Beverly Maxwell Luke, 82, of Rexburg, passed away June 29, 2010 at EIRMC from a stroke. Beverly was born September 22, 1927 to Bill and Winnie Maxwell in Rexburg, Idaho, the second of three girls. She grew up in El Paso, Texas, Tucson and Prescott, Arizona, attending schools there. In high school she was an avid tennis player. Her dad worked as a district manager for Safeway Stores. She and her two sisters would travel up to Sugar City, Idaho many summers to visit their grandma and grandpa Raybould. She met Lloyd Luke on one of her trips to Sugar City. They were later married in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on October 26, 1946. Four children blessed their home; Randy, Colin, Robin and Lark.In 1954 she took a LPN course offered by Madison Memorial Hospital; she began working as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the hospital. Later she earned her RN degree at Ricks College. In 1960 Dr. Lester Petersen hired Beverly as his office nurse. In 1973 the State of Idaho started a Nurse Practitioner program. Four RN's from the State of Idaho were chosen for the program to attend the University of Utah, Beverly being one of them. She became a Family Nurse Practitioner and continued to work for Dr. Petersen. She loved being a nurse, finding the work interesting, challenging and rewarding. She worked for Dr. Petersen for 30 plus years. After retiring from working for Dr. Petersen she worked for the Ricks College Health Center for 5-6 years. She traveled extensively through the United States for medical seminars. In these travels Lloyd would accompany her and she generally took one of her children and their spouse on the trip. She treasured these experiences.
On June 5, 1976 the Teton Dam broke and destroyed her home in Sugar City. She and Lloyd then moved up on the hill in Rexburg.
Beverly was an avid reader, enjoyed crocheting, and cross-stitching. She played the piano and the organ. She kept an immaculate home and was a wonderful cook, learning these skills from her mother. She loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Primary, Relief Society and Young Women programs.
She is survived by her children, Randy (Kris) Luke, Colin (Allene) Luke, Robin (Dick) Potochnick and Lark Luke; her sister Jeanine (Vaughn) Anderson, sister-in-law, Joyce Luke, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her sister, Geraldine Cullum.Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 5th at the Rexburg East LDS Stake Center, 387 South 4th East. There will be a viewing on the evening of July 4th at Flamm Funeral Home from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on July 5th at the Stake Center prior to services. Interment will be in the Sugar City Cemetery.