Child of Edward Erwin Beise and Christine Zimmerman and husband of Nathalie Elizabeth Harde.
Married on July 25, 1936 at Minnetrista Baptist Church in St. Bonifacius, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Children: Barbara Nan and Grant Edward
Article from the Waconia Patriot newspaper dated Thursday, July 30, 1936:
At a service which was read Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in the Baptist church at St. Bonifacius, Miss Nathalie Elizabeth Harde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Oakley Harde of Oakland, California, and Mr. Sheldon Edward Beise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Erwin Beise of Mound, exchanged nuptial vows before an altar decorated with cibotium ferns. The Reverend F. H. Heinemann read the service.
Mrs. Granville A. Tyler played a program of nuptial music which included Grieg's "Wedding March," "Nocturne" by Grieg, "Romance" by Charles Wakefield Cadman, "Liebestraum" by Liszt, and "The Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin." During the recessional Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played. Mr. Clarence Krotzer sang "Because" and "I Love You Truly."
The bride, who was given by her father, wore a gown of ivory satin made on princess lines with a long train. The long sleeves extended into points over the hands. Her finger tip length tulle veil was held in place by a coronet of seed pearls and she carried gardenias, lillies of the valley, swasoni and sweet peas. Her attendants were Mrs. C. Melvin Philbrick of Chicago, the matron of honor, Mrs. Oakley Harde of Oakland, and Miss Marcella Beise, sister of the bridegroom, and Janey Nippert and Fern Johnson, the flower girls. The attendants wore gowns of apple green lace over taffeta with matching bolero jackets. At the neckline of the gowns were large bows, that on Mrs. Philbrick's dress being of rose velvet and those of the attendants being green lace. Their accessories were buttercup yellow and they carried bouquets of yellow snap dragons. Mrs. Philbrick carried pink roses and orchid larkspur. The flower girls wore Kate Greenaway frocks of yellow mousseline de soie and carried colonial bouquets.
Mr. Milton Bruhn was the best man and the ushers were Messrs. Vernal LeVoir, Dale Rennebohm, George Roscoe and George Rennix.
At a reception following the ceremony at the Hotel Del Otero, 150 guests were present. Mrs. Harde wore a gown of navy blue net over printed taffeta and Mrs. Beise wore blue lace. Their flowers were roses and sweet peas. For her wedding trip to northern Minnesota, Mrs. Beise chose a white Palm Beach suit with navy blue accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Beise will make their home in Minneapolis.
Obituary dated Sunday, April 3, 1960: Beise Rites Monday in Excelsior
Services for Sheldon Beise, 48, University of Minnesota football great of the 1930's, who died in a car accident early Friday morning, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Huber mortuary, Excelsior. Burial will be at St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.
Beise played fullback on Bernie Bierman's great elevens of 1933 through 1935 and in those three seasons was never on a losing team. In the last two years the Gophers won national championships.
Beise was killed about 1:15 a.m. when his car went off Highway 7 near Excelsior, into a drainage ditch and hit a tree headon.
Death apparently was caused by a skull fracture, the Hennepin county coroner's office said after an autopsy. Beise may have fallen asleep while driving, the coroner said.
He had driven from the Suburban club, St. Paul, located three miles north of Keller golf course on Highway 61.
Beise, John Mariucci, Minnesota hockey coach; John Kundla, Minnesota basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, Minnesota football line coach, had participated in a sports discussion before club members.
Beise was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; and a son, Grant, 15.
The family lives at Birch Bluff, Excelsior.
Visitation at the funeral home will begin at 7 p.m. today. The Masons will hold a memorial service at 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
The family prefers memorials to Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children.
Obituary from the Minnetonka Pilot newspaper dated Thursday, April 7, 1960: Services Held for Sheldon Beise, 48
Funeral services for Sheldon Beise, 48, former Mound high and University of Minnesota football great and one of the community's civic leaders until he moved a few years ago, were held Monday afternoon.
