PACHA, Stephen R. 1945 - 2020

PACHA, HOFFMAN, NELSON, OVERTURFF, LAWSON, LEWIS

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/18/2021 at 18:33:11

"Southeast Iowa Union / Fairfield Ledger"
Monday, July 27, 2020
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STEPHEN R. PACHA
Birmingham

Stephen R. PACHA, 84, of rural Birmingham, died unexpectedly at his home Friday morning, July 24, 2020. He was born July 30, 1945, in Fairfield, to Richard Paul and Mary Lorraine (HOFFMAN) PACHA. Steve grew up in the Pleasant Plain area and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1963. He married Evelyn Marie NELSON on October 16, 1965 at St. Joseph Church, East Pleasant Plain. He attended St. Ambrose University where he majored in Physics and served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1963 to 1969. He was a member of MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) from 1975 to the present and currently the Executive Officer for Iowa. Steve was active in his community, a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where he served on the Parish Council, was an officer on the St. Joseph Cemetery Association, was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, farmed from 1965 to 1991, owned and operated Pacha Crane Service 1985 to 2016, was a school bus driver, volunteer fireman on the Birmingham Fire Department, Fairfield School Board, Midwest Old Threshers Board, Midwest Central Railroad Board, Jefferson County Farm Bureau Board and current member of the Midwest Old Threshers Foundation Board. He was also an officer of the Fairfield Pistol Club and belonged to the Southeast Iowa Sportsman Shooting Group. He was blessed with the mechanical ability to fix most anything and had recently built a log splitter from scratch and used it to split logs for the Annual Fall Bazaar for St. Joseph Church.

Steve is survived by his wife, Evelyn; son, John and his wife Angela, Marion; four grandchildren, Clara, Caleb, Blaise and Cooper; five brothers, Joe (Jennifer) of Bettendorf, Chris (Lorraine) of Davenport, Tim (Jackie) of Fairfield, David (Kierston) of Brighton and Rick (Lori) of Coralville; and three sisters, Mary Diane OVERTURFF (Harry) of Libertyville, Cathy LAWSON of Des Moines and Pat PACHA of Iowa City. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Pat LEWIS and husband Ron of Oxford, Iowa; many nieces, nephews and friends.

His parents preceded him in death.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2020, at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain with Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening 6 to 8:30 p.m. in front of St. Joseph Chruch. Memorials to St. Joseph Cemetery Association or for Masses may be left at the church or mailed to the family at 10193 Hwy 1, Birmingham, IA 52535. Due to contiuing COVID-19 concerns, Social Distancing will be observed with a drive by type visitation in front of the church. Seating during mass will be restricted but available in both the Chapel area and the Fellowship Hall. Gould Funeral Home of Brighton is in charge of arrangements.

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