A Celebration of Life Service for Beverly Schultze, age 91, of Lakefield, will be held Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakefield with Pastor Andrew Schensted officiating. Burial will be in Lakefield Cemetery.

A time of visitation and gathering will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, from 10:00 – 11:00 AM at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakefield.

Beverly Maxine (Olson) Schultze was born to the late Peter and Anna (Christianson) Olson on November 08, 1932, in Verona Township, Faribault County, Minnesota. Beverly was the youngest of 14 siblings and stepsiblings and was lovingly raised by Pearl. Beverly was baptized in Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, MN on August 27, 1933, and confirmed on November 10, 1946, at Palestine Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church. She attended public school and graduated from Ceylon High School with the class of 1952.

Two years later, Beverly was united in marriage to Wayne Schultze on June 6, 1954, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont, Minnesota. Their union was blessed with three sons, Mark, David, and Thomas. Beverly loved being a wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She enjoyed working various jobs outside of the home as well and was an active member of the church, serving as the secretary for many years.

Beverly was known for baking; her family specifically loved her chocolate chip cookies. She also enjoyed golfing with Wayne and working on sewing projects.

Beverly passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Walker Methodist Highview Hills Senior Living Community in Lakeville, Minnesota.

She is survived by her children, Mark (Edith) Schultze, David (Rebecca) Schultze, and Thomas (Sherri) Schultze; grandchildren, Shannon (David) Levine, Anthony (Laural) Schultze, Amy (Randy) Martius, Wendy (Matt) Mahal, Ashley (Mark) Scheierl, Brittany (Andrew) Bell, and Crista (Brock) Boerboom; great-grandchildren, Anna and Miriam Levine, Bentley Martius, Olivia and Asher Mahal, Grayson, Cooper, Lincoln, and Callan Scheierl, Baylor Bell; and sister Dorothy "Dots" Benjamin.

Beverly was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Wayne Schultze.

Blessed be the memory of Beverly Maxine Schultze.