It is with deep sorrow that Jolene and her two kids Remy and Savianna, Brock and his partner Eleanor, share that our beautiful mom, Beverley passed away on Oct 21, 2025. Mom will be remembered for the fun that she liked to have and to create, and her unwavering commitment to volunteering at various events ranging from the Ladies’ Quarterback Club, to Klondike Days, the Northland’s Exposition, Farm Fair, The Festival of Trees, the Scarecrow Festival, the Sourdough Raft Race—including serving as the Admiral of the Race (Up the Admiral!), the yearly Talent Explosion competition, gold panning judging, assisting with events for the world skating competition, as well as being a canvasser for various charities.
She served on numerous volunteer boards including for the Cheremosh Dance Society and was active in the UCW at her church. At one time, she even had her own tv show, Buttons and Bows, in which she demonstrated sewing techniques for costumes—She outfitted Princess Anne and her lady in waiting during a royal visit to Edmonton during Klondike Days– and probably a whole lot of other things that I’ve forgotten about at the moment.
She was beloved and was the go-to person should you need a wedding dress refitted at the last minute, a grad dress or suit, a costume for a play or dance number or a prop of any kind. She knew where to find it or how to make it. From the one room schoolhouse that she first taught all 12 grades at just outside of Saskatoon, to the many schools she taught at here in Edmonton, she loved her students and instilled in my brother and I a lifelong fondness for learning and teaching ourselves new skills.
These past 5 months she had been stricken with a decline in health that robbed her of her sense of taste, smell, her appetite, her sense of balance, and eventually her ability to swallow. She had months of headaches, declining strength and dizziness, and worsening health before diagnosis of an untreatable glioma, despite numerous trips to Drs and specialists and testing, and multiple trips to the ER to seek an answer.
Mom will be so very missed by her hundreds of friends that she made every where she went and her numerous cousins (52 first cousins and all of their kids and grandkids), whom she adored. We miss her terribly— indescribably—but take comfort that she is no longer suffering and in the legacy of her contributions and all that she did to make things a little better and more fun.
A funeral will be held on Nov 13, 2025 at Pilgrim United Church 9008- 135 ave, Edmonton, at 3:00 pm.
Dear Brock and Jolene,
We were sorry to learn of the passing of your dear mother Beverley. It is not easy to lose a parent. We have pleasant memories of good times spent with you and our family many years ago…especially when our son Julian and Brock joked at Vic Comp about being twins from other mothers. May happy memories and friendships bring you and your families some comfort in the days ahead.
Julian and Barbara Koziak and family
My condolences to the family. I knew Bev through her involvement with the Sourdough Raft Race and the Edmonton Klondike Days Associations. What a statement she made as the Admiral of the Fleet. Bev was the epitome of a great volunteer; always a laugh, always a smile and a real charmer. In later years I would enjoy a chat with her at the Strathcona Farmer’s Market where she helped as a seller in (I believe) Jolene’s stall. She obviously passed on to the family her zeal for creating…Still recall her telling the Sourdoughs very proudly about Brock’s band Captain Tractor.
Take care
Hi Jolene and Brock,
Well, this is heartbreaking news. Wow…
I am very pleased to have had some of the most marvelous times with your Mother. Being a part of the church family for the years I was there would have been lacking a great and magnificent something if I had never been able to spend them with you and your Mom. What a fun, loving, and gracious woman.
Thank you for the Klondike memories, as she was an absolute stunner every single year. I loved seeing her looking so natural and graceful.
And the gathering for food memories… always such great church breakfasts, brunches, dinners, and picnics, camp times… (siiiiigh…) being with your Mom meant time eating in there somewhere.
I was blessed many years ago with a handmade hatbox. I loved it; many items were stored in it over the years.
My prayers for you two and your families are for the comfort to be close and tangible as the grief continues. Watching Dad as he was ill and in the hospital was so tough, and after he was gone, it meant another level of dealing with grief. Grief sucks. I hate it, even though it helps, it still sucks. Hang in there, and I hope for good, solid folks around you as you walk it.
Hugs and love for you, take good care,
Kathy
Dear Brock, Jolene, & Family,
I read of your dear Mom’s passing this morning in the Journal and would like to extend my most heartfelt sympathy to you all. Although it’s been a while since we were together-the last time was lunch at Earl’s on Jasper Ave., a block away from my place-I have thought about her many times. She was such a bright light and I do cherish all my memories of her. May the thoughts of the love she inspired in everyone she met bring you peace and comfort at this time and going forward.
Love, Nance Lopushinsky
Jolene and Brock,
I read the funeral announcement in today’s Edmonton Journal with great sadness, both for Bev and for you.
She certainly was an amazing lady! She contributed greatly to society.
I wish I could join you at Pilgrim’s U.C. on Thursday to celebrate her, but I will be out of the country.
My prayers will be added to yours.
May she rest in peace.
Kate Gale
Hello Distant Family! This is David Danyluck (Danyluk), your cousin from Nick and Josephine in British Columbia.
I’ m sorry that your Mother, Beverley, has passed on. My sister Nicki told me about this. It has been many years since I last was with your mother but my late sister LaVerne sometimes kept me in the loop about your mother when they would communicate. Thank you for sharing the information about Beverley’s busy and generous life. She is asleep now, resting, for a while, and you can be confident that you will all be together again soon. Take care, all of you–David