Beryle Jean Immer (Clesson)

On Thursday, May 28, 2020, Beryle Jean (Clesson) Immer, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. The family will be having a private committal service with burial to follow at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. A public memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at Waldo Avenue Restoration Branch, 819 W Waldo Ave, Independence, MO. She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 23, 1937 to George Guy Clesson & Blanche Ermal (Garrett) Clesson. She treasured the heritage of her family where she remembered sitting around the family dinner table with missionaries, talking about the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ. She married Robert Glenn Immer on June 23, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and they raised three children: Joy Lynn, Michael Guy and Steven Frederick. Beryle was an accomplished woman: a Registered Nurse, educator and administrator with many talents. She received her Associate of Arts degree from Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, a diploma from the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing in Independence, Missouri, a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado and a Master’s of Education degree in Vocational Technical Education from the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri. She worked in many areas of nursing - public health, obstetrics, operating room, education and administration to name just a few. She was the first public health nurse in Graham County, Arizona and was a public health nurse in Independence. She served as Director of the Jenny Lund Program of Practical Nursing in Independence, Missouri, worked for the Independence and Kansas City school districts and established the Park College Program of Professional Nursing in Parkville, Missouri (including satellite programs in Rolla and Sikeston, Missouri). She was named in “Who’s Who in the Midwest” & in “Who’s Who in American Nursing” in 1986 and 1987. She belonged to the following organizations: The National League for Nursing, the American Vocational Association, The Missouri Vocational Association, The Missouri Practical Nurse Educators, Missouri Project Aware and the RLDS Professional Nurses Association. Her talents include being an author, illustrator, musician, and small aircraft pilot. She is the author and illustrator of the book series, “And Jesus Said…” having published 7 volumes and had begun work on the eighth. The books have been carried by missionaries to Nepal, the Philippines and several African nations. She played the piano and organ beginning to serve her home congregations as a child, and continued to serve as Music Director and choral director of many congregations and church reunions. She obtained her pilot’s license to travel between Parkville and southern Missouri for her nursing programs, improving efficiency of her travel time, and to have a little fun too. Her passion was the love of her Savior, the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Restoration Movement. Most recently, she attended The Church of Jesus Christ, Lexington Restoration Branch. She loved sharing her testimonies of Jesus Christ and His goodness and provision during her entire life. She loved living on Happy Hollow Rd in Napoleon, MO, enjoying sitting on her deck or the tree swing looking over the lake, bird watching and looking for the ever elusive blue heron. She loved spending time with her family, travel, long drives in the country & attending church reunions all over the country. She was preceded in death by her parents Guy & Blanche Clesson, and her brother Darrell Clesson. She is survived by her husband, Bob Immer and their three children, their spouses and her grandchildren: Joy and Larry Cain and their children Emily Cain, Madelyn & Nicholas Clark and Jason & Amanda Cain; Michael and Windy Immer; and their children Miranda & Elijah Scott, Sophia Immer & Julianna Immer; and Steve and Alenda Immer; and a host of beloved grand-dogs, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was loved by many and will be missed by all, but will live on because of the influence she had in our lives and the legacy she leaves. Online condolences and memories may be left for the family at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600)