Beverly Ann Paulson Boyum Obit

BEVERLY ANN PAULSON BOYUM, 86, of Rushford, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at Gundersen Health System.
Beverly Ann Hatlevig was born Aug. 14, 1933 at home near Peterson to Marvin J. and Mabel T. (Halvorson) Hatlevig. She grew up in Pine Creek near Peterson.
She attended the North Prairie Lutheran Church and it was there she was baptized, confirmed, and married. She attended school at the one room school house in Arendahl near Peterson.
When she was young she stayed with the McCallum family in Rushford and took care of their son and kept house for them. She then moved to Rochester and worked as an elevator operator at the Kahler Hotel in Rochester. After she was married she worked for many years at Rush Products in Rushford where she made many good friends.
She married Marlow Boyum at the Arendahl Lutheran Church on Oct. 23, 1998. Bev gained a whole new family.
Church was very important to her. Until recently she played cards (500) once a week with friends. One of her favorite things was spending time with and playing Yahtzee with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was also a member of the Legion Auxiliary in Peterson, the Bev's Club, and the Red Hats Ladies. She was known by her family for her brownies and pumpkin bars.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Orville, son Baby Boy Paulson, brothers Allen and Ronnie and his wife Jackie, sisters and brothers-in-law, Bob Brown, Harold Paulson, Maurice Noyes, Art Brown, Joyce Boyum, and Arne Boyum.
She is survived by her husband, Marlow; children and spouses: Nancy and Tim Williams of Crosby; Deb and Brad Erickson of Rushford and Chuck and Kari Paulson of Oakdale; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; step children and spouses: Kelly and Mike Lawstuen of Lanesboro and Randy and Karolyn Boyum of Utica; David and Dawn Boyum of Oakdale, WI; Peter and Julie Boyum of Chatfield and Lynn and Lisa Boyum of Plainview; 13 step-grandchildren and 12 step-great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law: Kathleen and Milton Hallum and Luella Brown; sisters and brothers-in-law Carol Hatlevig, Ethel Mae Noyes, Jeanette Brown, LaVerne and Denise Paulson, LaVonne and Jim Mindrum, Ruth Paulson, Bertha Boyum, Donald Boyum, Gail Boyum, Paul and Sheri Boyum and many nieces and nephews and special friends.
Services have been held.