Mr. Beise, whose father and sister live on Bayview boulevard, died early Friday morning when his car left the highway on the edge of Excelsior and crashed into a tree.
He was alone and was returning from a meeting at the Suburban club, St. Paul, where he had appeared before members on a sports panel with three University coaches.
Not only Mound but all of the Metropolitan area was shocked by his death. Sport pages in the daily newspapers reviewed his football career with pictures and lengthy stories on his successes, familiar to all.
Since returning from California where they had lived five years, the Beise family, who bought a home at Birch Bluff, had re-entered civic life, in Mound.
Mr. Beise served as Worshipful Master of the Mound Masonic lodge last year and his wife, Nan, was an officer in the Order of the Eastern Star. He was also speaker of the Upper Minnetonka Activities banquet shortly after moving from California.
The Mound lodge held memorial services Sunday evening at the Huber Funeral home in Excelsior where the funeral was held Monday afternoon. Masonic graveside services were also observed at the Minnetrista Baptist cemetery at St. Bonifacius where he was buried.
Mr. Beise, who was born September 15, 1911, in St. Paul attended Mound schools and starred for Cappy Jones' Lake conference champions in the late 1920's.
He also captained the basketball team and was a quartermiler for the track team, before going on to stardom with the University squads, coached by Bernie Bierman.
After coaching at the University and Holy Cross, he went into the insurance business. At the time of his death he was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance company.
The Beise family moved from Mound to California in 1953 and in 1958 returned to Birch Bluff, Excelsior, when he became superintendent for the firm.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; a son, Grant, 15; his father, Mr. Ed Beise and a sister, Marcella, both of Mound. Marcella was vacationing in Florida and returned Saturday afternoon.
Obituary from the University of Minnesota Alumni News dated May 1960: Sheldon Beise, Football Great Killed in Crash
Sheldon Beise '36BSEd, one of the truly great football competitors the University has ever known and former backfield coach and physical education instructor, was killed April 1 when his car left the highway and struck a tree.
He was returning from a sports discussion before a St. Paul club. John Mariucci, hockey coach; John Kundla, basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, line coach, also had participated in the panel discussion.
Beise was an outstanding full back on the national championship Gopher elevens of 1934 and 1935 and also played during his sophomore year in 1933. Often referred to as the greatest backfield blocker in University history, Beise was all-conference and all-western fullback and often was an All-American candidate and All-Star game player. He was selected to play in the East-West Shriner's Game in San Francisco in his senior year.
Following his graduation he served as University backfield coach and physical education instructor and later became assistant coach at Holy Cross.
He left coaching to go into the insurance business and in 1953 was named agency manager in San Francisco and Northern California for Banker's Life Insurance Co. While there he was extremely active in the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California and in 1955 he was chosen Homecoming King and returned for the Southern California game.
In 1958 he was named superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., a St. Paul Fire and Marine affiliate. He was with that company at the time of his death.
In his honor, the Trust Foundation of the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California has established a Sheldon E. Beise Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, which will be administered as part of the Trust Foundation, will provide scholarships at the University in his memory.
Those wishing to share in the Memorial Fund may make their contributions to the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California Trust Foundation. Checks should be mailed to the Minnesota Alumni Foundation, Bank of America, 300 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
Twelve Former Gophers to be Inducted into "M" Club Hall of Fame
Courtesy: University of Minnesota Release: June 8, 2006
The University of Minnesota "M" Club and the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Department announced today that 12 former Golden Gopher greats will be inducted into the "M" Club Hall of Fame at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, October 19. In addition, the inductees will be honored during the women's soccer match on Friday, October 20, against Michigan and on Saturday October 21, during the Gophers' football game against North Dakota State.
The 2006 "M" Club Hall of Fame inductees are: Brian Bonin, Men's Hockey, 1992-96; Kate Hughes, Women's Golf, 1985-89; Jim Kelly, Head Coach, Men's Track & Field/Cross Country, 1937-63; Brian Meeker, Men's Gymnastics, 1979-82; Mary Owen, Softball, 1976-79; Suzanne Roell Grimm, Women's Swimming and Diving, 1983-87.
