Beverly A. Holmes

Beverly A. Holmes, 87, of St. Paul, Minnesota, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019.  Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Logan Park Cemetery.

Beverly was born the daughter of Clarence and Evelyn (Masker) Kaiser on October 13, 1931 in Yankton, South Dakota.  She graduated from Central High School and later from St. Luke’s Nursing Program.  Beverly married David H. Holmes on March 21, 1951, in Sioux City, Iowa.  David died in 1991.

Beverly was a homemaker but later worked at St. Luke’s hospital as a registered nurse for several years, as well as serving on the Board of Trustees.

She enjoyed gardening, baking, and playing bridge and golf.  She was an active volunteer in PEO, Planned Parenthood, and the First Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir since she was 15.

Beverly is survived by her sons, David A. Holmes of White Bear Lake, Minnesota and Tom Holmes of Kings Mountain, North Carolina; sisters, Lelia McManigal of Richmond, Indiana and Joy Burch of Warrenton, Missouri; 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister, Laverne.