All Obituaries

Richard Alvin Cole, 78, of Newton died on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at his home.  A private family burial will be held at the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery in Van Meter. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Croix Hospice may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Richard, the son of Roy Roscoe and Sylvia Inez (Boyd) Cole, was born on February 28, 1946 in Keosauqua, Iowa. He grew up in Keosauqua and graduated from Van Buren High School. After high school, Richard served...

Raymond Martin Dydell, Jr., 47, of Newton died on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at MercyOne Newton. A celebration of Ray’s life will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 18, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, memorials in Ray’s name to be used for his children (checks made payable to Pam Hackathorn) may be left at the funeral home. Ray, the son of Raymond...

John William “Bill” Jenkins, Jr., 67, of Newton died on Friday, April 12, 2024, at his home. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, April 18, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials in Bill’s name (checks made payable to Janice Jenkins) may be left at the funeral home. Bill, the son of John William “Bill” and Leitha (Gragg) Jenkins, Sr., was born on December 18, 1956 in Newton. He grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton...

Deborah Burtlow, 70, of Newton, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at Park Centre in Newton. A celebration of life will be held May 25, 2024, at the East Shelter at Rock Creek State Park, beginning at 10 a.m. Memorials in Deb’s name (make checks payable to James Burtlow) can be brought to the celebration or left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.     Deb, the daughter of Dale and Ruth (Burk) Miller, was born December 7, 1953, in...

Edwin Wheeler, 86, of Newton passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024, surrounded by family after a brief battle with cancer. A graveside service at Coon Rapids Cemetery followed by a celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Edwin’s name to American Legion Post #111 in Newton. Edwin, the son of Ralph and Norma (Owen) Wheeler, was born October 2, 1937 in Carroll, Iowa. He graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1955....

Lucy Schwarz, 82, of rural Newton, died on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at her home. Barbara Lucille “Lucy”, daughter of Harley and Dorothy (Ruple) Johnson, was born on November 25, 1941 in Vilonia, Arkansas. In 1946, her brother Carl “Sonny” Franklin, completed the family. As a child, Lucy grew up in the hills of Arkansas. For a while, her parents moved to Washington state for work and Lucy and her brother stayed in Arkansas with their grandparents and other family...

Lisa Mary Cunningham, 63, of rural Newton died on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A celebration of her life will be held from 4-6 p.m., Monday April 15, at the Hy-Vee Market Grill. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Izaak Walton League may be left at the celebration or the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The following obituary was written by Lisa…….. If you’re reading this, it finally happened. I died. It was inevitable of...

Joseph DeVorss “J.D.” Wood, 95, of Newton died on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Park Centre in Newton. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 6, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home and again after the service with a lunch.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to Wesley Life Hospice may be left at the funeral home. J.D., the son of Clarence and Inez (DeVorss)...

   Rob J. Snook, 72, of Newton, died Sunday, March 31, 2024, at his home in Newton. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.  Memorials in Rob’s name (checks made payable to Debi Snook) can be sent to the family or to the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.    Rob, the son of Burton Ellis and Willadean (Lewellen) Snook, was born October 30, 1951, in Newton. He was a 1970 graduate of Newton High School, where he...

   Beverly Starrett, 96, of Grinnell, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Windsor Manor in Grinnell.  The family will greet friends from 12-1 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association can be left at the funeral home.    Beverly, the daughter of John and Lela (O’Brien) Elscott, was born March 9, 1928, in Newton. She grew up on a farm north of Killduff. She graduated from...