Six individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as Legends: Sheldon Beise, Football, 1933-35; William Arnold Bevan, Football, 1933-34; Dick Dougherty, Men's Hockey, 1951-54; Bob Fitch, Men's Track & Field/Football, 1939-42, ‘45; Raymond I. Hakomaki, Men's Swimming and Diving, 1941-43; Frank "Butch" Larson, 1932-34.
The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus.
Legend Inductees, Bios: Sheldon Beise - Football, 1933-1935
One of the finest blocking backs of his time, Sheldon Beise helped open holes for All-American halfback Francis "Pug" Lund and a Golden Gopher rushing attack that averaged 295 yards and 33.7 points per game in 1934 en route to winning the school's first national championship. Beise was one of eight different Gophers to rush for a touchdown that season. He went on to score nine touchdowns in 1935, helping the Gophers to the second of three consecutive national titles. During Beise's three years of play, the Golden Gophers never lost a football game.
Following the 1935 season, Beise was described as the "kingpin of what was probably the strongest backfield in the country." He was named to four All-American first teams and six All-American alternate or second teams behind two-time All-American Bobby Grayson of Stanford. In announcing the NEA Service All-American first team, Bernie Bierman made special note of his disappointment that Beise was not selected to that first team saying: "A coach is mighty proud of all his boys. But I do believe that Beise belongs in anyone's all-star lineup. He is one of the finest fullbacks that I have ever coached. This was his best season. He has as much drive on line bucks as any fullback I have ever seen and was equally capable when blocking or on defense."
Recognition of the Mound native's brilliant play was not lost on those who selected All-Midwest and All-Conference Teams. He was a three-time All Conference selection and was named to all 1935 mid-western first teams. In 1935, Beise was selected to have his picture appear on the Wheaties box. He completed his college playing career as a starter in the 1936 College All-Star Game and East-West Shrine Game.
Following his playing career, Beise joined the college coaching ranks, spending time at Holy Cross and St. Thomas and three separate stints as an assistant coach at Minnesota. A car accident took Beise's life in 1960.
Gopher Honors: 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Sheldon Beise, FB, 1935 Phil Bengston, T, 1934 Bill Bevan, G, 1934 Rudy Gmitro, HB, 1937 Ray King, E, 1937 Butch Larson, E, 1933-1934 Babe LeVoir, QB, 1935 Pug Lund, HB, 1933-1934 Jack Manders, FB, 1931 Lou Midler, T, 1937 Wilbur Moore, QB, 1938 Biggie Munn, G, 1930-1931 Win Pederson, T, 1939 Dick Smith, T, 1935 Bob Tenner, E, 1934 Francis Twedell, G, 1937-1938 Andy Uram, HB, 1936 Marshall Wells, T, 1932 Ed Widseth, T, 1934-1936 Bud Wilkinson, G, 1935
Married on July 25, 1936 at Minnetrista Baptist Church in St. Bonifacius, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Children: Barbara Nan and Grant Edward
Article from the Waconia Patriot newspaper dated Thursday, July 30, 1936:
At a service which was read Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in the Baptist church at St. Bonifacius, Miss Nathalie Elizabeth Harde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Oakley Harde of Oakland, California, and Mr. Sheldon Edward Beise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Erwin Beise of Mound, exchanged nuptial vows before an altar decorated with cibotium ferns. The Reverend F. H. Heinemann read the service.
Mrs. Granville A. Tyler played a program of nuptial music which included Grieg's "Wedding March," "Nocturne" by Grieg, "Romance" by Charles Wakefield Cadman, "Liebestraum" by Liszt, and "The Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin." During the recessional Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played. Mr. Clarence Krotzer sang "Because" and "I Love You Truly."
