Beena Marie (Peterson) Perkes Obituary (1923 - 2019)

Beena Marie Peterson Perkes peacefully passed away on September 12, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born on January 24, 1923 in Amalga, Utah. Her parents were John Leslie Peterson and Ilarende Rawlins. She graduated from North Cache High School in 1940. During World War II she joined the Women's Army Corps and was stationed in a Florida Military Hospital trained to be a nurse. After the war she worked as a hospital nurse in Logan and later in Phoenix until she retired (some 50 years). She married Rolan Perkes in Cache County and then later moved to Phoenix. They were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple. Beena and Roland served as LDS missionaries in the Phoenix Arizona Mission. Beena is survived by her children and their spouses: Victor (Marian) Johansen, Phoenix, Arizona Susan (Jay) White, Smithfield, UT; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Rolan Perkes, her parents John and Ilarene Peterson and her son Paul Perks. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Hyde Park LDS Chapel, 65 W. Center, Hyde Park, UT. A viewing will be on Saturday from 10:00 to 10:40 am at the Church. Interment will be in the Hyde Park Cemetery.