Agnes Burns

Agnes J. Burns, 96, of Marshalltown passed away Sunday morning, September 27, 2020 at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown while under the care of Iowa River Hospice. To honor her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A graveside funeral service and burial at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Richland Center, WI, will be announced at a later date. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with caring for Agnes and her family. To leave a condolence or for further information, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Agnes Joyce was born on July 13, 1924 in Cazenovia, WI and was one of twenty-five children born to the parents of Elmer and Edna (Shaw) Denman. Agnes grew up in Richland County, WI and Richland Center and had attended school there. She was united in marriage to Lester Burns in the spring of 1946 and the couple made their home in Genoa and Byron, IL before moving to Marshalltown in 2007.  Agnes dearly loved being a homemaker, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.  She was famous for her homemade noodles and “wonder buns,” which she often served at her big Thursday night meals.  Agnes could make any house look like a home.  She was a simple, yet classy lady who loved her “bling.”  In her free time, Agnes enjoyed creating ceramics, quilting, latch-hooking, canning and playing the organ. Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Diana “Jodi” Allison, Debra (John) Klemm and Debbie Warner; her grandchildren: Chris (Tim) Macklin, Cathy Cantrell, Caryn (Robert) Jacobson, Michael King, Jack Bonde, Tami Brewer (Kelly Turnbull), Brenda (James) Butz, Sarah (Brent) Bell, Deanna (Scott) Forst, Denise (Jason) Beard, Angie Dozie, Kim (Tom) Oliver, Kevin (Romonica) Hall, Heather Bruno (John Cowan), Katina Torres, Joe Torres, Jason Torres and Justin Torres; numerous great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Leonard Denman; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. In eternal life, Agnes has been reunited with her parents; her husband, Lester; two daughters, Donna Mancillas and Darlene Lundgren; her son David Allison; 23 siblings, including her twin brother, Allie; her granddaughter, Jessica Lyn and her great-granddaughter, Tabbithia Watts.