Lucile Beyer, 97, of Bowman, ND passed away on August 11, 2014 at the Southwest Healthcare Long Term Center in Bowman.
Funeral Services for Lucile will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Bowman Lutheran Church. Pastor Mark Nygard will officiate with burial to follow in the Bowman Cemetery. There will be a Family and Friends service on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at the Bowman Lutheran Church beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Lucile M. Milton was born on March 3, 1917 in Ives, ND, the daughter of Harris E. and Hattie (Olson) Milton. As a child, Lucile was raised on her grandfathers' farm northeast of Rhame, ND. She attended Ives country school and then to Rhame High School where she graduated in 1935. Lucile was united in marriage to Raymond Beyer on April 4, 1936. They bought a ranch north west of Rhame, raising sheep, cattle and crops. To this union four children where born; daughters, Gail and Cleonne and sons, Dennis and Curt. Lucile belonged to afternoon circle at Bowman Lutheran, treasure of Rhame Lutheran Ruth Circle, Pioneer Homemakers Club, Sod Busters, Sunset Home Auxiliary, Civic League and the morning quilting group. She sold Tupperware for several years. Lucile loved to play cards, made lots of quilts and other crafts, loved to cook and bake bread and she made the best cinnamon rolls.
Lucile and Ray purchased a home and moved to Bowman in 1981. Raymond passed away in 1985. Lucile continued to live in her home in Bowman until September of 2008 when she fell and broke her hip. She moved into the Sunny Apartments in November of 2008 where she lived until January of 2013, when she moved into the Southwest Healthcare Long Term Center.
Lucile is survived by her children; daughter, Gail (Dale) Olson of Bowman, and their children; Linda (Leland) Erickson of Bonners Ferry, ID, Denise (Tom) Kalisiak of Ludlow, SD, and Dala Olson of Bowman, daughter, Cleonne (Robert) Gary of Parker, AZ, and their children, Tine (Chuck) Robertson, Kim Harsch and Dino Gary all of Parker, AZ, son Dennis(Sara) Beyer of Morrill, NE, and their children, Amy De La Hunt of St. Louis, MO, Andrea (Chris) Curtis of Sidney, NE, and Corey (Dani) Beyer of Kansas City, MO, and son Curt Beyer of Tucson, AZ, and his children, Dannielle (Eric) Hutchens of Tucson, AZ, Cody (Lacy) Beyer of Sonarta, AZ and Beau Beyer of Denver, CO, 26 great grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, sister-in-law, Rita Milton, a special niece, Roline Taylor, and special daughter-in-law, Debi Beyer-Fazio.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harris and Hattie, husband, Raymond, brothers, Russell and Donald, sister-in-law, Marge Milton, special nephew, Willie Boyce
Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Services of Bowman in charge of the arrangements.