Beverley Ann Suhr-Kersten

NORFOLK – Funeral service for Beverley Ann (Bobbi) Brooks Suhr-Kersten, 82, of Norfolk, will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Pastor Lee Weander and Pastor Eric Gradberg will officiate. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., prior to the service at the church. Burial will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk. Bev passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the home of her daughter in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Bev was born on May 8, 1940 in Norfolk to Sterling W. Brooks and Violet Ione (Lierman) Brooks. She was dedicated to Christ, as an infant, in Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Norfolk and baptized as a 12-year-old child, at Pufahl’s Lake in Norfolk, by Pastor F. Lemke of Christian Missionary Alliance Church. Bev began her education in California and following a move back to Nebraska, attended all Norfolk Public Schools of the time. She continued her education in cosmetology in 1957 and 1958, graduating from Norfolk Beauty College. She held cosmetology licenses in both Nebraska and Arizona and enjoyed owning and running her related businesses. She forever cherished her time in Arizona, where you could often find her and Gerry enjoying a round of golf, taking the Bronco II for rock hunting in box canyons or simply taking in the desert they loved. She further enjoyed her retirement in travelling the world on many adventures with Carrol. Bev was first married to Duane Palmer, and their marriage blessed them with three children, Kenneth D. (Shelly) Palmer, Kristy (Jeff) Braithwait and Kevin (Jodi) Palmer. She then married Gerry Suhr (d. 2003) and welcomed two children with him, Travis (Jennifer) Suhr and Tiffany Hunt. She also gained two daughters from Gerry’s previous marriage, Victoria Sullivan (d. 2019) & Tamara (Erick) Brown. In 2009, she joined in marriage her husband Carrol Kersten and gained another loving family with their union. She was further blessed with many grandchildren (15) and great-grandchildren (13 and one on the way) who love her deeply. Pallbearers will be Kenny “Bud” Palmer, Cole Palmer, Dylan Brown, Chris Palmer, Chance Palmer, Cody Roman. Memorials can be made out to the “Gerry and Beverly Suhr Automotive Scholarship Fund”, this donation can be deductible. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Beverley Ann Suhr-Kersten

May 8, 1940 - April 22, 2023