Beverly Bummer

Beverly Irene (Ander-

son) Bummer, age 78, of

Crosby, ND passed away

on Monday, March 1,

2021 at St. Luke’s Hospi-

tal in Crosby. Funeral ser-

vices are 2 pm on Mon-

day, March 8, 2021 at

Concordia Lutheran

Church in Crosby, ND,

with Pastor Emily Ship-

man presiding. Service

will also be live streamed

at facebook.com/nwulp.

Visitation will be 3-7pm

Sunday at the funeral

home and one hour prior

to services at the church.

Burial will follow at Con-

cordia Lutheran Cemetery

in Crosby.

Beverly Irene Anderson

was born on January 11,

1943, in Noonan, ND, the

daughter of Christ and

Helen (Olson) Anderson.

She was baptized and

confirmed into the Luth-

eran faith at Concordia

Lutheran Church and

grew up in Crosby. She

graduated from Crosby

High School in 1961, and

attended college at Minot

Teacher College where

she received a degree in

Art. She enjoyed many

forms of Art and was an

Art teacher for three

years, as well as assisting

at DC Elementary for

years. Bev also painted on

windows at the Good Sam

and area businesses for

various holidays, as well

as volunteering as an ac-

tivity aid for arts and

crafts there regularly.

Beverly and her mother

ran the Interdenomina-

tional Bible Bookstore and

Art Supply Center in the

basement of their home

for several years in the

late 70’s. After the book-

store closed, Beverly

focused her time and at-

tention towards the Cros-

by Good Samaritan

Center, now known as the

St. Luke’s Care Center,

where she was a dedicat-

ed volunteer. Beverly

spent hundreds of hours

with the residents over

the years, doing anything

from reading to residents,

leading arts and crafts,

serving popcorn and pop

for Friday socials, group

singing, acting as a meal

assistant, calling Bingo for

the residents, and once

even donning a “grass

skirt” and dancing with a

group of ladies as enter-

tainment for a luau!

Speaking of costumes,

one of Beverly’s favorite

things to do was dress as

the Easter Bunny for

Crosby’s annual easter egg

hunt at Kulaas Park. You

would often see Beverly

around town during

Christmas with her Santa

hat too, which lit up and

played music. She loved

children, and this was just

a couple ways she would

entertain and enjoy the

kids, and they enjoyed her

as well. Beverly attended

every school concert and

any other community

function over the years, as

long as she could find a

ride.

Beverly found love a lit-

tle later in life than most,

but when she did, there

was no doubt that the big-

gest source of joy and

happiness in Beverly’s life

was her husband, Wally.

Their romance was more

of a “slow burn”, as Wally

put it, than a fiery flame,

but when they finally got

together after a few years

of courting, they were like

two peas in a pod. Then

on October 23, 2004, Wal-

lace Bummer, 72, and

Beverly Anderson, 61,

were married, a first mar-

riage for both of them.

Sons of Norway, Red

Hat Ladies, Divide County

Historical Society, Red

Cross and Divide County

Senior Citizens were just

a few of the organizations

in which Beverly was in-

volved. She loved Hall-

mark ornaments and was

an avid collector. She also

collected For Real Dolls,

salt and pepper shakers,

cookbooks and anything

with a cat. She loved all

animals, but cats were by

far her favorite.

Beverly donated to

many different causes,

both locally and

throughout the country –

locally, she supported

Dollars for Scholars, the

nursing home, St. Luke’s

hospital, along with many

others. She also donated

to other causes, including

many animal rescues and

humane societies, the

God’s Child project,

ELCA, Guidepost for Sol-

diers, just to name a few.

She loved participating in

various local charity auc-

tions, and if Beverly set

her sights on an auction

item, everyone knew they

should just give up right

then and there because

Beverly would continue

bidding until she won, no

matter the cost.

Above all, Beverly

loved the Lord. She knew

her Bible very well, and

you would often see her

making notes during the

sermon on Sunday morn-

ings. She was a dedicated

member of Concordia

Lutheran Church, and

participated in their

Quilters group, Yarn

Whisperers, Outreach

Committee, Bible Study

and Education/Sunday

School Committee, as

well as being the

“Sunshine Lady”, where

she would send cards and

notes to those who were

sick or just needed cheer-

ing up. There is no doubt

that when Beverly arrived

in heaven, God greeted

her with open arms and

said, “Well done, my good

and faithful servant.”

Beverly was preceded

in death by: her parents,

husband Wallace Bummer

in 2014, sister Joy Rapp,

niece Lana Rapp and

nephews Bennett Bummer

and James Pettit.

Survivors include:

nephew Jeffrey (Kathy)

Rapp, and their children

Joshua, Amber and Shane

Rapp, great niece Leasha

Owens, nephew Murray

Bummer, nieces Lenore

Poitras and Katy Bummer,

numerous cousins, as well

as many friends

throughout the communi-ty, who were all like fami-

ly to her.

Stakston-Martin Fun-

eral Home of Crosby is in

charge of the arrange-

ments.