All Obituaries

Helen’s celebration of life visitation will be from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, March 24th at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Helen Bell memorial fund (please make checks payable to Sharon Van Baale). Memorials may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory. If you are mailing the memorial please add, Attn: Bell Family on the envelope. Helen J. Turney Bell the daughter of Morgan and Helen De Reus...

Mae’s funeral service will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 23rd at the funeral home. The service will be conducted by Pastor Aaron Gunsaulus of the Christian Reformed Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Friday, March 22nd at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Restland Cemetery in Baxter. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Newton Christian Reformed Church. Memorials may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in...

Mary Effie Wearmouth, 94, of Newton died on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Accura Healthcare of Newton East.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.  Memorials to the First United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home. Mary, the daughter of Theron and Eva (Bakker) Shannon, was born...

Terry Lee Rohrdanz, an amazing cattleman and well-known herdsman in the Red Angus industry, passed away March 16, 2019, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines with his family at his side. A visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2019, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to St Jude Children’s Hospital or the American Legion Post 111 may be left at the funeral home.   Terry was born June 23, 1942, in Newton to Carroll and...

Dorothy (Ellsworth) Van Elsen passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 11, 2019. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 30, at the Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service and again after the service at the church.   Memorials to the Howard Street Christian Church or the Park Centre Good Samaritan Fund may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Dorothy was born in...

David’s memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, March 16th at the St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 8290 F62 E in rural Sully. The service will be conducted by Pastor Kari Lee and Pastor Kenneth Ahntholz. The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service with a lunch at the church. A private family burial will be held at a later date at the St. Andrews Cemetery in rural Sully. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials to the donor’s choice....

Deborah “Debbie” Gayle (Erickson) Osborn, 70, of Newton died on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at her home.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 14, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.  Memorials in Debbie’s name (checks made out to Kenny Osborn) may be left at the funeral home. Debbie, the daughter of Clyde and Barbara...

Gary Louis Hoen, 81 of Newton died on Friday, March 8, 2019, at the Newton Health Care Center.  A burial will be held at Chariton Cemetery at a later date.  Memorials to the Jasper County Animal Rescue League, in honor of Gary and Shirley’s love for animals, may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.   Gary, the son of Russell and Bertha (Bell) Hoen, was born on June 5, 1937 in Newton.  He grew up in Newton and attended Newton...

Mary Lou’s memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 11th at the St. Luke United Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N. in Newton. The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service with a lunch at the church. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Iowa. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials in Mary Lou’s name. A memorial fund is being established for her favorite charities (Please make checks payable to...

No services are scheduled at this time.    Marjorie, the daughter of George L. and Goldie Mae (Huff) Gabel, was born August 16, 1929 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  She grew up in the Oskaloosa and New Sharon areas. She was a graduate of Lacey High School.   Marjorie was united in marriage with Virgil Thompson on March 18, 1948 in Sheridan, Iowa.  She was a homemaker and also had worked at Brownell’s. She was a member of the American...