Beverly J. Best

Beverly J. Best, age 82, of Hillsdale, formerly of the Devils Lake area, passed away peacefully Friday, March 4, 2016, at Hillsdale Medical Care Facility. She was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Saginaw, the daughter of Eugene W. and Clara J. (Kiley) Aldrich. Beverly graduated from Holy Family High School in Saginaw. She married Jack L. Best Feb. 28, 1963, in California and he preceded her in death July 21, 1993. Beverly was a member of St. Joseph Shrine Catholic Church. She enjoyed friends, bingo, family and especially her grandkids.

Surviving are three children, Barbara (Pete) Curley of Burton, Jay (Candi) Best of Onsted and Tim Best of Jerome; five grandchildren, Danielle, Joel, Jack David (JD), Mikaila and Tommy; two sisters, Betty Stahl and Joyce Swartz, both of Loraine, Ohio; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and brother, Eugene Aldrich.

A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at St. Mary on the Lake Catholic Church with Father Joseph Krupp officiating. Interment next to her husband will follow at 2 p.m. at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 8, 2016, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Brown-Van Hemert Funeral Home in Addison. View this obituary and send condolences to the family at www.brownvanhemert.com.