Judy Beguin

A Mass of Christian Burial for 79-year old Judy Beguin of Rushville, NE, are Thurs, April 20, 2023, at 10:00 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Rushville. 

A rosary service will be held Wed April 19, at 7:00PM at Immaculate Conception

A memorial has been established for a scholarship to Chadron State College for a Gordon-Rushville High School student and donations may be sent in care of: Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home, PO Box 366, Gordon, NE 69343 Online condolences may be left at www.chamberlainchapel.com

Online condolences may be left at chamberlainchapel.com

Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Judy Beguin.

Judene (Judy) Adair Beguin was born to Henry and Marge Schumacher May 30,1943 in Neligh, NE. She passed away April 12, 2023, in Chadron, NE. 

Judy attended Neligh Public School until the 4th grade when the family moved to Holyoke, CO. She finished her elementary years here and attended Holyoke High School.

Judy married Ron Berryman and to this union two sons were born, Kirk and Craig. The family moved to California and later Idaho. 

Judy and the boys moved to Rushville in 1969 and was there that she met Blayne Beguin. Their engagement was a precursor to the next 50 years – when they came home the night Blayne proposed, all the kids were sitting outside with tears running down their faces and coughing because one of them had set off mace in the house.

 Things never slowed down from there, but that didn’t deter Blayne and Judy because they were married July 11,1970. Once they were married, they took up residence at the Ranch and the Beguin Bunch was born. There were 3 girls added – Candie, Roxie and Angie – and one boy, Rex. To feed this new family Judy raised an enormous garden, canned, and cleaned chickens, all which she had never done before. 

She followed this crazy crew through school, sports, graduations and marriages. Then, to everyone’s surprise, Cody popped into the mix. 

After the initial shock, Judy enjoyed starting mothering all over again. She always said he kept her young, though some of his sporting events brought her early gray hair. 

Judy went straight from following kids to following grandkids, and her great-grandchildren were another joy in her later years. 

Judy dedicated her life to nurturing others; in addition to caring for her kids and grandkids, she worked as a CNA at the Rushville Hospital and Parkview Lodge Nursing Home before becoming activities director in the Assisted Living – a position where she truly excelled. 

Even after retirement, she remained active in education as a preschool para and a volunteer grandparent reader at the elementary school.

Judy was preceded in death by her husband Blayne, and her parents Henry and Marge Schumacher. 

She is survived by her sister Vicki, brother Fred, and the children she loved – Candie and Doug Johnson, Roxie and Mike Reetz, Kirk and Heidi Beguin, Angie and Gary Hoagland, Craig Beguin, Rex Beguin and Cody and Amy Beguin as well as all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Judy and Blayne loved a good dance, and they are together again dancing in heaven.