Alice M. (Humes) Ladd

   Alice Marie (Humes) Ladd, 95, of Newton, died Sunday, September 6, 2026, at Park Centre in Newton. A visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Animal Rescue League of Iowa can be left at the funeral home.

   Alice, the daughter of W. Avery and Alice Leona (Roberts) Humes, was born March 15, 1931, in Newton.  She was raised in Newton and attended Newton schools. Alice was united in marriage with Virgil E. Chance on August 9, 1947, in Newton. In the years following Virgil’s death in 1950, Alice met Boyd Ladd, and the two were united in marriage on September 3, 1955, in Papillion, Nebraska.  Alice had worked as a phone operator for United Telephone, as a home healthcare aide, and later worked in packaging at the Maytag Dairy Farm, retiring in 2004.  She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she was also a member of the HAAM Bible study group. Alice enjoyed gardening, ballroom dancing, reading, and baking—especially pies.  

   Alice is survived by her children: Cheryl (Curt) Gifford, Virgil (Judie) Chance, and Toni (Greg) McCabe; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Judy Humes; and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents; both of her husbands, Virgil Chance and Boyd Ladd; her son, David Ladd and stillborn son, Timothy Chance; and her grandson, Nate Chance.

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