Beva Paulson
May 16, 1939 ~ April 18, 2023
Beva’s funeral will be livestreamed here beginning at 9:30 AM Tuesday, April 25th
Beva Paulson passed peacefully at Sanford Hospice House on April 18, 2023, after being diagnosed and treated for a terminal bone marrow disorder. The Paulson family extends heartfelt thanks to the Hospice House team for taking such wonderful care of Beva and our family.
Beva Ree (Hill) Paulson (age 83) was born in Norris, SD, on May 16, 1939. Her family moved to Hot Springs SD in 1946, where Beva attended Hot Springs High School, graduating in 1957. She then attended South Dakota State, where she studied medical technology. During college, she met Guy Paulson, whom she married in 1960. After college graduation, the two moved to Madison WS where she also gave birth to two daughters (Kari, Kathy); and soon after, in 1967, the family moved to Fargo ND.
Being part of the Fargo community for 56 years, Beva enjoyed a rich family life, career and social life. She first worked at the VA hospital as a med tech, and then—following the earning of her MBA at NDSU—she transitioned to business-related roles at MeritCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Beva also loved hosting dinner parties, dancing, and playing bridge with friends, as well as participating in Bible studies and church activities. She taught Sunday school for many years at Hope Lutheran Church and volunteered at an area nursing home. She and Guy enjoyed travel and many winters in Arizona, where they spent time with additional friends and family. In addition, Beva stayed physically active throughout the decades, consistently walking 3-4 miles per day for most of her adult life.
Family and friends were most important to Beva, as well as her faith in God. She will be remembered as a woman of prayer and hospitality who cared very much for her family and so many others. She possessed an oustanding work ethic, taking on responsibilities with tireless determination, and she knew how to weather storms with faith, fortitude, and resilience. Survived by her husband Guy, her daughters Kari and Kathy, son-in-law Tom and grandchildren Amanda and Grace, as well as by many extended family and friends, Beva will be dearly missed—but always in our hearts.
Services are scheduled at Hope Lutheran Church in South Fargo on Tuesday, April 25 at 10 AM with visitation beginning at 9 AM (live streamed on the funeral home website for those unable to attend). A prayer service will also be held at Boulger Funeral Home the evening before, on Monday, April 24 at 7 PM with visitation from 6-8 PM. Burial will take place at the Fargo National Cemetery near Harwood, ND.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Beva to the Great Plains Food Bank (https://give.greatplainsfoodbank.org/give), the New Life Center (https://www.fargonlc.org/), or the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (https://www.hcscconline.org/).
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center in Fargo. To sign the online guest book, please visit our website at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
Services
Visitation: April 24, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center
123 10th Street
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
7012376441
www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
Prayer Service: April 24, 2023 7:00 pm
Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center
123 10th Street
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
7012376441
www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
Visitation: April 25, 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Hope Lutheran Church Fargo, South Campus
3636 25th St S.
Fargo, North Dakota 58104
(701) 235-6629
https://www.fargohope.org/
Funeral: April 25, 2023 10:00 am
Hope Lutheran Church Fargo, South Campus
3636 25th St S.
Fargo, North Dakota 58104
(701) 235-6629
https://www.fargohope.org/
Burial: April 25, 2023 1:00 pm
Fargo National Cemetery
8709 40th Avenue North, Co Rd 20
Harwood, North Dakota 58042
(701) 451-4650
https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/fargo.asp
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Oh Guy….I’m so very sorry. This happened so fast. Just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Your friend, MaryAnn
To my good friend Guy Paulson, I,m sorry to hear of your loss. I went through this trying time myself 9 years ago, and the thoughts and prayers of your many friends will aid you and your children as you move through this trauma in your life. So sorry . . .
Arland
She loved to play bridge and visit. She will be missed by many. May she rest in peace.
So many memories to share, where do I begin.
The dinners…. Beva was an amazing hostess. We shared many family dinners around their table always featuring delicious food made by Beva… often a new recipe that she had discovered through her Gourmet Dinner Club group.
Halloween… The Paulson home was always out last trick or treat stop when our Jessica and Nick were kids. Guy would answer the door and Beva was always ready to drop a FULL-SIZED candy bar in their bags. Then of course coffee and dessert to close out the evening interrupted by a door bell with late night older trick or treaters who as Guy put it, “were big enough to look me in the eye”.
