Obituary: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: Peter BEYER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Michael Petrie, December 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Tues. Feb. 14, 1933, p. 3 Contractor at Waupun dies. Peter Beyer, 52, expires at hospital in this city after long illness. Peter Beyer, 52, cement contractor at Waupun, died at 5:45 a.m. today at St. Agnes’ hospital after several months’ illness. Born April 27, 1880, in Brothertown, he was married to Maude Thomberg of this city. For the last five years he made his home in Waupun. Surviving are his widow, his mother, Mrs. Catherine Beyer of Superior, four children, Mrs. Oscar Bonnell, Mrs. Richard Evans and Harold and Herbert of this city, two brothers, Joseph of Des Plaines, Ill., and Anthony of Waupun, and three sisters, Mrs. John Nelson, Mrs. Andrew Sanders and Miss Elizabeth Beyer of this city. The body is at the Zacherl funeral home, where funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday and at 9:30 from St. Joseph’s church. The Rev. Henry G. Riordan will officate. Burial will be at Calvary cemetery. Mr. Beyer was a member of Lodge 516, B. of R.T. Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Thurs. Feb. 16, 1933, p. 16 Funeral services held. Rites for Peter Beyer at St. Joseph’s church this morning. Funeral services for Peter Beyer were held at the Zacherl funeral home at 9 a.m. today and at 9:30 a.m. from St. Joseph’s church with the Rev. H. Riordan officiating. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers were William Panzer, Frank Smith, Alex Hertel, James Ransom, John Dana and William Horn. Among the out-of-town people were F. Thornberg of Rosendale, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilhelms of Friendship, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beyer of Des Plaines, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Beyer of Waupun, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Beyer of Calvary, Mr. and Mrs. John Gerretson adn Mr. and Mrs. Geibert of Waupun, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Franey of Elmore, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ratz of Sheboygan and L. Disanto of Milwaukee. Peter Beyer, son of Martin Beyer and Katherine Theisen