All Obituaries

A Private Family graveside service for Sue will be held. Memorials in Sue’s name (please make checks payable to Brenda Chisholm) may be left at or mailed to the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory, please add, Attn: Taylor Family on the envelope. Carlotta Sue Taylor, the daughter of James and Zylphia (Gray) Boatright was born on November 5, 1945 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She lived in Enid, Oklahoma for 22 years, moving to Newton, Iowa in 1967. On December 22, 1962, Sue was united...

A memorial service for Paul Evert Ross will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorial contributions to the EveryStep Hospice Kavanagh House in Des Moines or the First United Methodist Church in Newton may be left at the funeral home. Paul was born at home September 2, 1929, in Reasnor, Iowa. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1948. Paul was...

Charles “Charlie” Edward Shepard, 76, of Newton died on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Accura Health Care of Newton West. A celebration of life will be held from 4-6 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2022, at the Elks Lodge. Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Hospital may be left at the Elks during the celebration or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Charlie, the son of Charles “Chuck” and Josephine “Jo” (Thomas) Shepard, was born on July 12, 1945 in...

 Mary J. (Freeken) Rozendaal, 85, of Newton died on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Park Centre. A memorial service to honor both Mary and her husband, Ed, who passed away during the COVID pandemic will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2022, at the Lamoille Congregational Community Church in Marshalltown. The family will greet friends after the service with a lunch at the church.  A graveside service will then be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Sully Cemetery. In lieu...

Oscar Alex Mendez, 51, of Newton died on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. A service and burial will be held in New Mexico at a later date. Alex, the son of Placido Delgado and Maria Solis, was born on February 25, 1971, and grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  As an infant he moved to the United States and was raised in New Mexico.  Alex graduated from high school in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  He later moved to Phoenix, Arizona and had lived in Iowa...

William “Bill” Russell Freese, 61, of Newton died on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Comfort House in Pella. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 29, 2022, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends after the service with a lunch at the funeral home.  Memorials in Bill’s name (checks made payable to Debra Freese) may be left at the funeral home.  Bill, the son of William C. and Patsy D. (Good)...

Joe Tony Vrban, 65, of Reasnor, died sober on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Reasnor. No services will be held at this time. Joe, the son of John Frank and Delores (Winn) Vrban, was born on September 7, 1956, in Marion County, Iowa. He could fix anything from walls to cars, so it was only fitting that Joe worked in construction throughout his life. Joe also used this talent to work on a variety of projects for his daughters who he loved. Just as he cared for his daughters, Joe was a loving...

Deb S. Mohler, 64, passed away with family by her side on June 10, 2022, at MercyOne Johnston Hospice Care in Johnston.  A celebration of life will be held from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be directed to MercyOne Johnston Hospice Care, 5820 Winwood Dr. Johnston, IA 50131. Deb was born November 8, 1957, in Newton to Howard and Shirley (Schwarz) Heck. She graduated from Newton...

Maxine Elizabeth McMahon, 87, of Newton died on Friday, June 10, 2022, at Park Centre. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery may be left at the church the day of the service or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.  Maxine, the daughter of Max and Gertrude (Lemke) Schmiedeke, was born on November 14, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  As a young...

Ron “Rookie” Gene Hardenbrook, 65, of Newton died on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Memorials in Ron’s name (checks made payable to Beth Hardenbrook) may be left at the funeral home. Ron, the son of Lester “Hap” and Julia Johanna “Ann” (Birkenholtz)...