Geraldine R. "Gerry" Beste

1925 - 2025

Geraldine R. "Gerry" Beste, age 99, of Sauk Centre, died peacefully, surrounded by her family April 17, 2025 at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. April 24 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Tim Baltes officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home and 10-10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Geraldine Ruth Olson was born July 22, 1925, in Montevideo to Gerald and Flavia (Schultz) Olson. She grew up in the Osakis area and graduated from Osakis High School. She married Howard Beste June 14, 1950, at St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union. The couple farmed near Osakis and then near Round Prairie. Gerry was a homemaker all her life and was still living at her home at age 99. She did all her cleaning and cooking and enjoyed crocheting and gardening. She made the best cookies. Her cookie jar was always full and was the first place her family looked for a treat.
Gerry was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre and the Christian Mothers.
Survivors include her children, Gary (Brenda) Beste of Richmond, Carol (Brad) Dahn of Park Rapids, Arlene Ludwig of Garfield, and Scott (Denise) Beste of North Bend, Washington; nine grandchildren, Andrew Beste, Kathryn Beste, Nicholas Dahn, Eric (Lizzy) Dahn, Kayla Dahn, Jena (Michael) Huffington, Kari (Corey) Brickweg, Christopher (Kathryn) Ludwig and Elena Beste; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Joan Stabe of Brooklyn Center and Judy Jensen of Osakis; and sister-in-law, Delores Olson of Osakis.
Gerry was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Beste, on Sept. 21, 2017; parents; son-in-law, Tom Ludwig; sisters and brother, Erva (Ernie) Jenson, Mae (Norbert) Beste, Shirley (Ken) Brodsky, Audrey (Lowell) Collins and Wayne Olson; and brothers-in-law, Eugene Stabe and Mervin Jensen.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.