Beverly J. (Douglas) Strain, 91, formerly of Harvard, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at Northwoods Care Center in Belvidere. Born June 9, 1921, in Harvard, the daughter of the late Leslie and Sylvia (Esmond) Douglas. On Oct. 2, 1947, she married the late William "Ted" Strain. Beverly graduated from Augustana Nursing School in 1941, and joined the U.S. Army in World War II. She served as a first lieutenant on the USS Algonquin, a Red Cross Hospital ship in the Mediterranean, caring for wounded soldiers in the European theatre. Beverly worked as a nurse at Harvard Community Hospital and at the Valley Hi Retirement Home in Hartland for many years. Her husband owned Strain's Market on Ayer Street in Harvard for 20 years. She also enjoyed playing with the local Bridge Club in Harvard. Burial in Dunham-Chemung Cemetery.
Beverly J. (Douglas) Strain, 91, formerly of Harvard, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at Northwoods Care Center in Belvidere. Born June 9, 1921, in Harvard, the daughter of the late Leslie and Sylvia (Esmond) Douglas. On Oct. 2, 1947, she married the late William "Ted" Strain. Beverly graduated from Augustana Nursing School in 1941, and joined the U.S. Army in World War II. She served as a first lieutenant on the USS Algonquin, a Red Cross Hospital ship in the Mediterranean, caring for wounded soldiers in the European theatre. Beverly worked as a nurse at Harvard Community Hospital and at the Valley Hi Retirement Home in Hartland for many years. Her husband owned Strain's Market on Ayer Street in Harvard for 20 years. She also enjoyed playing with the local Bridge Club in Harvard. Burial in Dunham-Chemung Cemetery.
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