Veris Lorraine (Buehneman) Beardsley (1924 - 2011)

Born 22 Sep 1924 in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa

Wife of Ralph Dale Beardsley — married 13 Oct 1945 in Sigourney, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 2011 at age 86 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa

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Veris (Buehneman) Beardsley was married to a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Veris was born in 1924. She is the daughter of Louis F. and Hazel (Sadler) Buehnemann. She passed away in 2011. ^[1]

Obituary

Veris Lorraine Beardsley age, 86, of Anamosa died Tuesday August 9, 2011 at Silvercrest of Anamosa Residential Living Center.

Services will be held 11:00 am Friday August 12, 2011 at the Goettsch Funeral Home in Anamosa. Rev. Mike Williams will officiate at the service. Friends may call starting at 9:00am Friday at the Funeral Home. Internment will be at the Wilcox Cemetery in Viola. Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.

Surviving are 2 sons Kim (Rebecca) Beardsley of Anamosa and Brad (Jan) Beardsley of Laura, Illinois; 5 grandchildren and 6 great grand children; She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph (1963); a son Kenneth (1997); a sister Eris Buehneman; 2 brothers Norman and Carroll.

Veris Lorraine Buehneman was born September 22, 1924 in Sigourney, Iowa. She was the daughter of Louis and Hazel Sadler Buehneman. She attended the University of Iowa. On October 13, 1945 Veris and Ralph Beardsley were united in marriage in Sigourney, Iowa. She worked at the University of Iowa Children’s hospital in Iowa City, and then taught Country School in Cass Township in Jones County. She served as Anamosa City Clerk, later she Managed Hank’s Hardware in Anamosa. She later volunteered at Jackson Elementary School in Cedar Rapids for which she received the Governors Volunteer award from Governor Vilsak in 2002. In her later years she provided childcare from her home. Veris was an avid painter of wildlife and landscapes. She attended the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Anamosa. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary in Anamosa. She was known as a woman fisherman, and enjoyed doing crosswords. [Goettsch Funeral Home]

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Sources

• Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999: Veris Larraine Buehnemann, born 22 Sep 1924, christened 8 Apr 1934, Keokuk, Keokuk County^[2]
• 1930 US Census: Plank, Keokuk County, IA, 2 & 3 Apr 1930, Enumeration District 17, Sheet 1A^[3]
• Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996: Ralph D. Beardsley & Veris Lorrain Buehneman, 13 Oct 1945, Keokuk County^[4][5]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #74789130: Wilcox Cemetery, Fairview IA (no g.s. photo)

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Profile created by John Beardsley, 13 May 2017. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 4 Jun 2017.
2. ↑ "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
3. ↑ Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; Roll: 662; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 720.0; FHL microfilm: 2340397
4. ↑ Ralph's parents listed as Howard Beardsley and Elsa Hurt; Veris' parents Louis F. Buehnemann and Hazel Sadler.
5. ↑ Iowa, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 - GS Film Number: 002026008, Digital Folder Number: 004266909, Image Number 00458