Rita Beyer
Dec. 21, 1925-Nov. 4, 2020
Rita Eileen Beyer, age
94, peacefully passed on
November 4th 2020, at
The Olympia Nursing
Care Center in Olympia,
Washington
Rita was born at home
on December 21, 1925 in
Grand Forks, ND to
Clarence P. and Helen El-
izabeth (Nel) Adkins. Rita,
known as “Red” (because
of her red hair), was
raised Catholic and at-
tended St. Michael’s
school. During WWII she
worked in stock rooms at
a couple different dime
stores in downtown
Grand Forks. Rita had
teaching certificates in
ceramics, and owned a
ceramic business for
about 20 years in her
home.
Rita was married to
Robert L. Bailey from
1946 to 1951. Rita later
married Clifford H. Beyer
on October 10, 1955 in
East Grand Forks, MN.
They lived in Grand Forks
until 1962. They later
moved to Minot where
they lived until 1976,
when they moved to Far-
go. Rita moved to Even-
tide assisted living apart-
ments in 2011, then
moved to be near her
daughters in 2017 in
Yelm, WA.
Rita was an excellent
and prolific seamstress,
making many wedding
and prom dresses for her
family and neighborhood
friends. Her passion was
needle work, knitting
many projects, including
tiny doll sweaters. She
crocheted numerous Af-
ghans. Hand embroidery
was her main hobby for
the past several years, and
made anything from quilts
to hundreds of dish
wipers. Seldom was she
sitting without a project
in her hands.
She had a great sense of
humor, gave warm hugs,
and loved all of her family
very much.
Rita is survived by her
children: Robert P. Bailey
(Becky) Bemidji MN, Bet-
ty J. Markee (Chuck) Yelm
WA, and Mark P. Beyer,
Fargo ND, eight grandchil-dren: Michael, Paul,
Dawn, Kara, Matthew,
Randy, Danny and Chris,
fifteen great grandchil-
dren: Breanna, Conner,
Alex, Neil, Ethan, Kacey,
Brandon, Aidan, Devan,
Alyssa, Erica, Calie,
Hailee, Brooklyn, and
Ben, and numerous
Nieces and Nephews.
Rita is proceeded in
death by her husband
Clifford, parents Clarence
and Nel Adkins (Murry),
daughter Dianne M.
Wieland, granddaughter
Bonita L Widhalm, grand-
son Richard P. Markee,
and siblings Philip Ad-
kins, Patrick Adkins, Pa-
tricia Winters, Marie Rer-
ick.
Our family would like
to thank all the wonderful
staff members and care-
givers at Olympia Transi-
tional Rehab and Nursing
Home Center of Olympia
WA. They took excellent
care of “Grandma Rita”
especially in this time of
COVID-19. She knew the
people who were with her
cared about her until the
end. Thank You! Service
will be held early summer
of 2021.
Arrangements entrusted
to the care of Boulger
Funeral Home and Cele-
bration of Life Center, Far-
go. To sign the online
guestbook, go to
www.boulgerfuneral
home.com.