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Plona Cupery, 97, formerly of Beaver Creek, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.

A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 20, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne with burial at Beaver Creek Cemetery.

Plona Verhey was born June 4, 1915, to Klaas and Lucretia (VanDis) Verhey on the farm west of Hills in Martin Township. She was raised on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. Following her education, she remained on the farm to help her family.

On April 29, 1937, Plona married Charles Cupery on her parents' farm near Hills. Following their marriage the couple moved to Valley Springs, S.D. She worked as a janitor for the Reformed Church. In early 1942 the family moved to Randolf, Wis. One year later the family moved to Madison, Wis. In November of 1943 Plona and her family moved to Beaver Creek. On Dec. 6, 1943, her husband was drafted and entered the service. During this time Plona and her children moved into a house in Beaver Creek. In 1945 Charles returned from the service. A short time later the couple divorced. Plona continued to provide for and raise their children. She worked at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne, at the Beaver Creek school as a janitor, and wallpapered rooms in houses for many people's homes. In June of 2006 she became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Creek, where she was a part of Circle and taught Sunday school. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and crafting and loved listening to Daniel O'Donnell.

Plona is survived by a daughter, Charlotte Buddi, Omaha, Neb.; a brother, Cornie Verhey, Beaver Creek; a daughter-in-law, Karla Cupery, Fort Collins, Colo.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Lucy Cupery; a son, John Cupery; a son-in-law, Barry Buddi; three siblings, John, Frank, and Minnie; and a sister-in-law, LaVonne Verhey.