Beatrice E. Hermansen
October 12, 1936 — June 13, 2014
Beatrice "Bea" Ellen Hermansen, 77, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on June 13, 2014, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor in Aberdeen.
Her memorial service will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary & Crematory, 414 5th Avenue NW, Aberdeen, with Chaplin Deb Barnett officiating.
A time of fellowship, sharing of memories, and a luncheon will follow the memorial service at Schriver's Memorial Fellowship Center.
Beatrice's wishes were to have her cremains buried near her parents and brother in Ellendale, ND, which will be done at a later date.
Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service on Thursday. Friends may sign her online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.
Bea was born October 12, 1936, to Thomas and Margaret (Rowe) Kelly in Forbes ND. She attended Ellendale High School and worked as a waitress.
She married Jerry Burton Hermansen on Nov. 30, 1955, in Ellendale. They established their home in Seattle, WA, where they began their family; she spent the majority of her time raising her first two children. Soon after, they returned to Aberdeen and continued to build their family with two more children. Beatrice began working at St. Luke's Hospital in 1973, and continued her career for 16 years. She enjoyed spending time visiting her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was a very caring wife and mother. She spent several years caring for her husband, while continuing a close relationship with her children, family, and friends.
Surviving Beatrice are her four children: Kim Hermansen, Alan (Rodeen) Hermansen, Jeffrey (Belinda) Hermansen and Sandy Smith. She is also survived by one brother, Tom (Gladice) Kelly; and three sisters: Janice Wilson, Bernice Carlson, and Donna Rymer; ten grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Jerry Hermansen; brother, Lawrence Kelly; and sister, Margaret Fleming.
Honorary pallbearers will be all of Bea's friends.