Beverly Hayes died peacefully at home July 16. She was a loving
mother, grandmother and friend.
Beverly was born Dec. 14, 1926, in Sioux Center, Iowa, to Dr and
Mrs. Albert Jongewaard. She was the youngest of eight
children.
After graduating from high school in 1944, she completed her
degree in secretarial science from Los Angeles City College in
1950.
Her work experience included executive secretary to the
comptroller at General Motors, Detroit; secretary-bookkeeper for
KGFF Radio Station in Shawnee, Okla.; and a typist at Northrop
Aircraft in Hawthorne, Calif.
Beverly married Harry Hayes in 1956, and they had three
children. In 1972 she and her husband purchased the Aspen Motor Inn
in Oscoda, Mich. In 1977, after Harry passed away, she managed the
operation of the motel and raised her children until retiring in
1988.
While owning the motel, she was on the board of the Oscoda
Chamber of Commerce and was president of the Oscoda Lodging
Association.
Other organizations Beverly was affiliated with include being a
charter member of the American Business Women’s Association-Oscoda,
Michigan; Beta Sigma Phi Sorority-Los Angeles; and the National
Secretaries Association-Detroit.
Beverly moved with her family to Parker in 1995. Prior to her
illness, Beverly was an extremely active volunteer at the Parker
Senior Center.
From 1999 until 2001, she was the telephone committee chairman
and served as a board member for two years.
She also participated in the knitting group making lap blankets
for Project Warmth. In 2005 she was crowned “Sweetheart.”
Beverly is preceded in death by her husband.
She is survived by daughter Marianne Smith and her husband, Jim,
and their daughter, Erin, of Parker; son Dan Hayes and his wife,
Dawn, and their children, Danny, Harry, Crystal, Christopher and
Katie Sue, of Oscoda, Mich.; and daughter Susan Hayes of
Springfield, Ohio.
The family is requesting donations be sent to the Parker Senior
Center, 10675 S. Longs Way, Parker, CO 80138, in memory of Beverly
Hayes.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 14 at Providence
Presbyterian Church, Parker, with a reception to follow at the
Parker Senior Center. Beverly will be laid to rest next to her
husband at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy, Mich.
Ponderosa Valley Funeral Services handled
arrangements.