All Obituaries

       Carl Frank Mattes, 88, of Newton died on Friday, June 5, 2026, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at St. Luke United Methodist Church.  The family will greet friends following the service at the church.  Memorials in Carl’s name to be used for children’s educational and sports opportunities may        Carl Frank Mattes, 88, of ...

   Glen C. Swisher, 76, of Colfax, died Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.  A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.  The family will greet friends from 12-1 p.m., Thursday, June 11, at the funeral home. Memorials to The Wounded Warrior Project can be left at the funeral home.    Glen, the son of William and Iva (Alloway) Swisher, was ...

   Sharon Van Baale, 76, of Newton, died Wednesday, June 3, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends from 12-1 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, at the funeral home.  Memorials in Sharon’s name can be left at the funeral home. (Please make checks payable to Mark Van Baale.)    Sharon, the daughter of Harold and Helen (Turney) Castell, was born ...

   William “Bill” Edward Brain, 78, of Newton, died Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Valley Vista Nursing and Rehab in Newton. A visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2026, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.    Bill, the son of Allen and Ruby A. (Lust) Brain, was born April 4, 1948, in Newton. He graduated from Newton High School in 1966. He worked in dryer assembly for The Maytag Company for several years until his ...

Veronica (Haakinson) Bohall, 80, of Newton died on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  A celebration of her life will be held from 5-7 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.  Memorials in Veronica’s name (checks made to Dynette Majors) to be used for a remembrance at Park Centre may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Veronica, the daughter of Wayne and Gladys (Hogg) ...

Lois Lucille Shunk, 82, of Newton died on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Accura Healthcare of Newton East. A celebration of both her life and her son Kevin’s will be held from 2-6 p.m., Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League in Newton.  Lois, the daughter of Maurice and Aletha (Walker) Woody, was born on March 27, 1944, in Newton.  She grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1962.  After high school, Lois was a ...

Paul Wesley Driskell, 78, of Newton, died Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Valley Vista Nursing and Rehab.  A celebration of life will be held from 1-5 p.m., Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Newton American Legion. Memorials in Paul’s name (checks made payable to Mike Driskell) can be left at the funeral home.    Paul, the son of George and Minnie (Blakeley) Driskell, was born August 24, 1947, in Grinnell.  He had been a member of the Progress Industries family, where he was ...

Lisa Ann Dykstra, 68, of rural Kellogg died on Friday, May 15, 2026, at MercyOne in Newton.  A celebration of life visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m., Friday, May 22, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to an Animal Rescue League of the Donor’s Choice may be left at the funeral home. Lisa, the daughter of John William and Frances Marion (Ozbun) Collier, was born on September 8, 1957, in Des Moines.  She grew up in Des ...

Geraldine "Geri" Mary Long, 93, of Newton died on Friday, May 15, 2026, at her home in Park Centre.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials to the Park Centre Activities Fund may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Geri, the daughter of Matthew and Lillian (Corbett) Paden, was born on September 11, 1932, in Rockford, Illinois.  She grew up in Rockford and graduated from East High School in Rockford.  On June 21, 1952, ...

Kimberly “Kim” Sue Heimann, 78, of Newton died on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Newton Village. No services are scheduled at this time.  Memorials to the Jasper County Museum or the Newton Arboretum may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Kim, the daughter of William and Grace (Bergstrom) Leinen, was born on November 24, 1947, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  She grew up in Cedar Falls and graduated from Cedar Falls Price Laboratory High School in 1966. ...