Beatrice Mary Dwyer Obituary

Beatrice “Bebe” Mary Dwyer went home to Jesus on June 11 at age 71.

Bebe was the first-born of the eight children of William and Beatrice Dwyer on April 16, 1949 in Sparta, WI. The Dwyer family moved to St. Paul, MN in 1960.

A very self-motivated and conscientious student, Bebe was always hungry for knowledge. She earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1986, a Master’s of Occupational Therapy from St. Scholastica in 2000, and a Master’s of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 2011. She was ordained an Episcopal Deacon in 2012.

Bebe absolutely loved classical music, reading, gardening, cooking, sewing, and practicing her faith. She also greatly enjoyed her work as an Occupational Therapist working with the elderly and always lent a helping hand to those around her. In her later years, she loved walking and caring for her dog, Johnny Cash. She was a loving and dedicated mother, and always said, “I’m crazy for you!” We will miss her greatly.

Bebe joins her parents, William and Beatrice, in Heaven. She is survived by her siblings, Joan (Tony) Matkaiti, Colleen (Tom) Siqveland, William (Ruth) Dwyer, Patrick (Trish) Dwyer, Michael (Ginny) Dwyer, Timothy (Cheryl) Dwyer, and Monica (Mike) Frischkorn, and her children Jimmy (Diana), Andrea (John) Griswold, Matthew Lauderbaugh, and Elizabeth (Joseph) Becker, and two granddaughters Jacqueline and Cecelia Griswold.