Beaver, Elinor A.

March 29, 1925 - March 14, 2023

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Elinor A. Beaver of Tekamah, NE, died Tuesday, March 14, following a brief illness at the age of 97. Elinor Allene Dudgeon was born March 29, 1925 in Omaha to Roy and Allene Dudgeon. She graduated from Blair High School in 1942. She was married to Clarence D. (Terry) Beaver on June 3, 1955.

She is survived by her daughter, Lisa (Mark) Kaplan; son, Jim; grandchildren: Audrey (Andy) Bernstein, Meredith (Jarren) Gard, Rachel Beaver, Madeline Beaver and Ben Kaplan; Jim's daughters' mother, Laurie O'Byrne; great-grandchildren, Lennox and Walker Gard and Levi Bernstein; numerous nieces and nephews and many beloved friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Terry; her sister, Jacqueline Lauritsen; and brothers, Wayne Dudgeon and Lyle Dudgeon.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, March 20, at 10:30am at the Presbyterian Church in Tekamah.

PELAN FUNERAL SERVICES Tekamah, NE | 402-374-1551

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Elinor Allene Beaver of Tekamah died Tuesday, March 14 following a brief illness at the age of 97.

She was born March 29, 1925 in Omaha to Roy and Allene Dudgeon of Blair and graduated from Blair High School in 1942.

She married Clarence D. (Terry) Beaver on June 3, 1955. Elinor and Terry moved to Tekamah upon purchase of Plaindealer Publishing Company in 1964. After Terry’s retirement, they spent several winters at their home in Mission, Texas.

Elinor was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and Tekamah Presbyterian Church where she was a volunteer for the Logos program for kids.

“Elly”, as she was known to family and friends, loved to sing and dance to big band music. She loved to read, especially her morning newspaper and fiction novels. She enjoyed gardening and spending time at the river.

Community was important to Elinor, and she did her best to support the businesses of Tekamah. She was a great conversationalist and community historian. Her family would joke about her uncanny ability to trace the genealogy of local residents.

She is survived by her daughter Lisa (Mark) Kaplan, son Jim, grandchildren Audrey Beaver (Andy Bernstein), Meredith (Jarren) Gard, Rachel Beaver, Madeline Beaver, and ben Kaplan, Jim’s daughters’ mother Laurie O’Byrne, great-grandchildren Lennox and Walker Gard and Levi Bernstein, numerous nieces and nephews and many beloved friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Terry, her sister Jacqueline Lauritsen and brothers Wayne Dudgeon and Lyle Dudgeon.

In Loving Memory of Elinor A. Beaver

97 years, 11 months, 13 days

Born Elinor Allene Dudgeon March 29, 1925 Omaha, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Eternal Rest March 14, 2023 Omaha, Nebraska

Memorial Service 10:30am Monday, March 20, 2023 First Presbyterian Church, Tekamah, Nebraska. Officiant: Rev. Owen Derrick. Special Music; “In The Sweet By and By”, “In The Mood”. Accompanist: Linda Rogers.

Interment: Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Nebraska

Arrangements by Pelan Funeral Services Tekamah

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

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