Kathleen (Conrad-Courts) Bever was born on March 21, 1921. Her parents were George and Anna Courts. She was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Jeffers. On January 27, 1941, Kathleen was united in marriage to (James) Everett Bever in Estherville, Iowa. They were blessed with six daughters and one son. Following their marriage they farmed in Delton Township until 1943, at which time they moved to Dale Township in Cottonwood County, where they farmed until 1957. Then Everett and Kathleen moved into Windom on Drake Avenue where Kathleen resided until her death. Throughout Kathleen's life, she was a sales clerk at Quevli's, waitressed and cleaned homes and businesses. Kathleen passed away on Monday morning, December 21, 2009 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 88. She was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Windom where she was on the prayer chain and a member of the Mickey D's Red Hatters. She enjoyed playing cards, games, Scrabble, crossword puzzles, and most of all she loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her five children, Rita Bever and Richard Gillam of Windom; Gayle Quistgard and Roger Gunsalus of Bemidji; Joann Dowse and her husband, Kent, of Coon Rapids; Jane Rockstad and her husband, Walt, of Virginia; and James Bever and his wife, Barbara, of Groveland, FL; six grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; one brother, Tom Courts and his wife, Michelle, of Olympia, WA; three sisters, Maralyn Curry and her husband, Jay, of Grand Rapids, MI; Susan Hasz and her husband, Denny, of Ellendale, ND; and Nancy Gilberg and her husband, Don, of Bloomington; and several other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, (James) Everett Bever; two daughters, Sandra Marie Balcom and Mary Kathleen Bever; and one brother, Jack Courts. Blessed be the memory of Kathleen "Kathy" Bever.