to the family or left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Please make checks payable to Margie Gorecki.    Joseph, the son of Thomas and Marie (Innerarity)...

James “Jim” W. Cleverley, Jr., 67, of rural Newton died on Friday January 27, 2023, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends after the service with a lunch at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jim’s name (checks made payable to Alex Cleverley) may be left at the church the day of the service or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home...

Barbara Jean Glasford, 89, of Newton died on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Newton Health Care Center. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 27, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service with a lunch at the funeral home.  Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Hospital may be left at the funeral home.  Barbara, the daughter of John and Edith (Terrell) Reed, was born on June...

Timothy Dale Lane, 69, died at his home in Peterson, Iowa on January 8, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2023, at Newton Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton. The family will greet friends from 1-3 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Tim was born February 27, 1953, in Newton, Iowa where he grew up and graduated from Newton High School in 1971. He was in the printing business most of his life and...

 A celebration of Joann’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.  Memorial to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa can be left at the funeral home.    Joann, the daughter of Joseph J. and Edna Ruth (Woodyard) Gorgas, was born June 18, 1932, in Newton. She graduated from Newton High School in 1950. She was united in marriage with Edwin H. Smith on June 30, 1951, in Newton. Joann...

A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.  Memorials to Progress Industries or Community Heights Alliance Church can be left at the funeral home.    Chuck, the son of Carl and Delia (Holmes) DeBruyn, was born January 21, 1935, in Galesburg. He moved to Newton in 1957. He was united in marriage with Roselyn Wisecup on June 28, 1957, in West Des Moines. In 1962, Chuck joined the...