All Obituaries

Anabel L. Ballard, 78, of Newton died on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center.  A celebration of Anabel’s life will be held at a later date.   Anabel, the daughter of Harold and Lillian (Parker) Walker, was born on November 20, 1941 in Grinnell. She grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn High School. After high school, Anabel attended Cosmetology School and worked as a beautician.  In 1968, Anabel was united in marriage with...

Lynnette C. Brodrick, 74, of Newton died on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Newton Health Care Center.  A public visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m., Thursday, June 11, 2020, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The visitation will be followed by a graveside service at Newton Union Cemetery.  Memorials to the American Cancer Society may be left at the funeral home. Lynn, the daughter of Joseph Albert and Gloria (Rasmussen) Dellaert, was born on September 27,...

Carolyn Irene Cannon, 67, of Newton died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown.  A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 1, 2020, at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.  Memorials to Progress Industries may be left at the graveside or mailed to the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Carolyn, the daughter of George and Wilma (O’Riley) Cannon, was born on April 20, 1953 in Newton.  She was a lifelong...

Kurt Wayne Sparks, 50, of Baxter, died on Monday, May 25, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  A public visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, June 12, 2020 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  Social distancing guidelines will be strictly adhered to.  A private family service will be held.  Memorials to Kurt’s family (checks made to Kim Sparks) may be left at the funeral home.  Kurt, the son of LeRoy...

Penny Jo (Petrie) Stevens, 52, of Newton, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center.  A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials to Penny’s family can be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Please make checks payable to Brandon Stevens.     Penny, the daughter of Fred and Naomi (Rawlins) Petrie, was born July 8, 1967, in Des Moines, Iowa. She grew up in Colfax and graduated from Colfax High School...

Darlene P. Bronner, 88, of Newton, formerly of Jesup died on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Park Centre.  A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 21, at the Oaklawn Cemetery in Cresco, Iowa.  Memorials to the American Lutheran Church in Jesup may be mailed to the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.   Darlene, the daughter of Ted and Evelyn (Ratcliff) Gunhus, was born on July 2, 1931 in Cresco. She grew up in Cresco and graduated from...

   Everett Richard Phillips, 82, of Newton, died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at MercyOne Newton Medical Center.  There will be no services at this time.  The Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory is handling the cremation.  Memorials to Everett’s family can be sent directly to the family or to the funeral home. Please make checks payable to Tammy Jackson.    Everett, the son of William Everett and Alice Marie (Martin) Phillips,...

Janice D. Williams, 73, of Newton died on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at MercyOne Newton Medical Center.  A private family service will be held at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  Memorials to Janice’s family (checks made payable to Bill Williams) may be mailed to the funeral home. Janice, the daughter of Clifford Loren and Addie Marguerite (Hollon) Sholley, was born on November 12, 1946 in Kirksville, Missouri. Her family later moved to Iowa where she was...

George M. Hallstrom of Newton left this earth for Heaven on May 16, 2020 at Newton Health Care Center, at the age of 91, while holding the hand of his loving wife.   George was born on April 12, 1929 to John and Caroline (Lidstrom) Hallstrom, both of whom immigrated to the United States from Sweden in the early 1900’s, but met, married, and raised their family of 11 children on their farm near Quamba, Minnesota.  Following his mother’s death when he was 12, George...

Florence Hunt of Kingwood, Texas passed away at the age of 102 on May 13, 2020 in Newton, Iowa.  Florence was born on March 24, 1918 in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Rasmus and Anna (Flo) Nesje.  Florence married Ralph Bailey on February 24, 1941.  Ralph was inducted into the U.S. Army on April 29, 1941 during World War II.  He was killed in action in Italy on February 2, 1944.  On October 28, 1949, Florence married Lloyd Hunt at the Little...