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It is with much love and sadness we mourn the passing of Barbara A. Beals, age 79. She left us while peacefully sleeping, due to complications of COVID on January 8, 2021, at the Annandale Care Center, knowing she was deeply loved.
Private family memorial services will be held at a later date at Bethany Lutheran Church in Loman, Minnesota. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery.
Barb was born February 12, 1941, in International Falls, Minnesota to Rudy and Bess Lemke. Barb grew up in International Falls where she attended school and graduated with the Class of 1959. She furthered her education at St. Cloud State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Barb began her teaching career at Annandale Elementary, where she taught 3rd grade. It was during this time, she met her future husband, Wilmar “Bill” Beals. They were united in marriage in 1967, made their home in Annandale and began their family with their daughter Cindy. Barb then accepted a teaching position in Maple Lake, where she continued to teach 3rd grade and then oversaw the Title One program in Maple Lake, before her retirement in 1999. Barb devoted 30 years to teaching and impacting the lives of her students. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Annandale. She had served on the church council, as well as being a Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of her childhood congregation, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in International Falls, as well as a member of the National Education Association.
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