Beatrice “Bea” Eberst, 94, of Cazenovia, passed away Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at home with her family by her side. She was born June 30, 1927, in Orange, N.J., to Stewart and Beatrice Monroe. Bea was a graduate of Bishop Burlingame High School, Mary Mount and Cazenovia Colleges. She was a homemaker, in her younger years was a fashion model in New York City and had been employed at F.A.O. Schwarz. Bea was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church where she had been a member of the choir. She was a volunteer with CazCares, a member of the Church United Women and the League of Women Voters. In her youth, Bea enjoyed hunting with her father, horseback riding through the hills around Drumlins in Syracuse and swimming in Cazenovia Lake. Bea also golfed on the St. James Church Golf League and at the Cazenovia Golf Club, bowling, and enjoyed spending time at her camps with family at the Grasse River Club and at Big Moose Lake.
Bea is survived by her five sons, Rob (Kathryn), John (Sandy), Paul (Suzanne), Dan (Donna) and Peter (Gayle) Eberst; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son, David in 1994; her husband, Thomas J. in 1996 and by her brother, Stewart Monroe, Jr.
Calling hours are 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Michael E. Brown Funeral Services, 2333 Fenner Road in Cazenovia. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20, in St. James Catholic Church, 6 Green St. in Cazenovia. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery. Contributions in Bea’s memory may be made to CazCares, 101 Nelson St., Cazenovia, NY 13035 or to the Mustard Seed, c/o St. James Catholic Church, 6 Green St., Cazenovia, NY 13035. To leave a message of sympathy for the Eberst family, please visit michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.
