Berdeen Freda [Johnson] Beardsley 1927-2012

WORK, JOHNSON, BEARDSLEY, ELBERT, OSTWALD, MEADOR

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Date: 5/2/2012 at 14:55:26

DEATH NOTICE:

(The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa March 28, 2012)

BEARDSLEY, Berdean, 84, of Grand River, Iowa, died on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at her home. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 2012 at st. Patrick's Catholic Church in Grand River, Iowa with Father Glen Wilderding officiating. Interment was in the Grand River Cemetery.

Obituary -

(The Leon Jornal-Reporter Leon, Iowa March 28, 2012)

BERDEAN BEARDSLEY ... Berdean Freda Beardsley, age 84 of Grand River, Iowa, daughter of Lyle and Ruby [Work] Johnson, was born June 2, 1927 near Armstrong, Iowa and died March 22, 2012 at her home in Grand River.

When Berdean was about a year old, her family moved to Avoca, Minnesota. They farmed until the spring of 1932, when they moved to Algona, Iowa. Berdean, her two brothers, and three sisters grew up in Algona.

Berdean attended the Algona schools and also the Methodist Church. She joined the Catholic Church shortly before she married Don Beardsley. Berdean and Don were married at Algona on May 23, 1951. They spent a lifetime as loving and devoted best friends.

They moved to a farm near Grand River and lived and worked happily the next 30 years. After retiring and moving into Grand River, they spent about eight winters in the South. During Berdean's battle with cancer, the caring people of Grand River provided transportation to treatments, brought food to the house, and helped in many other ways.

Besides a good husband, Berdean could have loved no one more than her good mother, brothers, and sisters.

She was preceded in death by her mother; two brothers, Doyle and Delferd Johnson; three sisters: Illa Mae Elbert, Sharon Lee Ostwald, and Vanecia "Van" Meador; four nephews;and three great nephews.

Berdean is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Don Beardsley of Grand River; many nieces and nephews and their children and grandchildren; good friend Connie Boles and husband Garry of Grand River; and other relatives and many friends.