Jerry E. Allspach

Jerry E. Allspach, 65, of Newton, Iowa, stepped into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ  on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials in Jerry‘s name may be left at the funeral home or the church the morning of the service.

Jerry, the son of Marvin and Thelma (Reynolds) Allspach, was born on Dec. 20, 1948, in Newton. He was united in marriage with Mary Ann Bruce on Nov. 9, 1968. They were blessed with three daughters: Tina, Sue, and Shari. Jerry worked for the Maytag Company for more than 31 years, was a member of the Local UAW 997 and retired in 1998. He attended Cornerstone Bible Fellowship and Cowboy Church. Jerry enjoyed fishing, vegetable gardening, hunting, trapping, and cutting wood. He was a Bible scholar, a faithful witness for Jesus Christ, and loved his church families. Jerry was a loving and devoted husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend.

Those left to honor Jerry’s memory are his wife, Mary Ann Allspach of Newton; three daughters, Tina (Dan) Brown of Newton, Sue Allspach of Des Moines and Shari (Matt) Froah of Newton; his grandchildren, McKinley Brown, Brendan Brown, and Kieran Brown, Lydia Elwell, Jaryn Froah, Japheth Froah, Jocelynn Froah, and Jesseca Froah; siblings, Gary (Harriett) Allspach of Newton, Stanley (Pat) Allspach of Melrose, Henry (Mary Ann) Allspach of Melrose, and Anita Layer and Newton; and his many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.