Obituary of Beverly Belle McClanahan

Beverly Belle McClanahan, 85, of Moose Lake, formerly of Sturgeon Lake, went to heaven September 16, 2016. Bev was born March 24, 1931, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, to Gladys Nagel and Harry Jenkins. Bev was united in marriage to Richard McClanahan on July 11, 1974, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Bev's greatest joy in life was her family and shopping; she was known to be at "Walmark" at 1 a.m., shopping with her grand¬son, Christopher. She was a great cook and everyone was always welcome. Helping people, even strangers, brought her happi¬ness. Her heart was sweeter than her love for apple turnovers. She had an uncanny knack for taking negative situations and turning them positive. You could always find her smiling and laughing. She came from humble begin¬nings, but finished her journey rich with love. Bev was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Rich¬ard; sister, Janice Lasker; brother, David Jenkins; daughter, Sandra Shackle; sisters-in-law, Rosalie Overton, Lucille Wanke, Doretta Kucera, Bev Jenkins; brothers-in law, Leo McClanahan, Clarence McClanahan; niece, Rose Jen¬kins; nephew, Richard Jenkins; grandsons, Robert Shackle and Jeramy Swenson. Bev is survived by her children, Heidi (Gene Guenther) Gustav¬son of Sturgeon Lake, Richard (Lynn Rivera) McClanahan of Moose Lake; son-in-law, Roger Shackle of Minneapolis; grand¬children, Terry Schugel of Flor¬ida, Arthur (Joann) Shackle of Blaine, Christopher (Meghan Stark) Gustavson of Alabama, Nathan (Cindy) Guenther of the U.S. Army, Kristine (Lee) Jacob¬son of Barnum, Eva McClanahan of Moose Lake, Jeffrey Alleman of Texas, Jennifer (Matt) Dahl of Kettle River, Andrea Hunt of St. Paul, Joe Hunt of Hinck¬ley; great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Rudloff, Evan Guenther, Jessica Shackle, Cody Shackle, Jaxon Dahl, Austin Dahl; brothers, Harry (Arlene) Jenkins of Colo¬rado, Robert Jenkins of Moose Lake; sisters-in-law Marge Mc¬Clanahan of Maple Lake, Grace McClanahan of Littlefork; many nieces, nephews and friends. A celebration of Bev's life will be September 28, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Moose Lake Covenant Church, Moose Lake, MN.