The bride, who was given by her father, wore a gown of ivory satin made on princess lines with a long train. The long sleeves extended into points over the hands. Her finger tip length tulle veil was held in place by a coronet of seed pearls and she carried gardenias, lillies of the valley, swasoni and sweet peas. Her attendants were Mrs. C. Melvin Philbrick of Chicago, the matron of honor, Mrs. Oakley Harde of Oakland, and Miss Marcella Beise, sister of the bridegroom, and Janey Nippert and Fern Johnson, the flower girls. The attendants wore gowns of apple green lace over taffeta with matching bolero jackets. At the neckline of the gowns were large bows, that on Mrs. Philbrick's dress being of rose velvet and those of the attendants being green lace. Their accessories were buttercup yellow and they carried bouquets of yellow snap dragons. Mrs. Philbrick carried pink roses and orchid larkspur. The flower girls wore Kate Greenaway frocks of yellow mousseline de soie and carried colonial bouquets.
Mr. Milton Bruhn was the best man and the ushers were Messrs. Vernal LeVoir, Dale Rennebohm, George Roscoe and George Rennix.
At a reception following the ceremony at the Hotel Del Otero, 150 guests were present. Mrs. Harde wore a gown of navy blue net over printed taffeta and Mrs. Beise wore blue lace. Their flowers were roses and sweet peas. For her wedding trip to northern Minnesota, Mrs. Beise chose a white Palm Beach suit with navy blue accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Beise will make their home in Minneapolis.
Obituary dated Sunday, April 3, 1960: Beise Rites Monday in Excelsior
Services for Sheldon Beise, 48, University of Minnesota football great of the 1930's, who died in a car accident early Friday morning, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Huber mortuary, Excelsior. Burial will be at St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.
Beise played fullback on Bernie Bierman's great elevens of 1933 through 1935 and in those three seasons was never on a losing team. In the last two years the Gophers won national championships.
Beise was killed about 1:15 a.m. when his car went off Highway 7 near Excelsior, into a drainage ditch and hit a tree headon.
Death apparently was caused by a skull fracture, the Hennepin county coroner's office said after an autopsy. Beise may have fallen asleep while driving, the coroner said.
He had driven from the Suburban club, St. Paul, located three miles north of Keller golf course on Highway 61.
Beise, John Mariucci, Minnesota hockey coach; John Kundla, Minnesota basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, Minnesota football line coach, had participated in a sports discussion before club members.
Beise was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; and a son, Grant, 15.
The family lives at Birch Bluff, Excelsior.
Visitation at the funeral home will begin at 7 p.m. today. The Masons will hold a memorial service at 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
The family prefers memorials to Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children.
Obituary from the Minnetonka Pilot newspaper dated Thursday, April 7, 1960: Services Held for Sheldon Beise, 48
Funeral services for Sheldon Beise, 48, former Mound high and University of Minnesota football great and one of the community's civic leaders until he moved a few years ago, were held Monday afternoon.
Mr. Beise, whose father and sister live on Bayview boulevard, died early Friday morning when his car left the highway on the edge of Excelsior and crashed into a tree.
He was alone and was returning from a meeting at the Suburban club, St. Paul, where he had appeared before members on a sports panel with three University coaches.
Not only Mound but all of the Metropolitan area was shocked by his death. Sport pages in the daily newspapers reviewed his football career with pictures and lengthy stories on his successes, familiar to all.
Since returning from California where they had lived five years, the Beise family, who bought a home at Birch Bluff, had re-entered civic life, in Mound.
Mr. Beise served as Worshipful Master of the Mound Masonic lodge last year and his wife, Nan, was an officer in the Order of the Eastern Star. He was also speaker of the Upper Minnetonka Activities banquet shortly after moving from California.
The Mound lodge held memorial services Sunday evening at the Huber Funeral home in Excelsior where the funeral was held Monday afternoon. Masonic graveside services were also observed at the Minnetrista Baptist cemetery at St. Bonifacius where he was buried.
Mr. Beise, who was born September 15, 1911, in St. Paul attended Mound schools and starred for Cappy Jones' Lake conference champions in the late 1920's.
He also captained the basketball team and was a quartermiler for the track team, before going on to stardom with the University squads, coached by Bernie Bierman.
