Allspach, Mary Ann (Bruce) 1951-2016

ALLSPACH, BRUCE, SUMPTER, SHEPARD, BROWN, FROAH, ELWELL

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 12/17/2016 at 17:13:22

Mary Ann Allspach (Bruce)
February 16, 1951 ~ November 22, 2016 (age 65)

Mary Ann Allspach, 65, of Newton stepped into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, after a long hard fight with breast cancer. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 30, at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials for the Newton Police Department Shop with a Cop or for Mammograms to Save Lives may be left at the funeral home or the church the day of the service.

Mary, the daughter of Fred and Barbara (Sumpter) Shepard, was born February 16, 1951 in Newton. She was a 1969 graduate of Newton High School and attended DMACC. Mary was united in marriage with Jerry E. Allspach on November 9, 1968 in Newton. They were blessed with three daughters: Tina, Sue, and Shari. Mary worked for the City of Newton at the Newton Police Department for 26 years. She attended Cornerstone Bible Fellowship and Cowboy Church.

Mary enjoyed caring for and serving others. She spent much time tending a large garden, cutting firewood, and working hard. She enjoyed playing cards, country music shows, and going to amusement and water parks. Mary also loved her trips to Branson and traveling to warm and sunny Mexico beaches. She loved children, and was often seen with one in tow. She loved sharing the love of Jesus with them. Mary was a silent prayer warrior, faithfully praying for her friends and family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

Those left to carry on her legacy are her three daughters, Tina (Dan) Brown of Newton, Sue Allspach of Des Moines, and Shari (Matt) Froah of Bloomfield; grandchildren, McKinley, Brendan, and Kieran Brown, Lydia Elwell, and Jaryn, Japheth, Jocelynn, and Jesseca Froah; her siblings, Jack Bruce of San Francisco, California and Rob (Barb) Shepard of Newton; and her many nieces and nephews.

Mary was preceded in death by her grandparents; parents; biological father, John Frances Bruce; husband, Jerry, on January 23, 2014; and a brother, Danny Bruce. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 22 Nov 2016.