Beverly Lewis

Obituary of Beverly Joan Lewis

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Beverly Lewis, 79, of Niles, passed away at Lakeland Hospital in Niles on Saturday, September 19, 2020, with her family by her side. Beverly was born on November 8, 1940, to the late Wilbur and Lucy (Burbridge) Utrup in Benton Harbor. She was the second of four children and graduated from Berrien Springs High School in 1958. Shortly after high school, November of 1961, Bev wed her one true love, Larry Lewis. The two met in Niles at the Thomas Drive-in and their love blossomed into a lifetime of partnership, parenting, and true love. Bev worked at Tyler’s Refrigeration as a secretary until she took some time off to raise her children. After all the kids were in school she went to work at Kmart and finally settled at the Niles Post Office. Bev made some lifelong friends in her 25 years at the post office. She loved the outdoors, especially if it involved fishing. While Larry was at work Bev often fished the Pokagon Creek behind their house and once caught a brown trout so large the local reporter came to take her picture for the newspaper. She thoroughly enjoyed the fight of reeling in a good pike or bass and sharing that enjoyment regularly with her husband. The two traveled all over to fish and hunt for mushrooms when the weather was nice. During the winter months, she and Larry spent much of their free time working on puzzles together. She also was excellent at cooking and canning. She helped in the vegetable garden and canned everything she could for the family. Bev could often be found teaching her grandchildren how to cook their favorite cookies. Bev had a love for adventure and that led her and her family on many vacations. She was a yearly visitor to the Bahamas, Interlochen, and loved her trips with her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband, Larry Lewis; children, Laura (Mark) Palmer of North Webster, Indiana, Larry (Kathy Knoll) Lewis of Niles, and Linda (Douglas) Shelton of Berrien Springs; grandchildren, Micky, Michele, Emma, Natasha, Sean, and Tyler; eight great-grandchildren with one more on the way; siblings, Barb Clem of Berrien Springs, Kathy Heil of West Jordan, Utah, and Darlene (John) Morse of Spring Lake, Michigan; and many extended family members and close friends. A private family service will be held at this time and a public celebration of life will be held at a later date.
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