Obituaries

BRIGHTON - Mary L. Pacha, 88, of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, in St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday in

Miriam L. Ferguson, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, at Pleasant Manor Care Center of Mt. Pleasant.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 120 South Main Street, Mt.

QUINCY, Ill. - Alvin R. Tervelt, 93, of Quincy, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, in Good Samaritan Home.      Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, in Hansen-Spear Funeral home in Quincy with the Rev. Mike Duffy and the Rev. Steve Disseler officiating. Burial will be in Fenton Cemetery, Fenton, Ill. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to a charity of

WINFIELD - John H. Miller, 80, of Olds, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, in Sunrise Terrace in Winfield.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, in the Olds United Church of Christ. Interment will follow in the Cambrian Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday in Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the

John D. Reneger, 83, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, in the Washington Care Center following a short illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, in the Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington with the Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Visitation will begin at noon today in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment with military honors

John H. Miller, 80, of Olds, died Tuesday, Dec. 25 at Sunrise Terrace Care Center of Winfield.Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Olds United Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Cambrian Cemetery.Memorials have been established

Burton Paul Mahle, 79, of Plainview, Minn., a longtime music professor and choir director, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at his home.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at Peace United Methodist Church, located on Highway 42 between Elgin, Minn., and Plainview, with the Rev. Deanna Woodward officiating. A private interment will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.Memorials are suggested to

No public memorial service will be held and the body has been cremated. Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell is in charge of the arrangements.      GRINNELL - Glenna Pauline "Polly" Jolly, 87, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Grinnell.      No public memorial service will be held and the body has been cremated. Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell is in charge of the arrangements.      Mrs. Jolly was born Jan.

KALONA - Pauline R. Snider, 83, of Kalona, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, in the Sharon Center United Church in Kalona with the Rev. Doug Cue officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Memorials may be made to

ROCKFORD-Richard Reinhard "Dick" Pump, 81, of 602 1st Ave. NW, Rockford, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at the 11th St. Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City, Iowa, of natural causes. Funeral services were held on Monday, Dec. 24, 2007 at the Zion Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main, Rockford, Iowa at 11 a.m., with Pastor Patricia Shaw officiating. Visitation was held at the Zion Lutheran Church, Rockford, Iowa