Obituary: Haffner, Beverly

Age 55

Sun., May 27, 2012

HAFFNER, Beverly

Beverly Haffner, 55, lost her battle with cancer August 7, 2011 at home in Jacksonville, NC surrounded by her family.

Born January 30, 1956 in Bushnell, IL to Mary and Harlan Hummel, she attended school in Bushnell, IL, moving to Walker, MN her senior year of high school where she graduated in 1974.

Beverly became an RN in 1988, graduating from Carl Sandburg in Galesburg, IL and was an amazing, dedicated, and compassionate nurse from 1987 to 2011.

She worked in many fields to include OB/GYN, Oncology, Surgery, and home health care, also serving as the DNS at Coulee Community Hospital for eight years.

She obtained her BSN from Graceland University in 2008 and her Master of Health Administration in 2011 from University of Phoenix, just a few months before her death.
Beverly was a woman of great faith.

She was an active member of local churches throughout her life.

She believed that true faith is shown in the daily actions of each individual and she showed her love, faith in God, determination, and passion for life to everyone, every day.

Her kind and nurturing soul found its best work through caring for children.

Not only was she an exceptional mother to her birth children, but she extended that love to her many foster children.

She and husband, Wayne Haffner became foster parents for the State of Illinois from 1985 to 1987.

Beverly began fostering again on her own for the Colville Tribe from 2004 to 2010 primarily caring for drug-affected infants.

Her courage and fiery spirit helped her become a true advocate for these children.

It was through the Colville foster care program that she fostered and eventually adopted her daughter Shayela.
Beverly is survived by her children Galen, Jessica, Blake, and Shayela; her mother Mary Patricia Hummel; her siblings Connie, Greg, and Gene; numerous nieces and nephews; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Faith Community Church in Electric City, WA June 2, 2012 at 10 a.m.

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