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Beverly Ketchum Obituary
87 year old, Beverly Ketchum, of Wheatfield, passed away November 27, 2021.
On November 28, 1933, Beverly was born to Wayne and Rose (Kerns) Brown, in Wheatfield, Indiana. She married the love of her life, Price Ketchum on June 15, 1956. Beverly worked for the Kankakee Valley School Corporation as a cafeteria worker, janitor, and in the laundry. She was always busy doing something.
Beverly is survived by her family: children: Pam (Lester) Mathis, Richard Kent (Cindy) Burton, grandchildren: Samantha (Bob) Russell, Brooke (Mike) Sajdera, Ryan (Victoria) Iverson, Lester Steven Mathis III, and 7 great-grandchildren, and sister: Barbara Roberts.
Beverly was preceded in death by her parents, husband: Price, and sister: Betty Parker.
Friends are invited to visit with the family from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the Boersma Funeral Home, 90 E Grove St., Wheatfield, Indiana. Services for Beverly will take place Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. Graveside services will take place on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Wheatfield Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Sorrowful Mother Catholic Church Food Pantry.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
90 E Grove St, Wheatfield, IN 46392
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