All Obituaries

Jack’s memorial service will be 11 a.m., Monday, July 23rd at the First Presbyterian Church, 220 N. 2nd Ave. E. in Newton. The family will greet friends from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the funeral home. A private family burial will be held at the Newton Union Cemetery in Newton. Memorials to the First Presbyterian Church or to the Good Samaritan Fund of Park Centre may be left at the church on the morning of the service or at the funeral home. If you wish to mail the...

Marian Joyce (St. John) Sutphin, 92 of Newton died on Friday, July 6, 2018, at Accura Healthcare of Newton East.  A visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory followed by a graveside service at Newton Union Cemetery.  Memorials to Marian’s family will be left at the funeral home. Marian, the daughter of Wilbur and Carrie (Lauritson) St. John, was born on October 10, 1925 in Algona.  She...

Jon Charles Davis, 67, of rural Newton died on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at his home.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 10, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.  Memorials to Jon’s family may be left at the funeral home. Jon, the son of Frank L. and Gladys H. (Sullivan) Davis, was born on January 23, 1951 in Newton.  He graduated from...

Darla Jean Baarda, 60, of Newton died on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at her home.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2018, 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 to the Great Commission Fund at the Community Heights Alliance Church may be left at the funeral home. Darla was born on August 13, 1957 in Des Moines. At the age of 6 months...

B. Joanne (Parsons) Richards, 87, of Newton died on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Accura Healthcare of Newton East.  A funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, July 7, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 1 p.m. until the time of service at the church. Memorials to the Izaak Walton League or to Accura Healthcare of Newton East Activities Fund may be left at the church or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home...

Bob’s memorial service will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 3rd at the First Christian Church, 314 E. 2nd St. N. in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Monday, July 2nd at the First Christian Church in Newton. Burial with military honors will be in the Veteran’s section of the Newton Union Cemetery in Newton. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the First Christian Church or to the ARL of Iowa. The memorials may be left at the church at the times...

Richard “Dick” Marvin Reed, Sr., 73, of Colfax, died on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A celebration of Richard’s life will be held from 12-3 p.m., Sunday, July 15, at the Colfax Country Club.  Memorials to the Colfax Fire and Ambulance or the Jasper County Animal Rescue League may be left at the celebration or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Dick, the son of Leland and Dorothy (Klein) Reed, was born on...

Francis Birkenholtz, 92, of Newton died on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 29, 2018, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends form 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials to the Newton High School – Woods Department (Industrial Tech) or St. Luke’s United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home. Francis was born on...

Nina Nicole Breckenridge, 23 days, of Bondurant died on Saturday, June 23, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.  A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 1, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 1 p.m. until the time of service.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to Nina’s family may be left at the funeral home. Nina, the daughter of Eric and Rose (Crawley) Breckenridge, was born on...

Norman Lewis McDonald, 92, formerly of Kellogg, died on Friday, June 22, 2018, at Village Place Retirement in Marion.  A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at the Union Community Church in Union.  The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.  Memorials to the Iowa State Fair or the Union Community Church may be left at the funeral home or the church...