V. Beverly Hueske

June 9, 1923- August 30, 2010 V. Beverly Hueske, beloved wife and mother passed on Monday, August 30, of a massive brain hemorrhage at Kaiser Hospital's Comfort Care Unit in Santa Rosa. She is survived by her husband Ben Hueske, her children: Peggy Munich (Fred) of Oakland, Jim Hueske (Gloria) of Cottage Grove, OR, and Nancy Hueske of McKinleyville; her grandsons: Carl Hueske of Eugene, OR, William Munich (Nora) of Oakland, Chris Munich of Oakland, and great grandson, Anders Munich of Oakland. Her only remaining sibling, John Hutchinson of Florida, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by both her parents, Carl & Mickey Hutchinson, her twin sister, Shirley, and her brothers, Carl Jr. of NJ and Donald Hutchinson of McKinleyville, CA, and a third daughter, Catherine. Beverly was born June 9, 1923 and raised in Otis, CO. She graduated from Otis High School in 1941. She attended business vocational training in Denver, CO and worked during WWII at a military facility in Denver. While living in Denver she enjoyed the USO dances during the "Big Band Era". She was married to Ben for almost 66 years. With the majority of her life spent living and raising a family in NE Colorado on their wheat farm and cattle ranch. The family also spent winters from 1952-61 living in Phoenix, AZ. During the first 21 years of marriage the family moved 27 times. The family moved to McKinleyville, CA in 1963. The highlights of Beverly's life were in her retraining with the MDTA program in the 1960's and being hired at Humboldt State College prior to her graduation. She worked as Departmental Secretary for the Department of Sciences under Dr. "Rocky" Peithman and as Administrative Assistant under Dr. Ray Barrett in the School of Sciences. She retired from HSU in 1984, to travel extensively in the USA in their pickup/camper, their trailer, and then their motor homes. Ben and Bev's travels overseas included Europe, England, Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia. She especially enjoyed their winters spent at Desert Sun Condo Community in AZ. They enjoyed attending the DS chapel and the Monday Morning Coffee in the Recreation Center with their many Desert Sun friends. The family wishes to thank Dr. Ananias and Dr. Cassidy and all the nurses and staff from the Comfort Care Unit at Kaiser for their uncommon compassion, humanity and genuine quality care they provided to Beverly and the family. She truly had the BEST of care. She was surrounded at all times over the course of her stay by multiple members of her immediate family. Her final resting place will be in the Hueske family plot in Juniata, NE. Final arrangements are pending. It is not yet known whether there will be a public or private service. Those wishing to contribute a memorial in her name may do so by sending donations to Desert Sun Activity Fund for the Clubhouse Decorating at Desert Sun Condominiums, 3270 S. Goldfield Road, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, (480) 983-8343, fax (480) 983-7366 e-mail dscondos@ yahoo.com. Daniels Chapel of the Roses, Santa Rosa, California, (707) 525-3730. Please sign the online guestbook at www.times-standard.com, click on obits.