All Obituaries

A graveside service for Sharon will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton. Sharon Kay Anthony was born on May 11, 1946, in Tekamah, Nebraska to Oren Albert and Elizabeth Eva (Shafer) Knight. She passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 16, 2018, at the age of 72, with her family at her bedside. Sharon was raised in Omaha, Nebraska and was a 1964 graduate of Benon High School. Following graduation she attended...

Ilene Ann Lee, 67, of Newton died on Monday, May 14, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date.  Memorials to the Women of the Moose or to the Accura Health Care of Newton East Activities Fund may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Ilene, the daughter of Kenneth and Jennetta (Jessop) Green, was born on September 8, 1950 in Spencer.  She grew up...

Mike's funeral service will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 22nd at the funeral home. The family will greet friends immediately following the funeral service with a lunch in the social room at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Newton Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton. Memorials in Mike's name (please make checks payable...

Doris M. Free, 89, of Newton died on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at Newton Health Care Center.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 11, 2018, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10-11 a.m., Friday, at the funeral home.  Memorials to the American Diabetes Association may be left at the funeral home. Doris, the daughter of Plas James and Patricia Mae (Buckner) Hulsey was...

Robert “Bob” E. Marshall, 90, of Newton died on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Newton Village Health Care Center.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church.  The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until the time of service on Monday at the church.  Memorials to the First United Methodist Church may be left at the church the day of the service or at the Wallace Family Funeral...

Dorothy Maxine Lickey, 90, of Newton died on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Skiff Medical Center.  A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 4, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service with a lunch at the church.  Memorials to Dorothy’s family may be left at the church or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Dorothy, the daughter of...

Donald “Don” W. Burnett, 70, of Newton died and was an organ donor on Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Iowa Veteran’s Hospital in Des Moines.  A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Friday, May 4, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  Burial will be held at a later date at the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery in Van Meter. Memorials to the Iowa Veteran’s Hospital may be left at the funeral...

Henry’s family will greet friends with a coffee time from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home. Memorials in Henry’s name (please make checks payable to Blake or Emily Hansen) may be left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add, Attn: Hansen Family on the envelope. ...

John Andrew Gertsma, 92 years, 1 month, and 2 days, of Lynnville died on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.  A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 4, 2018, at Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville.  The family will greet 5-7 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.  Memorials to the Lynnville Historical Society, where John was a member and volunteer, may be left at...

Evelyn Arlene Owens, 95, of Newton died on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Skiff Medical Center.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, at the funeral home. Memorials to the Newton Village Van Fund or the First United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home. Evelyn, the daughter of...