Beverly
J.
Farver, 86, of Waterloo died Monday, October 7, 2019, at
Chandler Place in
Kendallville.
She was born September 16, 1933, in DeKalb County
to Cecil and
Ruth (Shafer) Stomm.
She attended Fairfield Elementary School and
graduated from Ashley
High School in 1951.
On Christmas Eve 1951, she married Robert W.
Farver. At the
time, he was serving in the U.S. Air Force, and they lived in
Colorado, Utah,
and South Dakota.
Mrs. Farver worked as a bookkeeper for their
construction
business, Farver Construction. She also worked at the Steuben
County Recorder’s
office for 14 years.
Beverly was a member of St. John’s United Church
of Christ at
Hudson where she played the piano, served as Treasurer of the
Ladies Guild, and
helped with Bible School. She was also a 4-H leader for the
Smithfield Busy Bee
4-H Club, a member of the Never Idle Home Extension Club, and a
long-time
member of the former Work & Play Club of Hudson. Beverly and
her husband
belonged to the Shirts and Skirts Square Dance Club where they
served as
president and attended square dances all around the area.
Beverly loved to make ceramics and sew. Her
family was her whole
life and was very important to her.
Surviving are three sons, Robert (Jeri) Farver,
Jr. of Ashley,
Daniel (Mary) Farver of Ashley, and Breck (Julie) Farver of
Waterloo; a
daughter, Pam (John) Kissinger of Fowlerville, Michigan; nine
grandchildren,
Misty (Jim) Grubbs, Stacey (Zach) Leahy, Sarah (Jared) Staub,
Susan Farver,
Rachel Farver Kissinger, Jacob (Gaby) Farver, Stephanie(Brad)
Shuman, Kayla
(Haran) Santiago, and Kyle Kissinger; and 11
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband; two
sisters, Geraldine Miller and Helen Ransburg; and four
stepsisters, Beverly
Kiester, Margaret Scherff, Norma Murphy, and Louann Miller.
Funeral services will be Friday, October 11,
2019, at 11 a.m. at
St. John’s United Church of Christ in Hudson with Pastor Kim
Nusbaum
officiating. Burial will be in Circle Cemetery, Hudson.
Calling is Thursday, October 10, 2019, from 4 to
8 p.m. at Young
Family Funeral Home, Hudson-Ashley Chapel, 612 North Main
Street, Hudson and
one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Preferred memorials are to St. John’s United
Church of Christ.
Young Family Funeral Home
October 8, 2019
Submitted By: Jim Cox
nyclvr2012@gmail.com