Pearl M. Behrens

Pearl M. Behrens, age 89, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at the Traverse Care Center in Wheaton, Minnesota.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 22, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, Minnesota with Rev. Dan Gifford officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at the church. Interment will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Dumont, Minnesota.

Pearl Marion Behrens was born on September 13, 1936 to Ehrhardt and Bertha (Deschner) Rusch in Wheaton, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Pearl grew up on a farm just south of Wheaton and attended school in Lake Valley Township through the eighth grade. She then attended and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1954. After graduation she worked as a teller at the State Bank of Wheaton until she was married to Leroy Behrens on December 13, 1958 at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Together the couple were blessed with four children. The couple lived and farmed in Dollymount Township until 1990 when they moved to Wheaton.

Pearl enjoyed gardening, time spent at the lake with her family, and especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She spent many hours doing crafts and art projects. Her children and grandchildren have many samples of her work to remember her by.

Pearl is survived by her children: LeAnn (Pat) Peyton of Dumont, MN; Gary (DeAnn) Behrens of Wheaton, MN; Wendy Silbernick of Alexandria, MN; and Rick (Akane) Behrens of Royale Oak, MI; grandchildren: Dean (Caurisa) Peyton of Wheaton; Dustin (Jana) Peyton of Wheaton; Carly (Cody) Schultz of Wheaton; Stephanie (Tyler) Berg of Amenia, ND; Garrett (Paige) Behrens of Wheaton; Carter Behrens of Watertown, SD; Ryan (Melody) Silbernick of Alexandria, MN; and Akina Behrens of Queens, NY; great grandchildren: Mallory, Nora and Sadie Peyton; Wade, Rae, Clint and Dottie Schultz; Warren and Della Berg; Sophia Behrens; Adrian and Chloe Silbernick; and sisters-in-law: Betty Rusch and Delores Thompson.

Pearl is preceded in death by her husband Leroy; parents Ehrhardt and Bertha; infant son Steven; brothers: Leonard, Cecil, Gerald, Eldon, Danny and Orville.