- Beatrice (Bea) G. Allen (nee Berge), 96, died peacefully at The Kathy Hospice in West Bend, WI on October 26, 2020. Bea was born March 11, 1924 in Edgerton, WI, daughter of Charles and Ida (nee Anderson) Berge. She grew up on a farm near Cambridge, WI. She attended grade school at Smithback School in the Town of Christiana, Dane County, before graduating from Cambridge High School in 1942.
Following her ambition to be a nurse during World War II, she enrolled in the Swedish-American Hospital School of Nursing in Rockford, IL graduating in 1943. Following graduation, she worked as a registered nurse at the Edgerton, WI hospital. While working at the hospital, she met Stanley Allen and they were married October 19, 1946 at the Deerfield Lutheran Church. She was proceeded in death by Stanley, who died in 1994.
Bea was the loving mother of three children: Sharon Washelesky (Milt), Kewaskum, WI; Chuck (Mary Jo), Whitewater, WI and David (Laura), Fox Point, WI. She was also the proud grandmother and great grandmother of: Tanya (Mike) Krueger, Luke, Ben, Ahren and Emma, West Bend, WI; Jason Washelesky (Dawn), Eli, Jack, Ada and Henry, Sterling, Virg.; Meghan (Matt) Eliason, Trevor and Juliet, Minneapolis, MN; Scott (Becky) Allen, Lodi, WI; Dan (McKenzie) Allen, Gambol and Winona, Lakewood, CO; Meg Allen (St. Paul, MN); and Carrie Allen (St. Louis Park, MN). She is survived by one brother, Roger Berge (Stoughton, WI).
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Stanley and Donald.
She worked for many years as a registered nurse at Countryside Nursing Home in Jefferson, WI before retiring in 1989. During her retirement years, she enjoyed traveling, bowling and coffee and visits with friends. In retirement she developed a passion for quilting, generously sharing her talents with friends and family.
She lived most of her life in the Cambridge area. In her last few years she moved to Cedar Community, an assisted-living community in West Bend, WI to be closer to her family. She greatly enjoyed the enrichment activities at Cedar Community and the care and friendship of residents and staff.
She was an active member of Deerfield Lutheran Church and will be laid to rest in the church's cemetery.
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1924 - 2020 (96 år)
