Obituary: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: Katherine BEYER

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Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Fri. Mar. 27, 1931

Woman expires at Sheboygan.  Mrs. Katherine Beyer, old resident, dies at
residence of daughter.  Mrs. Katherine Beyer, 64, wife of John Beyer, 395
East Eleventh street, a resident of the city practically all of her life,
died at 3:40 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ratz, 421
Wisconsin avenue, Sheboygan, after eight weeks illness.  Born July 25,
1866, in Rhine Province, Germany, she came to America in 1868.  Her
marriage to Mr. Beyer was solemnized May 15, 1883, at St. Mary’s church in
this city, the Rev. Joseph Fessler officiating.  Surviving are her widower,
five daughters, Mrs. Thomas Franey of Campbellsport, Mrs. Luc Disanto of
Milwaukee, Mrs. Ratz of Sheboygan, Mrs. Ray Kluberton of this city and Mrs.
Leo Grimmenger of Campbellsport; eight sons, E.J. Beyer of Rockwood, Mich.,
Bert of Chicago, Alex, Leo Eugene and John of this city; Alfred of
Riverview, Mich., and Ralph of Hamilton, 15 grandchildren, four sisters,
Mrs. Martin Beyer of this city, Mrs. Lampert Brost of Minneapolis, Mrs.
Nick Sabel of Mt. Angel, Ore., and Sister M. Serpahine of St. Mary’s Home,
Beaverton, Ore., and a brother Peter Theisen of LaGrand, Ore.  The body was
taken to the Murray funeral home and will be removed from there to the
family residence Saturday afternoon.  Funeral arrangements will be
announced later. 


Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Sat. Mar. 28, 1931 

Beyer - Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Beyer, wife of John Beyer, who
died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ratz, in Sheboygan, will
be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday from the residence, 396 East Eleventh street,
this city, and at 9 a.m. from St. Mary’s church.  The Rev. Peter W.
Gersbach, pastor, will officiate.  Burial will be at Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Beyer was a member of the Altar society of St. Mary’s church.  The
body was removed from the Murray funeral home to the residence this
morning.  


Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Mon. Mar. 30, 1931

Many attend funeral.  Services for Mrs. Katherine Beyer held from St.
Mary’s Church.  Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Beyer, wife of John
Beyer, who died Friday, were held at 8:45 a.m. today from the residence,
395 East Eleventh street, and at 9 a.m. from St. Mary’s church.  The Rev.
Peter W. Gersbach officiated.  Burial was at  Calvary cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Servatius, Frank Hohlecheck, Matt Seurer, Nick and
Jacob Wagner and Frank Grimmenger.  The funeral was largely attended and
there was a large floral offering.  Out-of-town persons attending were E.J.
Beyer of Rockwood, Mich., Mrs. Lampert Brost of Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Franey and daughter, Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Grimmenger and son,
Jack, Mrs. Frank Grimmenger and Mrs. Aggie Schmidt of Campbellsport, Mr.
and Mrs. Luc Disanto of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Beyer of Chicago, Mr.
and Mrs. Al Ratz and daughters, Katherine and Margaret of Sheboygan, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Beyer of Hamilton, Mrs. Elizabeth Lang of Marshfield and Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Beyer of Mt. Calvary.  


Katherine Theisen, wife of John Beyer