Letitia Beguhn

Female 1926 - 2017  (90 years)


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  • Name Letitia Beguhn 
    Nickname Letty Beguhn 
    Born 24 Sep 1926  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Jul 2017  Naperville, Dupage Co, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I54669  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2018 

    Family Harvey Victor Berghuis,   b. 24 Jan 1925, Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 2014, Naperville, Dupage Co, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 01 Jun 1946  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jane Berghuis
     2. Esther Berghuis
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F19852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Letitia Berghuis was named a recipient of the Civic Recognition Award on Monday. Berghuis joins the ranks of others from Illinois who have received this honor.

      The purpose of the Civic Recognition Award is to inspire people to help others and improve their communities. Recipients come from all walks of life and all 50 states. Under certain circumstances, the award can be issued posthumously.

      It is hoped the Civic Recognition Award will encourage people in Naperville and across Illinois to live their lives around ten values than enhance the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. Those ten values are compassion, courage, forgiveness, generosity, humility, inclusiveness, integrity, kindness, respect and service.

      Berghuis is among a select number of individuals recognized in Naperville. Many individuals never receive a civic award despite years of community involvement. While formal recognition should never be one's motive for acts of kindness, receiving an award is an affirmation of the positive impact one's actions can have.

      It should be a proud moment for Berghuis's family and friends, and an opportunity to share inspiring stories. If fact, by discussing the award, the inspiration provided by Berghuis's good deeds is multiplied. Discussion of the award can also help spread the word about the ten values embodied by the award. It is a fact that many individuals feel motivated to do more after hearing about the good deeds of others. Award recipients themselves can feel encouraged or inspired by the recognition to help more.

      The positive impact of Civic Recognition Award winners like Berghuis on their community cannot be measured. These winners were often the first to help people in need and the first to welcome a new neighbor. The existence of community non-profit organizations of all kinds is a lasting testimony to the good works of involved individuals who, like Berghuis, stepped forward to make a difference.

      The lives of Civic Recognition Award winners like Berghuis are also often examples to children. Children look up to role models to help shape how they behave in school, relationships or when facing challenging situations. When children emulate positive role models, they respond to situations in healthy ways that can contribute to individual and community well being. Positive role models are essential to every child's well being.

      The Civic Recognition Award is one of the highest recognitions possible for individuals. Residents of Naperville and all of Illinois can feel proud that one of the own, Letitia Berghuis, has been recognized with this high distinction.
    • Letitia M. "Letty" Berghuis (nee Beguhn), age 90, of Naperville, IL passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was born in Appleton, WI on September 24, 1926. Letty was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Wesley United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She attended Lawrence University and University of Wisconsin (Stout) and was an avid reader, life-time learner and loved to travel on cruises and throughout England. Later in life, she was a 'Reading Buddy' with a local elementary school. She is survived by her loving daughters: Esther (Ellery) Cook and Jane (Richard) O'Connell; granddaughters: Megan (Ryan) Hampsey, Katee (Jon) O'Toole, Karin (Keith) Peters and Courtney O'Connell and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles Stanley and Esther (nee Hussey) Beguhn, her husband Harvey Berghuis and son-in-law Ellery Cook. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service, 11:00 a.m. at Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Homes & Crematory, 516 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL. Interment Naperville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Macula Vision Research Foundation (MVRF) www.MVRF.org. Info: 630-355-0264 with online guest book at www.beidelmankunschfh.com
      Published in the Naperville Sun from July 18 to July 19, 2017