After coaching at the University and Holy Cross, he went into the insurance business. At the time of his death he was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance company.
The Beise family moved from Mound to California in 1953 and in 1958 returned to Birch Bluff, Excelsior, when he became superintendent for the firm.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; a son, Grant, 15; his father, Mr. Ed Beise and a sister, Marcella, both of Mound. Marcella was vacationing in Florida and returned Saturday afternoon.
Obituary from the University of Minnesota Alumni News dated May 1960: Sheldon Beise, Football Great Killed in Crash
Sheldon Beise '36BSEd, one of the truly great football competitors the University has ever known and former backfield coach and physical education instructor, was killed April 1 when his car left the highway and struck a tree.
He was returning from a sports discussion before a St. Paul club. John Mariucci, hockey coach; John Kundla, basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, line coach, also had participated in the panel discussion.
Beise was an outstanding full back on the national championship Gopher elevens of 1934 and 1935 and also played during his sophomore year in 1933. Often referred to as the greatest backfield blocker in University history, Beise was all-conference and all-western fullback and often was an All-American candidate and All-Star game player. He was selected to play in the East-West Shriner's Game in San Francisco in his senior year.
Following his graduation he served as University backfield coach and physical education instructor and later became assistant coach at Holy Cross.
He left coaching to go into the insurance business and in 1953 was named agency manager in San Francisco and Northern California for Banker's Life Insurance Co. While there he was extremely active in the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California and in 1955 he was chosen Homecoming King and returned for the Southern California game.
In 1958 he was named superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., a St. Paul Fire and Marine affiliate. He was with that company at the time of his death.
In his honor, the Trust Foundation of the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California has established a Sheldon E. Beise Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, which will be administered as part of the Trust Foundation, will provide scholarships at the University in his memory.
Those wishing to share in the Memorial Fund may make their contributions to the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California Trust Foundation. Checks should be mailed to the Minnesota Alumni Foundation, Bank of America, 300 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
Twelve Former Gophers to be Inducted into "M" Club Hall of Fame
Courtesy: University of Minnesota Release: June 8, 2006
The University of Minnesota "M" Club and the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Department announced today that 12 former Golden Gopher greats will be inducted into the "M" Club Hall of Fame at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, October 19. In addition, the inductees will be honored during the women's soccer match on Friday, October 20, against Michigan and on Saturday October 21, during the Gophers' football game against North Dakota State.
The 2006 "M" Club Hall of Fame inductees are: Brian Bonin, Men's Hockey, 1992-96; Kate Hughes, Women's Golf, 1985-89; Jim Kelly, Head Coach, Men's Track & Field/Cross Country, 1937-63; Brian Meeker, Men's Gymnastics, 1979-82; Mary Owen, Softball, 1976-79; Suzanne Roell Grimm, Women's Swimming and Diving, 1983-87.
Six individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as Legends: Sheldon Beise, Football, 1933-35; William Arnold Bevan, Football, 1933-34; Dick Dougherty, Men's Hockey, 1951-54; Bob Fitch, Men's Track & Field/Football, 1939-42, ‘45; Raymond I. Hakomaki, Men's Swimming and Diving, 1941-43; Frank "Butch" Larson, 1932-34.
The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus.
Legend Inductees, Bios: Sheldon Beise - Football, 1933-1935
One of the finest blocking backs of his time, Sheldon Beise helped open holes for All-American halfback Francis "Pug" Lund and a Golden Gopher rushing attack that averaged 295 yards and 33.7 points per game in 1934 en route to winning the school's first national championship. Beise was one of eight different Gophers to rush for a touchdown that season. He went on to score nine touchdowns in 1935, helping the Gophers to the second of three consecutive national titles. During Beise's three years of play, the Golden Gophers never lost a football game.
