- Date Of Birth: September 8, 1934
- Date Of Death: July 15, 2020
- State: Illinois
Elizabeth M. Beranek, 85, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Prairie Village Healthcare Center in Jacksonville.
She was born Sept. 8, 1934, in Norfolk, Nebraska, the daughter of Theodore and Edna Uecker Petersen. She married Junior B. “Zeke” Beranek on March 29, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska, and he survives.
She is also survived by two sons, Daniel Beranek of Springfield and Theodore (Deborah) Beranek of Urbana; four grandchildren, Aunna Beranek, Jonah Beranek, Joshua Hogan and Jacob Hogan; and one brother, Donald (Yvonne) Petersen of Apache Junction, AZ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Leola Petersen and one brother, Richard Petersen.
Mrs. Beranek attended Clarkson School of Nursing in Omaha, NE, where she worked as a registered nurse following her graduation. She then worked for Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA for a short time before joining Passavant School of Nursing in Jacksonville where she worked as a nurse and instructor until she started her family. While in Northampton, MA, Elizabeth enjoyed playing the violin in the Smith College Symphony and later was instrumental in the development of the Jacksonville Symphony Society and was an active volunteer. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Jacksonville and Morgan County Home Extension, and enjoyed sewing, needle point, weaving and reading. She also loved mornings spent visiting with friends at McDonalds.
