Pastor mourned after gas leak in dorm (AP)

PEARISBURG, Va. - Members of a Lutheran congregation gave spontaneous testimonials Sunday to their retired pastor who died in a college dormitory where more than 100 people were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak. "What I missed when we sang that first song was Pastor Vierling. He led us," Cheryl Mertz told the 35 worshippers at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, her voice cracking. The Rev. Walter J. Vierling, 91, was found dead Friday morning, as emergency officials helped people staying in ...