Beulah (Shaw) Winslow

Edna Beulah (Shaw) Winslow, 96, passed away peacefully at home on August 22, 2015, joining her Savior in Heaven.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 2:00 PM at the Fillmore Free Methodist Church with Pastor Mike Hopper officiating.  Visitations will be held on Wednesday, August 26 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral, all at the Fillmore Free Methodist Church.

Beulah was born on Oct. 12, 1918, to Rev. Spencer and Caroline Shaw in Wall Lake, SD.  Two months after her birth, her father passed away from the great 1918 flu epidemic.  Her mother moved the family back to Fillmore, MN where her father had previously planted the Fillmore Free Methodist Church and still owned a farm.

She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1936.  After high school she went on to get her teaching certificate. She had a passion for teaching and loved all of her students.  She taught in surrounding country schools, with Jordan Township being the last school she taught in.

On Nov. 29, 1939, she married longtime family friend Lester Winslow. They made their home on a farm near Chatfield where they raised their 4 daughters. They left the farm and moved to the Village of Fillmore in 1988.

She loved God, her family, missions and Jeopardy.  One of her favorite Bible verses is Psalms 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

She is survived by one sister, Hazel (David) Vesey of Rochester; 4 daughters Marie (Ken) Baker from Wykoff, Inez (Dar) Halverson from Rochester, Deb (Gary) Albrecht of Wykoff and Brenda (Scott) Rain of Fountain; 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

She is preceded in death by her husband, 6 sisters, 5 brothers and one son-in-law.

Riley Funeral Home in Chatfield is assisting the family with arrangements.  507-867-4310.

Condolences may be shared with the family at rileyfuneralhomes.com.