Elisa Clementina Wallace, 100, of Burlington, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at her home.
Born June 26, 1921, in Piacenza, Italy, she was the daughter of Carlo and Maria Sartori Bisi. On Oct. 25, 1946, she married Richard Newton Wallace in Piacenza, Italy. He died on Aug. 14, 1995.
She was of the Catholic faith.
Survivors include five children, Charles Wallace of Houston, Minn., Maria Wallace of Kansas City, Mo., Louis Wallace of Burlington, Robert Wallace of Ottumwa, and Tony Wallace of Carman, Ill.;11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Prugh Crematory.
A memorial visitation will be from 2 until 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27 at Prugh-Thielen Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for St. Jude Children's Hospital or the Burlington Special Needs Foundation.