Beverly “Bev” Bryan, 70, of Newton passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Park Centre Health Care, under the care of Wesley Life Hospice, after a lengthy illness.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 45 years Ken; a brother Curt Ferneau; and a sister Glenda Beaver.

Funeral services for Bev will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be in Palo Alto Cemetery, rural Newton. Memorials are being designated in Bev’s name to the Good Samaritan Fund at Park Centre, and may be left at the funeral home.