Beatrice Elaine (Urness) Harvey, daughter of Nels and Alfield (Halvig) Urness, was born on August 14, 1934, in Griggs County, ND. She was baptized at Ottawa Lutheran Church, Aneta, ND and attended school in Cooperstown, ND.

Beatrice worked as a salesclerk at J.C. Penney Co. in Cooperstown until she was united in marriage to Sidney Harvey at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cooperstown on June 17, 1951. They farmed their whole lives together in the Hannaford, ND and Finley, ND, area. They retired in 2003 and moved to Cooperstown.

Beatrice was an active member at Sheyenne Valley Lutheran Church, as a Sunday School Teacher, Luther League Advisor, Lutheran Lay Renewal and many offices of Mayville Conference ALCW.

She worked at Special Touch Crafts in Finley. She loved to cook, bake, sew, decorate wedding cakes and garden. She always enjoyed having company and never had a shortage of food. Most of all she loved being a mother to her 4 children, Greg, Michael, Karen and Marianne. She considered it a bonus to get to be ‘Grandma Bea’ to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Beatrice passed away on July 19, 2026 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown where she enjoyed life for 16 years.

She is survived by 3 children, Michael Harvey, Finley, Karen (Jerry) Samson, Great Falls, MT and Marianne Jenkins Midford, WI; daughter-in-law, Anne Harvey, Northwood, ND; grandchildren, Jennifer Arndt, Justin Jenkins, Sara Landon, Andrea Schadler, Eric Samson, Nicole Rosin, Jared Harvey, Brandon Harvey, Brittany Morten and Callie Leiphardt; and many great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney; son, Greg; parents, Nels and Alfield Urness; sister, Arlene Bednar; and brother, Roger Urness.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at Sheyenne Valley Lutheran Church, rural Finley, ND. Burial will be at the church cemetery.