Barbara Mae Beno Beverick, 81, of Warsaw, passed away at 10:57 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at Paddock Springs Healthcare in Warsaw after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
She was born on April 30, 1939, to Howard E. and Regina A. Marut Downing in Cleveland, Ohio.
She graduated in 1957 from Villa Angela Academy in Cleveland, Ohio. She married Andrew Steven Beno on May 19, 1962, in Wickliffe, Ohio. She formerly worked as a teacher’s aide at Leesburg Elementary in Leesburg, at Chore-Time Brock in Milford and volunteered at the Beaman Home in Warsaw during the late 1980s and early 90s.
She grew up in Wickliffe, Ohio and moved Kosciusko County in 1968. She later lived in Port Orchard, Wash., Leesburg, Fla., and Caneyville, Ky., before returning to the Warsaw area in 2015.
Surviving are her daughters, Denise Beno (Alan Bumgardner), of Columbus, Ohio; Andrea Sands, of Warsaw, Laura Beno, of Bourbon; and Melanie Kosins, of Winona Lake; son, Andrew (Pam) Beno, of Warsaw; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; sister, Christina Aronoff, of Wasilla, Alaska; estranged husband, Michael Beverick, of Lady Lake, Fla.; and the family of caregivers at Paddock Springs Healthcare whom she loved.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Andrew Beno; son, Tom Beno; and brother, James Downing.
Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Preferred memorials may be given to the American Parkinson Disease Association Midwest Chapter, 1800 North Main Street, Suite 215, Wheaton, IL 60187; or The Beaman Home, P.O. Box 12, Warsaw, IN 46581.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Barbara Beno Beverick, please visit www.cremationserviceskc.com.
