Dea, Beverly Rae (Hauptman) (1930 - 2021)

DEA, DITTMAR, TUEL, SCHECHINGER, PURVIANCE, HAUPTMAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/11/2022 at 18:38:38

Name of deceased: Beverly Rae Dea (nee Hauptman)

Aged: 91 yrs, 3 mo, 26 days

Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Born: Aug. 31, 1930; rural Julian, Otoe County, NE

Died: Dec. 26, 2021; Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, Dec. 31, 2021; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Avoca, IA; burial was in Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Children, David Dea (spouse, Joanne) of Lubec, ME, Dana Dea (spouse, Sheilla) of Gothenburg, NE, Donald Dea (spouse, Sally) of Auburn, NE, Duane Dea of Elk Horn, NE, Deanna Dittmar of Elk Horn, NE, Denise Tuel of Shelby, IA, Debra Schechinger of Harlan, IA, Doreen Dea of Council Bluffs, IA, Dennis Dea (spouse, Rachael) of Shelby, IA, Delia Purviance (spouse, Brad) of Lynch, NE, Darren Dea (spouse, Amy) of Templeton, IA, and Derrick Dea (spouse, Sherry) of Greenwood, NE; 41 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Helen Dea of Council Bluffs, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Herman Ray and Marie Cecilia (nee O’Neil) Hauptman’ husband, Donald Dea; half-brother, Herman Ray Hauptman, Jr.; sisters, Sarene Button, Leatrice Fulop, Reba Hunzeker, and Verda Dykstra; Donald’s parents, William B. Dea and Cecilia H. Dargin; sons-in-law, Timothy Tuel and Donald Schechinger

Education: Attended elementary school in Peru, NE and then attended Fairview White High School, Dayton, OH, graduating with the Class of 1947. She attended Peru State Teachers College, Peru, NE.

Religious affiliation: Member, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Avoca, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Donald Joseph Dea; April 16, 1951; Dayton, OH

Employment: Before starting their family, Beverly worked as a clerk at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH, while Don was stationed in Iceland. She then moved with her husband as he served in various Air Force assignments in MA, IL, MS and TX before they settled in Shelby County, IA to farm.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

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