Beverly J. Caron, age 71, of Concordia, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde, Kan. She was born on September 19, 1951, in Clay Center, Kan., to Elmer & Mary J. (Van Scoyoc) Odgers.
She graduated from Hanover High School in 1969 and then Cloud County Community College. She married Ron Caron on August 8, 1978, in Oklahoma. Bev was a registered nurse and worked at St. Joseph Hospital, St. Ann’s, Nazareth Motherhouse and was DON for Sunset Nursing Home until her retirement in 2016.
She was a member of the Concordia Wesleyan Church, PEO, SASNAK, Christian Women’s Club and the Hospital Auxiliary. Bev loved to play Bunco and loved gardening, flowers, birds, nature, but was especially fond of cats. Bev was an avid Royals fan.
She is survived by her husband, Ron; her precious cat, Maggie Mae; daughters, Melody Caron, Portland, Ore. & Angela Barnes (Nathan), Clyde; brother, James Odgers, Wamego; sister, Janice Bender, Concordia; grandchildren, Baron Barnes, Dustin Trzicky & Brayden Barnes; great-grandchildren, Brooklyn Barnes & Canaan Barnes; sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Allen, Gooding, Idaho, Margie Tremblay (Richard), Topeka, Kan., and Janet Weber (Ivan), Concordia; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
She was preceded by her parents; an infant sister, Mildred; brothers-in-law, Jack Caron, Dean Caron and Larry Allen; sister-in-law, Avis Hulett & mother-and-father-in-law, Clifford and Rose Caron.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at The Wesleyan Church, Concordia, with Pastors David Redmond and Bob Burns officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, Clyde. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 1-8 p.m., with the family greeting friends from 4:30-5:30 p.m., all at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia. The family suggests memorials to Meadowlark Hospice and Concordia Wesleyan Church in care of Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, PO Box 606, Concordia, KS 66901. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.
