Beverly Irene Onken, age 87, of Glidden, IA, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll surrounded by her family.
Funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Glidden with Pastor Gordon Buchholz officiating. Music for the service will be by Carl Wilburn. Casket bearers will be Bev’s grandchildren. Burial will be in the Merle Hay Memorial Cemetery in Glidden.
Visitation will be held at the Peace Lutheran Church in Glidden for one hour prior to the funeral service on Wednesday.
Those in attendance at Beverly’s service are asked to abide by Covid-19 guidelines and facemasks are required at the church.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Glidden and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com
Beverly Irene Onken was born on January 30, 1934 on a farm near Carroll, IA, and was the daughter of Everett and Bessie (Norton) Finley. She grew up in Auburn where she attended school. Bev was married to Kenneth Onken on June 11, 1950 at First Presbyterian Church in Auburn. The couple lived on the Onken family farm for eight years before moving to Glidden where Bev worked at West Central Coop in Ralston for 20 years. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Glidden where she was active with the quilters. Bev was an excellent seamstress. She sewed her whole life, from her kid’s clothes to wedding dresses, prom dresses, and her popular baby quilts and anything crafty. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Bev is survived by three daughters: Barbara Etzen (Charles) of Gilbert, AZ, Wendy Bock (Bob) of Glidden, and Peggy Gibson of Fountain Hills, AZ; eight grandchildren: Derik Gibson (fiancée Jenny Kinder), Heidi Thell (Peter), Mandi Bock (Shawn), Andrea Wirth (Michael), Josh Bock (Tricia), Drew Etzen (Karissa), Devon Ellsworth (Jesse), and Morgan Green (Rob); 21 great-grandchildren; a sister Wanda Borgeson of Omaha; two brothers: Larry Finley (Cindy) of Auburn and Roger Finley (Marie) of Gilbert, AZ; a brother-in-law Richard “Dick” Onken of Glidden; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Bev was preceded in death by her parents Everett and Bessie Finley; her mother and father-in-law: Ed and Rosetta Onken; two sisters: Betty Rubendall and Jackie Mortensen; a daughter Julie in infancy; a son Kyle Onken in 2011; and her husband Kenneth in 2003.
