Beverly "Bev" Marie Ankrum

Beverly M. “Bev” Ankrum, 78, of Maple Grove and formerly of Redwood Falls passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Maple Grove. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 22, 2013 from St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday from 10 until 11 a.m. Arrangements are with Nelson-Martin Funeral Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelsonmartinfuneralservice.com. Beverly Marie Ankrum, the daughter of Jake and Luella (White) Lohmar, was born April 19, 1935 in Mound. She grew up in Mound and received her formal education there. Bev left school after the ninth grade to care for her ailing mother, who later died when Bev was 17 years old. Bev lived and worked in Minneapolis for several years. She moved to California and then Wisconsin before relocating to Redwood Falls in 1975. Bev was employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant and as the head of the...