Beverly L. Bidne

Beverly L. Bidne, 88, Emmons, Minn., passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Austin, Minn. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, at Emmons Lutheran Church with Rev. David Schafer officiating. Burial will be in Lime Creek Cemetery in the spring. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church on Saturday. Memorials preferred to Lime Creek Cemetery Fund. Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, Albert Lea, Minn., is in charge of arrangements.
Beverly Louise Bidne (Honsey) was born Dec. 12, 1931 to Selmer and Ingeborg (Knutson) Honsey, rural Lake Mills. She attended rural country school and graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1949.
On Jan. 1, 1950 she married Maynard Bidne at Lime Creek Lutheran Church, rural Emmons, Minn., where she was also baptized and confirmed. They made their home in rural Emmons, where they were blessed with five children, 13 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Beverly was a seamstress and housewife. She enjoyed fishing trips and traveling with her husband and family. She was the most loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her family and faith meant the most to her. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Maynard; five children: Virgil and Karen (Pinor) Bidne, Diane (Gale) Gray, Linda (Greg) Larson, Pat (Doug) Gavle and Jan (Scott) Leonhardi; 12 grandchildren: Meghan Dugan, Joseph (Jennifer), Benjamin (Emily), Lauren Bidne, Jennifer Cline, Lindsay (Jason) Shaw, Michael (Jessica) Bakken, Andrew (Angie) Larson, Sara (Bart) Berven, Lisa (Kevin) George, Ryan (Jennifer) Leonhardi, Kayla (Tony) Luevano; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; one brother, Harris (Leann) Honsey; sisters-in-law: Pauline (Don) Osheim, Berdine Honsey, and Mary Honsey; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  
She was preceded in death by her parents; one grandchild, Alison Bidne; four sisters; and three brothers.