Jean Bekkerus Berkness Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jean Bekkerus Berkness (Hopkins, Minnesota), who passed away on October 3, 2022, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husband Vernon; her parents, Alfred Bekkerus and Marie Bekkerus; her siblings, Donald Bekkerus (Delores), Marian Butterfield and Allen Bekkerus (Marlene); and her brother-in-law Loren Berkness.
She is survived by: her sister Shirley Glenn (Richard); her sister-in-law Thelma Berkness; her children, Laurel Erickson (Greg Fall), Sandra Greenway (Jim Lau), Janice Laven (Mark) and Daniel Berkness; her grandchildren, Brian Erickson (Betsy), Brandon Erickson, Jonathan Laven and Julie Laven (Eduardo Gomez); and her great grandchildren, Owen and Levi Erickson. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 715 Minnetonka Mills Rd, Hopkins, 55343. 952-935-1753.
