Aberdeen: Beverly Ann Evans, 77, of Aberdeen passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at ManorCare Health Services in Aberdeen.
A private family memorial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., in Aberdeen is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may sign her online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.
Beverly Ann Ferguson was born July 4, 1935, to Forrest and Margaret Helen (Lormas) Ferguson in Lansing, Mich. Beverly's mother and stepfather, Andrew Wood, raised her and her two brothers, Edward and Robert Wood, in Chula Vista, Calif.
Beverly was united in marriage to Everett (Bob) Evans on Aug. 25, 1953, in California. Their union was blessed with four daughters: Donna Svarstad, Jacqueline Evans, Kathryn Benhart and Cheryl Reed. In 1973, the family moved to Aberdeen, where Beverly attended Presentation College and earned her degree as a registered nurse. She became employed with Avera St. Luke's Hospital and continued working there until the time of her retirement.
Beverly was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother, adored by her family to whom she was lovingly devoted. She was an accomplished pianist and seamstress and left a legacy of needlework in our homes and loving memories in our hearts. Beverley had an adventurous soul and loved traveling with her family, leaving many happy memories of trips to Disneyland, the Black Hills, Hawaii and spending her anniversaries in Medora.
Surviving Beverly is her husband of almost 60 years, Everett (Bob) Evans of Aberdeen; her daughters, Jacqueline Evans of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kathryn (Ron) Benhart of Lake Stevens, Wash., and Cheryl (Tim) Reed of Bath, S.D.; her two brothers: Robert Wood and Edward Wood, both of Fort Collins, Colo.; her grandchildren: Kayden, Christopher and Jenna Svarstad of Aberdeen, Jason Evans of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dustin Barton of Maui, Hawaii, Jessica (Mike) of Lake Stevens, Wash., Tarah (Dana) Bertsch of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kenneth Reed of Columbia, S.D., and Michelle Fortin of Mitchell, S.D.; her great-grandchildren: Ashley Warburton, Makayla Keegan, Nikkia Evans, Skylar and Hailey Bertsch, and Mallory and Mason Fortin.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Donna; and one great-grandson, Evan.