Beverly L. Newman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Beverly L. Newman, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away July 13, 2021 with her family by her side. Private family services will be held. Zoom services will be 11am Friday, July 16, 2021. Please email zoom2@louismemorial.com for zoom link and passcode. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to The Beth Shalom Jacob H. Levine Development Fund. Beverly graduated from the University of Kansas in 1964 and soon after married her husband, Peter Newman whom she met in 1962. They spent 55 wonderful years together. Beverly spent her career working in the Kansas City, MO and Johnson County School Districts where she was not only a teacher but a very devoted Librarian. She was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom and the Beth Shalom Sisterhood where she held the titles of Treasurer and President. She was also the Editor in Chief of the Beth Shalom Scroll. Jewish tradition and family were very important to her. Beverly was a brilliant woman who had many wonderful and rare qualities about her. She had the ability to retain massive amounts of information and personal data about not only her close friends and family but about random facts of knowledge. Beverly loved to travel and see the world. In fact, she would educate herself on each place she went to visit before each trip she took. During these trips, Beverly assisted her husband, Peter Newman, CPA who conducted more than 20 tax and financial seminars for 4 different cruise lines. She loved to educate herself and others. Beverly had a wide range of abilities, including color coordinating and designing all 5 of the homes in which she lived. Beverly was loved and appreciated by everyone who ever met her. She was the greatest spouse that Peter could have been given and was very dedicated to him and her family. Over the years Beverly took joy in assisting her husband who has a 35 year tenure with KMBZ Radio as the host of KMBZ Radio Moneyline Program. In addition to her parents, Beverly was preceded in death by her half-sister, Bettye Steinhaus. She leaves behind her husband Peter; son, Neil Newman and wife Cathy; daughter, Felice Saxe and husband Joshua; grandchildren: Emily Newman, Ethan Newman, Sarah Saxe, Heather Saxe and Courtney Saxe.

Beverly L. Newman

April 13, 1944 - July 13, 2021

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