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Beverly ‘Bev’ Sears

Beverly “Bev” Sears, 92, of Charles City, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Osage Rehab & Health Care Center.

A celebration of life for Beverly will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home in Charles City with Pastor Russ Leeper from St. John Evangelical Church officiating. Inurnment will be at Greenfield Cemetery in Harmony, Minnesota at a later date.

Beverly ‘Bev’ Sears
Beverly ‘Bev’ Sears

A gathering of family and friends will be from 1 p.m. until the start of the service at Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home on Saturday.

Beverly Ann (Vatland) Sears was born in Preston, Minnesota on April 16, 1932. She was the middle of three children born to Alvin and Martha (Haugland) Vatland. She graduated from Mabel High School in 1949 and then attended Winona Business College. Bev was united in marriage to William “Willie” Sears on July 7, 1957, at Garness Church in rural Mabel, Minnesota. The couple moved to Charles City in 1961.

Bev worked in Winona and Rochester, Minnesota and in Charles City. She worked at Peterson Cleaners and at the lunch counter at May’s Drug Store. Bev enjoyed being a wife, loved to cook, bake and collect recipes. She also enjoyed bowling and crossword puzzles. Spending time with her family and friends, and special neighbor, Sharon Uetz, was very important to her. Willie and Bev never missed a family reunion, wedding, or gathering of friends.

She is survived by her brother, Harlan (Gloria) Vatland; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Vatland, Marion Caldwell, Margaret Torkelson, and Karen (Terry) Walker; along with numerous nieces and nephews that held a special place in her heart.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Mervin; sister-in-law, Faye Pederson; and brothers-in-law, Merlin Sears, Roy Caldwell, and Verdon Torkelson.

Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, 1205 South Main Street, Charles City, Iowa 50616 is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left on the Tribute Wall for the family at www.hauserfh.com.

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