Edith "Edie" LaVerne Beal Obit

EDITH "EDIE" LaVERNE BEAL, 90, of Baxter, formerly of Crosby, died at Essentia-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd on Nov. 20, 2023.  She was born in Iron Hub on Sept. 19, 1933 to John and Edna (Rider) Wolford.   She was a life-long member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Iron Hub, founding member and past president of the Crosby Lioness, active with both the Crosby and Aitkin Chambers of Commerce, worked with her mother at Edna’s Ladies Apparel in Crosby and was a long-time employee of the Crosby and Aitkin Ben Franklin stores. She enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening thoughout her life, as well as spending time with her large extended family. Preceding her in death are her parents; first husband Lee Palmer; second husband Stanley Beal; two children, Lanny Palmer and Keely Palmer; daughter-in-law, Anna Palmer and two sisters, Delores Nickell and Jackie Buscher. She is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Kerry Palmer of Andover and Monte and Lenka Palmer of Freeport, FL; two daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Steve  McKenney of Roseburg, OR and Vanessa  and Michael Fordyce of Baxter; daughter-in-law, Bev Palmer of Brainerd; three sisters and brother-in-law, Patricia Katzenberger of Grand Rapids, Sandy Colclough of Santa Rosa, CA and Barb and Rick  Knight of Santa Rosa, CA; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Iron Hub. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.  Burial will be at the Lakeview Cemetery in Aitkin.   Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.