Beatrice “Bea” Wilson, 87, Sturgis, SD passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Monument Health Sturgis Hospital.
Visitation for Bea will be 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Tuesday, July 1 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Funeral Services will be at 11 AM, Wednesday, July 2, also at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at 12:30 PM, at Black Hills National Cemetery.
Beatrice Mae Wilson was born October 23, 1937 to Edward O. and Mabel E. (Winterberg) Gunderson at Timber Lake, SD. She was raised in the Timber Lake area, where she attended school. She then married Ernest Wade Wilson in Timber Lake on June 25, 1955. Together they raised three children, Colleen May, Wade Alan and Carol Jayne. They lived in Rapid City, Custer, Mobridge and Belle Fourche over the several years, before returning to ranching around the Bison area. They moved to Sturgis in 1989 where she worked for H & R Block and Kruse’s.
Bea never met a stranger; if she did, she showed them how to make cookies or bread!
Bea was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Mabel Gunderson; husband, Ernest; brothers, Eddy Martin and Roland “Rocky” Gunderson; sister, Doris Smith.
Survivors include her children, Colleen McKinstry, Wade Wilson and Carol (Jim) Charles; 8 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren, and 10 siblings. She is also survived by her friend Carrie who was like her third daughter – family meant everything to Bea.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.kinkadefunerals.com.
