Funeral services for Nancy Ann Beveridge, age 92, of Aurelia, Iowa, formerly of Heyworth, IL will be held at 2 p.m Sunday June 7th, 2026 at the First Presbyterian Church of Alta, with Pastor Denise Malvesti officiating. Visitation will be at 1:30 prior to the service. A graveside homecoming service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday June, 10th at the Heyworth Cemetery, Heyworth, IL, with Pastor Carl Johnston officiating. Visitation will be held at the United Church of Heyworth prior to the graveside service.
Nancy Ann Mortland was born June 10, 1933 in Streator, IL, the daughter of Harold and Lillian (Stasell) Mortland. She attended school in Streator, graduating in 1951. She then graduated from ISNU (Illinois State University). On June 30, 1956 Nancy was united in marriage to James Martin Beveridge in Streator. Together they had one daughter, Sonia.
Nancy’s first full time job was teaching home economics in Reed Custer High School in Braidwood, IL. She would later become a hospital dietician, a printer’s assistant for the Heyworth Star, and a teacher for 23 years at Wapella Elementary School. She and Jim enjoyed traveling and were able to visit all 50 states. Many of these trips were in their RV and included stops along the way to ride steam trains.
Nancy was a member of several organizations including the National Education Association, the Monticello Railroad Museum, and she was very active in the General Federated Women’s Club of Illinois. She was a 60 plus year member of the United Church of Heyworth, and associate member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alta. Being a 4-H leader, church and politics were a priority for her. Nancy also wrote a children’s book entitled “A Great Family Pet”.
Nancy died at Accura Healthcare in Aurelia, Iowa on June 2, 2026. Until recently she had been a resident at WelLife of Alta since June of 2017.
Preceding Nancy in death were her parents, her husband Jim in 2003, two sisters and their husbands Elaine and George Williams, Rosemary and Raymond Bradley, mother and father-in-law Elizabeth and Glen Beveridge, one niece Brandi Bradley.
Surviving are her daughter Sonia and her husband Ted Galvin of Cherokee, Iowa, granddaughter Miranda of Sioux City, Iowa, grandson Marcus (Jared) of Scottsdale, AZ, great grandchildren CJ, and Calena Galvin, several nieces, nephews, and special friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials will be divided between the Heyworth Railroad Museum, the Christmas Elves at the United Church of Heyworth, and the First Presbyterian Church of Alta.