LERAAEN, Beverly J. (Bachman) 1936-2001

LERAAEN, BACHMAN

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 10/6/2006 at 18:21:01

AUSTIN, MINNESOTA -- The funeral for Beverly J. Leraaen will be 1 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, Iowa, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Leraaen, 65, of St. Ansgar, formerly of Austin, died Sunday (May 13, 2001), at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage, Iowa.

Beverly J. Bachman was born March 22, 1936, in Austin. She was baptized and confirmed in Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle. She graduated from Lyle High School in 1954.

She married Oral (Bud) K. Leraaen on May 15, 1955, and they moved to St. Ansgar. She worked at St. Ansgar Mills from 1963 to 1979 as a bookkeeper. She also worked for the St. Ansgar school district as business manager. In 1984, they moved to Boone, Iowa, where she was board secretary for Boone Community Schools for 13 years. In Boone, she was also secretary of the Morning Kiwanis for five years and director of the Boone County Credit Bureau for five years. She was a member of the Boone Golf and Country Club and an active member of the Augustana Lutheran Church in Boone. They returned to St. Ansgar in 1997. Mrs. Leraaen served as president of the American Legion Auxiliary for two terms, was an active member of the First Lutheran Church, belonged to the Mary-Ruth Circle and served as treasurer of the church. She enjoyed shopping for her grandchildren, and socializing with friends.

She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Nancy Johnson of Osage, Iowa; two sons, Scott (Denise) and Eric (Lynn), both of St. Ansgar; six grandchildren; her mother, Elinor Bachman of Lyle; and a sister, Sue Young of Pomona, Calif. She was preceded in death by an infant son.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.