She would even take her grandchildren out of daycare to take home and spoil. Whenever there was an opportunity, Beverly would take home a grandchild or two to spend time at the farm. Bev and Vernon followed the grandchildren and great grandchildren in their sporting events, oftentimes camping out during swim team meets. Bev loved deeply and was devoted to her family. Bev and Vernon had a special group of friends that they all met up with at the dances and there was an unwritten rule that whichever couple went home first could plan on company from the dance for a 2 AM breakfast.īev will be remembered for her quick wit and charm and usually getting her own way. Bev and Vernon loved to go dancing at Genevieve Hall, Legion Hall and anywhere they had a dance. She would drive the pickup truck and camper bringing “Meals on Wheels” to the cowboys and cowgirls with one overnight stay on the prairie.īev and Vernon loved playing cards and most weekends they could be found playing pinochle and whist with friends and family. At the beginning of her marriage, and into the early 80s, the Copenhaver Ranch would trail cattle up through north Valley County, just south of the Canadian Border. During harvest season, the crew could always count on Bev for a delicious lunch delivered to the field, always making it into a special time. Bev and Vernon traveled for Trap Shoots and made many lifelong friends. Many will remember Bev for setting up a “Big Feed” during the Pistol Shoots that the family hosted at the Copenhaver Ranch. One could always spot Bev at the store as she was described as the lady with the blonde bouffant hairdo and the pencil stuck behind her ear.įor many years Bev could always be counted on making pies for the Hinsdale Methodist Church dinners and fund-raisers with pumpkin pie being her specialty. She retired after lovingly giving 40 years of dedicated service to JC Penney’s. She and younger sisters all wore the same wedding dress, later worn by niece Leya in a style show.īeverly began her long-term employment with JC Penney’s as a part of her high school DECA program. Though she often claimed she was adopted, there was no denying the close resemblance they all bore. She belonged to the Methodist Church in Glasgow.īeverly was the middle child of seven closely-knit siblings born less than eight years in the 1930s. Bev was voted “Best Dancer” in her class.īeverly married Vernon Edward Copenhaver on Februand made their newlywed home in Glasgow in the Keagy Apartments before moving to Hinsdale and starting their family. Beverly received her education from the Glasgow School system, graduating from GHS in 1953.
A memorial has been established to the Hinsdale Ambulance Service and Pioneer Museum of Glasgow.īeverly was born March 20, 1935, at FMDH to John and Aileen (Christinson) Rusher.
Funeral services and burial for Beverly Aileen Copenhaver, 87, of Hinsdale, Montana, who died August 22, 2022, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, will be held Saturday, Augat 11 AM, at Hinsdale Hillview Cemetery, with Pastor Doris Tollefson officiating.
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