Mother: Florence Yeager
Spouse: Helen Rose Ann (Trostheim) Beckwith Ellefson Martin
~~~
M Dale Beckwith, 73, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, Aug 18, 2001, at the VA Hospital in St Cloud.
Services are 2pm Wednesday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial of cremains in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Redwood Falls American Legion, VFW and National Guard units at the cemetery.
Visitation is 5-7pm Tuesday at Nelson-Martin Funeral Horne in Redwood Falls and one hour before services at the church on Wednesday.
He is survived by his wife, Marlene Beckwith of Redwood Falls; children, Dennis Beckwith of Grand Rapids, Kerry Beckwith and special friend Mary Crandall of Hibbing, Kathy Beckwith of Duluth, Dayle-Ann Wood and special friend Duane Buck of Zumbrota, Tara Hyde and her husband Ray of Hailey, Idaho, Karen Wells and her husband Scott of Somerset, Wis., and Beth Anderson and her husband Lee of Redwood Falls; 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brother, Larry Anderson and his wife Evelyn of Ely; sister, Jean Beckwith of Des Moines, Iowa; sister-in-law, Mary Lou Purnell of Albuquerque, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Andy Anderson; and one brother, Doug Beckwith.
He was born Jan 16, 1928, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Henry and Florence (Yeager) Beckwith. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Marlene Westerback on April 14, 1972, in Superior, Wis. He owned and operated Shell Tire in Superior. He moved to Cloquet, where he owned and operated Stock Tire Company until retiring in 1985. During retirement, he owned and operated "Ye Old Popcorn Wagon" as a traveling concession business for 13 years. While living in Superior, Wis., he was a member of the Masons, Superior Rotary Club, and Elks.
The family prefers memorials to the American Lung Association.
[Contributor: Mary Sicard (47241773)]
Mother: Florence Yeager
Spouse: Helen Rose Ann (Trostheim) Beckwith Ellefson Martin
~~~
M Dale Beckwith, 73, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, Aug 18, 2001, at the VA Hospital in St Cloud.
Services are 2pm Wednesday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial of cremains in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Redwood Falls American Legion, VFW and National Guard units at the cemetery.
Visitation is 5-7pm Tuesday at Nelson-Martin Funeral Horne in Redwood Falls and one hour before services at the church on Wednesday.
He is survived by his wife, Marlene Beckwith of Redwood Falls; children, Dennis Beckwith of Grand Rapids, Kerry Beckwith and special friend Mary Crandall of Hibbing, Kathy Beckwith of Duluth, Dayle-Ann Wood and special friend Duane Buck of Zumbrota, Tara Hyde and her husband Ray of Hailey, Idaho, Karen Wells and her husband Scott of Somerset, Wis., and Beth Anderson and her husband Lee of Redwood Falls; 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brother, Larry Anderson and his wife Evelyn of Ely; sister, Jean Beckwith of Des Moines, Iowa; sister-in-law, Mary Lou Purnell of Albuquerque, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Andy Anderson; and one brother, Doug Beckwith.
He was born Jan 16, 1928, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Henry and Florence (Yeager) Beckwith. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Marlene Westerback on April 14, 1972, in Superior, Wis. He owned and operated Shell Tire in Superior. He moved to Cloquet, where he owned and operated Stock Tire Company until retiring in 1985. During retirement, he owned and operated "Ye Old Popcorn Wagon" as a traveling concession business for 13 years. While living in Superior, Wis., he was a member of the Masons, Superior Rotary Club, and Elks.
The family prefers memorials to the American Lung Association.
[Contributor: Mary Sicard (47241773)]
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