Stave Church event hosting… including a mad dash with Beva to score last minute cheese cakes… lemonade (aka juice) for overheated Norwegians… finding a “nucleus of clean” among piles of dishes after hosting those big dinners… and potato salad. Lots and lots of potato salad.
Their 50th wedding anniversary… when we were charged with getting them to the event venue by “faking’ an invitation to a dinner at a restaurant and diverting them to the Hjemkomst as Beva looked at us a bit puzzled and suspicious that something was up.
Beva was a class act. I feel very fortunate to have spent some extra time with Beva over the past couple months to talk and share memories or just sit quietly with watching HGTV together. (Because we discovered we both LOVED watching shows about cooking, home decorating and home improvement) When hospital staff would come in her room and ask who I was, Beva and I would kind of smile and say… “she’s my cousin, I think, well kind of something like that”. It didn’t really matter what we were officially, we were just something special created over the years of shared times together.
Rest in peace dear Beva… you fought the good fight. I will carry memories and shared times together forever in my heart.
Mike and I are heartbroken for the loss of Beva. We send our deepest sympathy and believe God is holding her in the palm of his hands.
Mike and Nancy
It has been a sad time for us as we have been blessed with updates from Kari on Mom. Mike and I were privileged to meet both Beva and Guy when Kari moved in next door to us in Delano, MN. Over that time period, we became fast friends and are close to this day. We loved and cared for her little white tornado Lacy and then last Christmas her little girl Gracie was our charge while Kari, Mom and Dad went to Kathy and her family for a lovely Christmas. Mike are I were in Arizona for the winter and met Gracie for the first time and she took to us and we were able to care for her while the family had a lovely Christmas. We feel so privileged to have been part of that important holiday. We believe that Beva is now at peace and pain free and we will meet again.
Kathy, Kari, and Guy… I am deeply saddened to hear of Beva’s passing today. My mind was instantly flooded with warm memories of our time as next door neighbors in the 70s and early 80s. Woodland Drive was home to some good, good people. I learned to golf using an old set of Beva’s clubs at the El Zagel course… ringing the doorbell, asking shyly if I could use them one more time, getting a warm smile and an “Of course,” slinging the bag over my shoulder and biking a few blocks south to the clubhouse. I remember she kept a clean house. It seemed there were always vacuum lines in the carpet. I also remember that she, with Guy, raised two lovely, gifted daughters, thinking many times that I waited too long to give myself permission to be friends with girls. Kickball, jumping rope… just growing up together. My deepest condolences to you all as you navigate these difficult days, but what a legacy she leaves. I am grateful to have been able to be a tiny part of it all.
I will not soon forget this beautiful woman. Her husband, Guy, and I spent a couple of years working on a picture book of his many superior wood carvings. We had hours of coffee sessions in their home in the presence of Beva, always enjoying some of her high quality baked goods and her company. She will be missed by anyone who was lucky enough to know her.
I alwys enjoyed walking with Beva at Court Plus. She walked fast and always had something interesting to talk about. She will be missed as you are Guy. I miss visiting with you at Court Plus and seeing all your artistic works. My sincere sympathy to you and your family.
Guy, so sorry for your loss. We had such a great visit with you and Beva last summer. Something we still cherish and all ways will. Take care my friend.
Dearest Paulson family,
My heart aches for you! Beva was a classy woman and so very kind. She had the gift of fellowship; she quickly made even the most awkward or shy person feel completely comfortable and accepted.
She is irreplaceable. I’m so thankful that death isn’t the last word; we’ll see her again when it is our time to meet Jesus. Until that day, we mourn, though not as those who have no hope.
May you experience the depth of the comfort of the Holy Spirit during this time of grief and loss. We love you and wish we could be there to support you.
Kari and family, we at CM Marketing Group are so very sorry for your loss. Kari you look so much like your Mom! She looks so sweet and beautiful.
Thank heavens the Easter promise assures us that death is not the final say! God bless you all on your grief journey. Beva will certainly be missed by many people.
Above all, we are thankful for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the true game changer for all of us. Amen.
Kari and the Paulson family
So sad and sorry to read of Beva’s death.
Such a sweet and loving lady.
All of our B Battery Army Family will miss her.
Our heartfelt condolences to Guy and family.
Mickey Miller