Wayne County MI Archives Obituaries.....Beale, Albert T (Bert) March 16, 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorene Bielejeski granma02@mn.astound.net October 28, 2005, 1:39 pm Detroit Free Press, April 2, 2003 Bert Beale (Bielejewski/Bielejeski) of Rochester Hills, died at his home on March 16, 2003. Memorial service Saturday, April 5, 2003, at Potere-Modetz Funeral Home, Rochester, MI. Survived by beloved wife of 61 years and three daughters; Also 4 grandchildren and 3 step grandchildren. At age 15, Bert started work at Henry Ford Trade School, he later completed high school, and studied to be a engineer at Lawrence Tech. He was one of a group of legendary engineers who designed and built the B24 bomber, built at Ford's Willow Run during World War II. He worked as an engineer and owned a manufacturer's rep company in Jackson, where his family lived for some time. After retiring, he and his wife traveled a great deal. Additional Comments: Albert T Beale was the third of 6 children born to Casimir (7/6/1883 MN - 7/2/1949 MI) and Mathilde Kacher (12/17/1888 MN - 11/19/1959) Bielejewski, born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN on 6/22/1915. Casimir parents Vincent and Frances Cielinski Bielejewski born in Poland and emigrated to McLeod County, MN in 1872-73. Bert's wife Ruth (Bremer) died 10/13/2003. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/wayne/obits/b/beale419gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb