Beverly Stannarius Kress

Born Aug. 6th, 1938 in her maternal grandmother’s Perkinsville, NY home, Bev grew up in Wayland, NY. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s RC Church, now Holy Family,where she and her sister, Barbara, played the organ for daily and Sunday masses.

Upon graduation from high school, she attended Nazareth University in Rochester, NY,earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education. A well-loved teacher and colleague, Bev taught music in Erie and Niagara County elementary schools for over three decades.

In 1963 she married Edgar Kress who predeceased her in 2015. She has shared her time as a retiree between her Chautauqua Lake home in Mayville, NY, and the scenic mountains and desert of Benson, AZ.

Beverly was an ardent vocalist, musician, and lover of the arts, active in several Catholic churches in Western New York and Arizona. She has been a generous benefactor to numerous charities. Bev’s largesse was in equal measure with her generosity of spirit,time, and love of family and friends. She made a positive difference in this world.

She is survived by her only sibling, Barbara Davis of Hornell, NY, numerous nieces andnephews, and cherished friends. Bev was also preceded in death by her mother, Rita McLaughlin Roy (2001), her father, Adair Stannarius(1966), and many dear in-laws and cousins.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at St Mary’s in Mayville, tba.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.

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