Beverly Dale Wesley was born May 6, 1943 in Florida, but later moved to New Jersey where she grew up.
She fondly remembered going on fishing trips with her family.
She studied art and Spanish at Guilford College in North Carolina.
She taught art, Spanish and jewelry making at Watsonville High School for over 30 years, where she will be long remembered for her antics at the faculty talent shows.
Beverly married architect Herbert Ichikawa and was a long-time resident of Capitola and Aptos. She and Herb enjoyed travelling and time with family and friends before he passed in 2016.
She travelled the world with her Mixed MetaFour quartet, one of barbershop’s first quartets with 2 men and 2 women, and performed locally with her trio Three in a Chord and her ukulele duet, The Broken G Strings.
She is remembered by many as a hilarious friend who always lived in the moment and loved puns, costumes, and singing. She passed away in Sparks, Nevada on October 24, 2023 at the age of 80.
She is predeceased by her parents, siblings and husband, and survived by her sister, Irene Thomas of Fernley, Nevada, her step-children, Dean Ichikawa and Jill Ichikawa Ng, and her grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on May 5, 2024 from 1-3 p.m. at the Mid-County Senior Center in Capitola.