Following the 1935 season, Beise was described as the "kingpin of what was probably the strongest backfield in the country." He was named to four All-American first teams and six All-American alternate or second teams behind two-time All-American Bobby Grayson of Stanford. In announcing the NEA Service All-American first team, Bernie Bierman made special note of his disappointment that Beise was not selected to that first team saying: "A coach is mighty proud of all his boys. But I do believe that Beise belongs in anyone's all-star lineup. He is one of the finest fullbacks that I have ever coached. This was his best season. He has as much drive on line bucks as any fullback I have ever seen and was equally capable when blocking or on defense."
Recognition of the Mound native's brilliant play was not lost on those who selected All-Midwest and All-Conference Teams. He was a three-time All Conference selection and was named to all 1935 mid-western first teams. In 1935, Beise was selected to have his picture appear on the Wheaties box. He completed his college playing career as a starter in the 1936 College All-Star Game and East-West Shrine Game.
Following his playing career, Beise joined the college coaching ranks, spending time at Holy Cross and St. Thomas and three separate stints as an assistant coach at Minnesota. A car accident took Beise's life in 1960.
Gopher Honors: 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Sheldon Beise, FB, 1935 Phil Bengston, T, 1934 Bill Bevan, G, 1934 Rudy Gmitro, HB, 1937 Ray King, E, 1937 Butch Larson, E, 1933-1934 Babe LeVoir, QB, 1935 Pug Lund, HB, 1933-1934 Jack Manders, FB, 1931 Lou Midler, T, 1937 Wilbur Moore, QB, 1938 Biggie Munn, G, 1930-1931 Win Pederson, T, 1939 Dick Smith, T, 1935 Bob Tenner, E, 1934 Francis Twedell, G, 1937-1938 Andy Uram, HB, 1936 Marshall Wells, T, 1932 Ed Widseth, T, 1934-1936 Bud Wilkinson, G, 1935
Child of Edward Erwin Beise and Christine Zimmerman and husband of Nathalie Elizabeth Harde.
Married on July 25, 1936 at Minnetrista Baptist Church in St. Bonifacius, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Children: Barbara Nan and Grant Edward
Article from the Waconia Patriot newspaper dated Thursday, July 30, 1936:
At a service which was read Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in the Baptist church at St. Bonifacius, Miss Nathalie Elizabeth Harde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Oakley Harde of Oakland, California, and Mr. Sheldon Edward Beise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Erwin Beise of Mound, exchanged nuptial vows before an altar decorated with cibotium ferns. The Reverend F. H. Heinemann read the service.
Mrs. Granville A. Tyler played a program of nuptial music which included Grieg's "Wedding March," "Nocturne" by Grieg, "Romance" by Charles Wakefield Cadman, "Liebestraum" by Liszt, and "The Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin." During the recessional Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played. Mr. Clarence Krotzer sang "Because" and "I Love You Truly."
The bride, who was given by her father, wore a gown of ivory satin made on princess lines with a long train. The long sleeves extended into points over the hands. Her finger tip length tulle veil was held in place by a coronet of seed pearls and she carried gardenias, lillies of the valley, swasoni and sweet peas. Her attendants were Mrs. C. Melvin Philbrick of Chicago, the matron of honor, Mrs. Oakley Harde of Oakland, and Miss Marcella Beise, sister of the bridegroom, and Janey Nippert and Fern Johnson, the flower girls. The attendants wore gowns of apple green lace over taffeta with matching bolero jackets. At the neckline of the gowns were large bows, that on Mrs. Philbrick's dress being of rose velvet and those of the attendants being green lace. Their accessories were buttercup yellow and they carried bouquets of yellow snap dragons. Mrs. Philbrick carried pink roses and orchid larkspur. The flower girls wore Kate Greenaway frocks of yellow mousseline de soie and carried colonial bouquets.
Mr. Milton Bruhn was the best man and the ushers were Messrs. Vernal LeVoir, Dale Rennebohm, George Roscoe and George Rennix.
At a reception following the ceremony at the Hotel Del Otero, 150 guests were present. Mrs. Harde wore a gown of navy blue net over printed taffeta and Mrs. Beise wore blue lace. Their flowers were roses and sweet peas. For her wedding trip to northern Minnesota, Mrs. Beise chose a white Palm Beach suit with navy blue accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Beise will make their home in Minneapolis.
