NEW ULM–Beverly Joan (Messerschmidt) Hale, age 92, of New Ulm died Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.

Funeral service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2025 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery, Soldier’s Rest section. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, December 5, 2025 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – North Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will continue from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.

Bev is survived by her six children, Diana (Steve) Burt of New Ulm, Linda Nachreiner (special friend, John Moritz) of Springfield, Thomas (LeAnn) Hale of Sleepy Eye, Sandra (David) Burger of Lafayette, Timothy Hale of North Mankato, Bradley Hale (Joyce Johnson) of New Ulm; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Nancy Diederich of Colorado; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Harvey Hale; her parents; grandson, Adam Burger; son-in-law, Daniel Nachreiner; nine siblings; and many, many feline friends.

Beverly Joan Messerschmidt was born June 6, 1933 to Paul and Anna Marie (Stage) Messerschmidt at their family home in Sleepy Eye. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1951. On November 30, 1953, Bev was united in marriage to Harvey David Hale. Over the following ten years, their union was blessed with six children. After their children had grown, the couple relocated to New Ulm.

Bev dedicated her life to caring for her children and, later, her grandchildren. She provided for her family by tending to her large garden and canning or freezing the produce. Bev was known as an excellent cook, never letting anyone go hungry.

Outside of motherhood, Bev led an active life. In her early years, she worked at Del Monte and City Café. Later in life, she worked seasonally at AUI, raised cucumbers for Gedney, and volunteered at the Treasure Haus. In her free time, Bev enjoyed Scrabble on Wednesdays at the Senior Center, Sunday brunch after church, collecting trinkets from her many sister trips, puzzles, card games, German dice, reading magazines, and spending time outside whenever the weather allowed.

Among her greatest memories was meeting Roy Rogers on her sister trips, all of her cats through her lifetime – especially being able to have with her in assisted living, and the countless activities she attended for her children and grandchildren.

Bev will be dearly missed by those that knew her. Blessed be her memory. And, as Bev always said, “don’t forget, I love you!”

The family would like to thank the staff at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm for the wonderful care she received the past nine years.

Flowers are preferred from Springfield Floral and memorials are preferred to the Oak Hills Living Center.

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