Beverly Kirst

Beverly A. Kirst, age 86, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Marshfield, Medical Center.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Church in Kellner, WI. Pastor Matthew Lorfeld will officiate. Burial will be at St. John’s Lutheran Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church on Friday.
Beverly was born July 6, 1938, in Wisconsin Rapids to Arthur and Agnes (Pribbanow) Saeger. In 1958, she married the love of her life, Jere Kirst. They were blessed with 49 years of marriage. Jere passed away in 2017.
Beverly was a school bus driver for Safeway for 39 years. She and Jere formerly owned J&K Archery Shop, a very popular and successful archery business, and managed their Christmas tree farm, which they started in 1977.
Beverly loved getting together for family events and holidays and spending time with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She looked forward to the opening days of hunting and fishing seasons. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening. She was an excellent baker and made the best blueberry and apple pies. She was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church in Kellner.
Beverly is survived by her children: Rick (Julie) Kirst and Debra (Dale) Vechinski; grandchildren: Ryan Vechinski, Josef (Sara) Vechinski, Raquel (Louis) Molepske, Courtney (Ian) Schultz, Kaylee ((Lee) Rokke, and Whitney (Kirk) Powell; great-grandchildren: Harrison Vechinski, William Vechinski, Morgan Vechinski, Eydn Vechinski, Julia Molepske, Louis Molepske III, Henryk Molepske, Imogene Schultz, George Schultz, Nigel Schultz, Gerald Schultz, and Hudson Powell: sister Sandra Primeau and beloved dog, Abby.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Jere, sister Arlene Knoll, and brother Duaine “Sonny” Saeger.
The family would like to thank the nurses and doctors of the staff of the 3rd and 4th floors at Marshfield Medical Center for their exceptional care.