March 29, 2024

Micah J. Gunsaulus

Micah J. Gunsaulus, 47, of Newton, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at the Newton Christian Reformed Church, 511 S. Fifth Ave. E. in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials to Teen Challenge of Arizona (make checks payable to Teen Challenge) may be left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home please add, Attn: Gunsaulus Family on the envelope.

Micah, the son of Jim and Karen (Laffoon) Gunsaulus Shannon, was born on May 2, 1967, in Newton. He graduated from Newton High School in 1985. Recently, he had worked as a counselor with Teen Challenge of Arizona and a curriculum developer with Franklin Virtual High School. He was an avid reader and writer, and he enjoyed music, mushroom hunting and spending time with his niece and nephews.

Micah is survived by his mother, Karen (Larry) Shannon; brother, Aaron (Cami) Gunsaulus of Newton; niece, Elizabeth; nephews, Joshua, Caleb, Nathan, Stephen and Daniel all of Newton; and several step brothers and sisters.

He was preceded in death by his father, James D. Gunsaulus in 1991.