Obituary: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: John B. BEYER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Michael Petrie, December 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Thurs. June 3, 1943, p. 22 John B. Beyer, 85, of 395 East Eleventh street, a resident of the community for many years, died at 7 a.m. today at St. Agnes hospital. Son of Gerhard and Margareth Beyer, he was born April 14, 1858, at St. Ann. He was a member of St. Joseph’s society of St. Mary’s church. Surviving are 13 daughters and sons, Mrs. Thomas Franey of this city, Edward Beyer of Grosse Point, Mich., Mrs. Luc Disantoe of Campbellsport, Lambert of Chicago, Mrs. Albert Ratz of Victorville, Calif., Alex, Leo and Eugene of this city, Mrs. Ray Kluberton of Madison, Mrs. Leo Gremminger of Campbellsport, John of this city, Alfred of Watertown and Ralph of this city, a sister, Mrs. Gus Gadke of Portland, Ore., 23 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Two children preceded him in death. The body will like in state after 3 p.m. Friday at the Geo. M. Dugan funeral home, funeral services to be held there at 9:45 a.m. Monday and at 10:15 a.m. from St. Mary’s church. The Very Rev. Peter W. Gersbach, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Mon. June 7, 1943, p. 12 Funeral services for John B. Beyer, who died Thursday, were held at 9:45 a.m. today from the Geo. M. Dugan funeral home and at 10:15 a.m. from St. Mary’s church, the Very Rev. Peter W. Gersbach, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Six members of St. Joseph’s society of the church, to which Mr. Beyer belonged, were pallbearers. They were Edward Sabel, Frank Gutreuter, Nick Mossong, Frank Hennen, John Schob and Bernard Kohlman. Those attending the rites included Edward T. Beyer of Grosse Point, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. J. Brinkman of Lomira; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beyer and son, William, of Watertown; Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Beyer of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gremminger and family and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Disanto of Campbellsport; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kluberton and family of Madison; Mrs. Elizabeth Lang of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bahr of New Holstein; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Beyer of Mt. Calvary and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sundee of Sheboygan. Mrs. Katherine Beyer, wife of Mr. Beyer, died 12 years ago. John Beyer, son of Gerhard Beyer and Margaret Petri