Beverly Ione Schuelke

Beverly Ione Blatchley Schuelke, went to be with our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 4, 2013 and was born November 5, 1923 to Enid Matteson and Miles Blatchley in Buffalo, Wyoming. The family later moved to Kearney, Nebraska, living there for ten years before moving to Ft. Collins, Colorado. She graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1941. She attended and graduated from Colorado A & M Colorado State University where she met the love of her life, George A. Schuelke at the Methodist Church. They were married on February 1, 1944 when he was on furlough from the Army during WWII. She continued her education, graduated and was a Home Extension Agent in Craig, Colorado when George was released from the Army after the completion of WWII in 1945. They moved back to Ft Collins area, where she was a Home Extension Agent for Larimer County while George finished school at Colorado A & M. They lived in Wellington, Colorado for a short time, later moving to a farm south of Ft. Collins in 1949 where they lived until 2005. Beverly has lived at Good Samaritan Villages since 2005 after GeorgeÊ¼s death in 2003. Beverly began her teaching career when she was 19 years old, teaching canning at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School in Denver, Colorado. She continued teaching through her home extension agent days and began substitute teaching at the Timnath Schools. She became a full-time 5th Grade teacher at the Timnath School in 1955 and continued teaching for 29 years. She taught each of her three daughters. During that time, she was active with the Poudre Education Association being President and was the state delegate to the National Education Association Convention for five years. She was also a member of ADK, a honorary teacherÊ¼s sorority. She has continued her teaching while living at Good Samaritan with her students being from the Social Work School at CSU and nursing students from the community college. Besides teaching, Beverly was very active in 4-H both as an individual and the mother of three daughters. She was also a busy "farm-wife" feeding chickens and providing fresh eggs to numerous fraternities/sororities at CSU and WalgreenÊ¼s Drug Store when there was still a lunch counter. She also was very involved in the Sunday School ministry at Timnath Presbyterian Church and First Baptist Church in Ft. Collins. Since she had two bypass surgeries and had the first stent procedure performed in the Ft Collins area, Beverly was involved in the Mended Hearts Program coordinating volunteer visits for a number of years. She also enjoyed growing roses and gladiolas, watercolor painting, quilting and writing her biography during her retirement as well as participating in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Beverly is survived by three daughters, Janet Doug Darling of Altoona, IA; Judy Stan Bogue of Hinton, IA ; Joy Ron Friehauf of Brush, CO and adopted daughter and friend, Schanna Preuit of Ft. Collins, CO. The focus and loves of her life are the surviving six grandchildren, Dawn Lochlan McIntosh of Mitchellville, IA; Blayne Friehauf Colinda of Lake Jackson, TX; Mindy Jason Mills of Loveland, CO; Brinne Bogue of Sioux City, IA; Sunny Brian Roeder of Bondurant, IA and Chad Friehauf of Denver, CO. Also surviving are nine great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters: Hunter, Hogan, Holden and Hudson McIntosh, Travis and Benjamim Friehauf and Abi Mahurin; Dylan and Maddox Mills; Magnus and Finley Roeder. Her brothers, Ronald K. and William M. Blatchley survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, her parents, brothers; Verle L. and Richard L. Blatchley and grandson Braden Bogue. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm at the Good Samaritan Retirement Village Chapel with Leroy Grimm and Steve Ketterman officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Braden Bogue Memorial Scholarship Fund, Gideon Bibles, Good Samaritan Village. Mended Hearts No.114 or the Northern Colorado Kidney Center in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Ft. Collins, Co. The family also wishes to thank Schanna Preuit, the tremendous Staff at Good Samaritan and the Northern Colorado Kidney Center for the care they have given Beverly for the last 8 years.

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Beverly Ione Schuelke

November 5, 1923 - November 4, 2013