Beverlee M. Brazil

Brazil, Beverlee M., 86, Registered Nurse, beloved mother and grandmother, died Monday, June 2, 2014. Born in Minneapolis, MN, Beverlee was raised in Arlington Heights, IL and graduated from the University of Chicago. Starting from her early teens, she pursued a lifelong commitment to community service and civic life. Private family services have been held. Preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Lillian Myrtle Peterson; father of her children, David Robert Cohen, Jr. Survived by her children, Peter Arthur Cohen (Bonnie) of Wichita, KS, Eloise Cohen Caldwell (Stephen) of Bethesda, MD, Andrew David Cohen of Henderson, NV; sister, Judith Boat of Denver, CO; grandchildren, Jennifer Cohen Bogan (Jeffrey), Jillian Cohen Sanoja (David), Allison Cohen van Dijk (Dean), Alaina Marie Cohen, Andrew Stewert Cohen, Spencer Cohen Caldwell, Peter Grant Cohen; great-grandchild, Charlotte Beverlee Bogan. A memorial has been established with the Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219. Downing Lahey Mortuary East.