Beverly J Legere
February 20, 1934 ~ October 28, 2023
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South Portland, Maine
Beverly J. Legere
1934 - 2023
South Portland - Beverly Joan (Hall) Legere, 89, passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice house with her four children by her side on October 28, 2023 after experiencing a serious medical event a few days earlier.
Beverly was born in Portland, Maine on February 20, 1934 to the late Wilma (Frank) Hall and Everard E. Hall. Her childhood years were spent growing up in Westbrook and on the extended family farm in Gray. During high school she moved to South Portland, graduating in 1953. She married Roger C. Legere June 22, 1957. They started their family in the Panama Canal Zone while Roger was stationed in the Navy. After a few years, Roger’s transition to work in the insurance industry led to living in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New Jersey. They returned to Maine in 1967 with their three sons (Dan, Don and Randy). Upon returning, their daughter Renee completed their family, and they ultimately settled and raised their family in South Portland.
While raising her children Beverly was a cub scout leader, a nanny, and representative for Avon and Market Research. The family enjoyed many summers boating along the coast of Maine. After retirement, Beverly and Roger traveled to all 50 states in their RV before spending their winter months in Leesburg, Florida until Roger passed away in 2009. Shortly after, Beverly moved to the Betsy Ross House in South Portland, enjoying the friendships and socializing. She was very active, playing tennis and golf until she was 79 and walking regularly until her passing. Beverly loved to be around people. Most of all, she loved to dance, often coaxing others to join her wherever space could be found.
Beverly was predeceased by her husband, Roger; infant child, Kenneth; and brother, Reginald E. Hall. She is survived by her children, Daniel K. (Polly), Donald C. (Nina Garrison), Randall P., Reneé L.;11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
A graveside burial will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 from 4-7pm at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway. A celebration of Beverly’s life will be held on November 18, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Elks Lodge #188, 1945 Congress Street, Portland. Online condolences may be expressed at www.ConroyTullyWalker.com
Memorial contributions may be made in Beverly’s memory to: Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 390 US Route One, Scarborough ME 04074-9828
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I have great memories of Beverly
her smile, her laughter, and her twinkle in her eyes! i loved her stories esp about Stitch and Bitch with her friends ! 😀 She was a character.
We are sorry for your loss. She will be missed by many.
Gary, Sandra
Jimmy and Mathew Legere.
Aunt Beverly was such a high spirited lovely woman. She was one of a kind!
Sending my love and sympathy to the family.
Thankful for our many adventures and for showing me that fish really can jump!
To be more optimistically thoughtful.
Optimism, and deliberate efforts to be kind and considerate, but also fun.
Miss you, and love you always, Grammie.
I’m forever thankful for the hours we could spend chatting about life and the deeper aspects of just about anything.
I’m equally grateful for the more surface-evident fun, love, light, warmth, and life-loving demeanor and attitude espoused constantly, with undying optimism, and the classic Beverly telling-it-like-it-is spice!
I also can’t imagine a better send-off than the one we all shared the night before she passed, singing and enjoying her favorite 40s song, “Dont Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)” and other music with her, surrounding her as a family, united together to amplify the love she clearly rode like a wave on her way out.
I’m also ineffably thankful to have been able to see her during her final minutes, humbled by the experience of being able to let her know (in words and in mind) in those final moments that it will be ok, and we will all be ok and are forever grateful for her impact and influence and love. Most importantly, I hoped to her to enjoy it, whatever “it” is, and felt my tears as love, not pain in that moment, and truly believe we felt that together.
While her form here in this realm is now forever maintained, loved, kept, held closely, and shared amongst the collective that is made of us Legere kinfolk, and by those she’s crossed paths with during her long and adventurous existence here, I can only hope (with all my intention and love directed at her and grandfather “Grumps” Roger Legere) that Roger is already helping guide her on to a dance-filled, warmth-filled and loving, safe, new, glowing and free form she will no doubt be from here to forever as she occasionally stops by to say hi, in the form of a memory. <3
She really is marching home now, to her apple tree where Roger is no doubt waiting handsomely and lovingly for the rest of his family having shook off the burdens of a material world back in 2009 himself.
Love your both, always.
Beverly and husband Roger were locally influential, and enough so that without them, there may not be a Casco Bay Bridge as we are privileged enough to have that allows so much more commerce to occur in Portland/South Portland.
I knew her as Grammie (as part of the dynamic duo: Grammie and Grumps).
I have so many memories that Im still parsing through as I grieve, but my favorites were always that every October, she would bring me out to lunch before she went to Leesburg, Florida for the winter. She would take me out to lunch for my December birthday, and let me pick out a gift for myself (usually The Maine Mall, or Toys R Us) so long at it was ~$30-35. I know she lovingly did this with all her grandkids, and it’s something I’ll always cherish.
She liked to water down the Gatorade when I was a kid, as it was too sugary in her book 😁 and Ill always remember, as a kid, being put off by my bland drink at the time! Funny thing in hindsight is that now I find myself occasionally doing the same as my stomach ages too! Hah!
Grammie was (especially more so the older she got) the life of the party, and the center of the wheel; direct and true to herself, she was generally optimistic as ever, and genuinely lovingly considerate of those she held dear.
I owe her my existence and am thankful her and my grandfather pushing through some of the toughest times in history in the 30s and 40s, and beyond in order to create such an adventure, and allow me the privilege of life by chance, having raised a very practical and considerate/discerning father for me.
Chat with firends and family with 100% of her self being present.
Having a good time.
The special thing about my Grammie that she passed on is the uniqueness we Legeres, Salafias, Infante-Legeres, Lees, Garrisons, etc., all have as flavored by her fun-loving attitude and sass always on a background of undying optimism at the world when it comes down to it, regardless of any outward concern such hope can emerge as, socially.
Besides the long history my parents (Bill & Nancy) have with Roger and Bev, I too have fond memories of growing up around my parent’s friends and Bev and Roger were always there! I have a vivid memory of Bev’s 40th birthday party at our house. When she blew out the candles the wax went everywhere and everyone got a big boot out of that! I was pretty young then but as a teen I also had many chats with Bev when hanging out at Wildrose Ave. She was always smiling and available to listen. I wanted to mention a few of the fond little memories that I’m glad to have. Im praying for peace as ya’ll say your goodbyes…its always too soon. 💔 love to all of you. Susan
During the past few years I have been so fortunate to have seen and visited with Beverly. “What a wonderful woman “; so vivacious, and funny, so sincere and caring. My thoughts and prayers are with all the families there in Maine who knew her and took care of her; she will always be remembered with much love 💕
Bev was a vivacious gal who was a friend to whomever she met. She and Roger the dynamic duo! I remember them both well, Roger representing the insurance industry at Scarborough School Dept and Bev from fun times in FL. May she rest in peace.
Theresa .Jordan
I will always remember Bev as being very upbeat and a great sense of humor. I will miss her stopping to chat in the hall and in the dining room at the Betsy Ross House where I lived just down the hall from her. She will be missed by all. My prayers and thoughts go out to her family.
Vicki
Vicki
Mrs. Legere was our neighbor on Hillside when my family lived on Olive Road. She was also our Avon Lady, which inspired me to become one when I was a senior at SPHS.
I also babysat for her children a few times.
She was a nice lady.