Beverly Jean Quinn, 92, of Licking, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016.
She was born April 1, 1924, in Muscoda, Wisc., daughter of Edward A. and Allie Mae Clark Feiler.
She graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in 1942. After high school, she worked in the Marine Corps. recruiting station in Alameda, Calif. She then joined the Marines but WWII ended before she was to report to Camp Lejeune.
She spent her life as a restaurateur, housewife, mother and grandma. She was a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Licking and previously in Illinois and Iowa. She was also a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Licking.
She moved to Licking in September 1997. She and her son, Michael, ran a Christian book and video store. She loved to read and was an avid bingo player. She collected many books about the Bible and would spend much of her time writing passages in notebooks. She also collected bibles of all sizes. She loved making candy and giving it to people just for a smile. After she closed her store, she started caring for elderly people.
She had Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome. From her 20s to her 50s, she had dozens of heart attacks. She became a patient of the two world renowned cardiologists, Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Paul White at Baylor University. In the early 1970s, they were able to repair her heart and she lived 40 more years.
She was a member of Licking Pentecostal Holiness church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur S. “Big Steve” Quinn; her former husband, John G. Neumann; four children, Shirley, Glenn, Michael and Steven Neumann; her parents; three sisters Marlene, Midge and Theola; and four brothers, DeLoyne, Albert, Donald and Lyle.
Survivors include a sister, Shirley Mae Feiler Fritzenmeier, of Freeport, Ill.; a son, Christopher F. Neumann of Englewood, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Carol Quinn Green of Keokuk, Iowa; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and many special friends.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements were under direction of Fox Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association.
