- Date Of Birth: October 30, 1936
- Date Of Death: February 23, 2021
- State: Colorado
Beverle Ann Skufca, 84, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2021 at 2:15pm, after years of battling Alzheimer’s.
She was the wife of William “Bill” Skufca (who passed away in April of 2018), and the mother of 5 children: Greg, Tim, Valere, Mark, and Paul who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in 1968. Beverle was also, predeceased by her parents, Louis and Ann Bell, and her brother, Mike. Beverle is survived by 3 generations, her three sons and one daughter and their spouses: Greg and Hilary (in-law), Tim and Marta (spouse), Kim (in-law), Valere and Ernest Mathis (spouse), Mark and Jennifer (spouse); Seven grandchildren, Eric and Brittany (spouse), Collin and Allison (spouse), Tom, Emerson, Dalton and Colleen (spouse), Cole, Madeleine and Eric (fiancé); Two great grandsons, Taten and Beck; one niece, Luz Veronica Bell.
Beverle Bell was born in Palm Springs, California on October 30, 1936. She was a devoted Catholic her entire life. At one point she was strongly thinking about becoming a Catholic nun. Right before her family moved from Palm Springs to Denver, Beverle entered the Miss Palm Springs beauty pageant and won. In 1954 Beverle attended Loretta Heights College. On a weekend night during the fall semester at Loretta, the campus promoted a school dance. This is where William Skufca comes into the picture. Bill, who went to Denver University crashed the event with his charm, and asked Beverle to dance and the rest is history.
Bill and Beverle were married on December 29, 1956. Upon getting married they traveled cross country selling windows. After a couple of years, they decided to settle down in Denver to start a family. Bill worked for a lumber company and Beverle remained home to take care of the family. She was a stay-at home mom for at least 25 years if not more. The Skufca family was very blessed having Beverle as their matriarch. She made sure there was food on the table, clean clothes and a tidy and loving home. In addition, she took pride in making sure her kids were ready for school and helped them with their homework. She never seemed to have time for herself, but she was ok with that. She had a permanent smile on her face because of the joy her family brought her. She also enjoyed music and singing, so she joined the St. Mary’s choir. This choir was so good they were invited to perform at a choir concert in Washington DC in 1976. Once the kids were getting older, she had more time on her hands, so she went to cosmetology school. She mainly cut hair for friends and family. Once the kids went off to college, Beverle filled the empty nest with a Mary Kay home business. Beverle really had fun in this chapter of her life. She would attend weekly meetings to fine tune her skills and she also attended the yearly Mary Kay conference. She did so well that she earned a Mary Kay red Pontiac car which was quite an accomplishment.
For all of us who knew her, we are familiar with her voice mail message, “this is the Brave, Bold, Bouncy, Benevolent Beverle…” This is how we all will remember her, with love and a smile.