Obituary dated Sunday, April 3, 1960: Beise Rites Monday in Excelsior
Services for Sheldon Beise, 48, University of Minnesota football great of the 1930's, who died in a car accident early Friday morning, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Huber mortuary, Excelsior. Burial will be at St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.
Beise played fullback on Bernie Bierman's great elevens of 1933 through 1935 and in those three seasons was never on a losing team. In the last two years the Gophers won national championships.
Beise was killed about 1:15 a.m. when his car went off Highway 7 near Excelsior, into a drainage ditch and hit a tree headon.
Death apparently was caused by a skull fracture, the Hennepin county coroner's office said after an autopsy. Beise may have fallen asleep while driving, the coroner said.
He had driven from the Suburban club, St. Paul, located three miles north of Keller golf course on Highway 61.
Beise, John Mariucci, Minnesota hockey coach; John Kundla, Minnesota basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, Minnesota football line coach, had participated in a sports discussion before club members.
Beise was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; and a son, Grant, 15.
The family lives at Birch Bluff, Excelsior.
Visitation at the funeral home will begin at 7 p.m. today. The Masons will hold a memorial service at 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
The family prefers memorials to Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children.
Obituary from the Minnetonka Pilot newspaper dated Thursday, April 7, 1960: Services Held for Sheldon Beise, 48
Funeral services for Sheldon Beise, 48, former Mound high and University of Minnesota football great and one of the community's civic leaders until he moved a few years ago, were held Monday afternoon.
Mr. Beise, whose father and sister live on Bayview boulevard, died early Friday morning when his car left the highway on the edge of Excelsior and crashed into a tree.
He was alone and was returning from a meeting at the Suburban club, St. Paul, where he had appeared before members on a sports panel with three University coaches.
Not only Mound but all of the Metropolitan area was shocked by his death. Sport pages in the daily newspapers reviewed his football career with pictures and lengthy stories on his successes, familiar to all.
Since returning from California where they had lived five years, the Beise family, who bought a home at Birch Bluff, had re-entered civic life, in Mound.
Mr. Beise served as Worshipful Master of the Mound Masonic lodge last year and his wife, Nan, was an officer in the Order of the Eastern Star. He was also speaker of the Upper Minnetonka Activities banquet shortly after moving from California.
The Mound lodge held memorial services Sunday evening at the Huber Funeral home in Excelsior where the funeral was held Monday afternoon. Masonic graveside services were also observed at the Minnetrista Baptist cemetery at St. Bonifacius where he was buried.
Mr. Beise, who was born September 15, 1911, in St. Paul attended Mound schools and starred for Cappy Jones' Lake conference champions in the late 1920's.
He also captained the basketball team and was a quartermiler for the track team, before going on to stardom with the University squads, coached by Bernie Bierman.
After coaching at the University and Holy Cross, he went into the insurance business. At the time of his death he was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance company.
The Beise family moved from Mound to California in 1953 and in 1958 returned to Birch Bluff, Excelsior, when he became superintendent for the firm.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; a son, Grant, 15; his father, Mr. Ed Beise and a sister, Marcella, both of Mound. Marcella was vacationing in Florida and returned Saturday afternoon.
Obituary from the University of Minnesota Alumni News dated May 1960: Sheldon Beise, Football Great Killed in Crash
Sheldon Beise '36BSEd, one of the truly great football competitors the University has ever known and former backfield coach and physical education instructor, was killed April 1 when his car left the highway and struck a tree.
He was returning from a sports discussion before a St. Paul club. John Mariucci, hockey coach; John Kundla, basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, line coach, also had participated in the panel discussion.
Beise was an outstanding full back on the national championship Gopher elevens of 1934 and 1935 and also played during his sophomore year in 1933. Often referred to as the greatest backfield blocker in University history, Beise was all-conference and all-western fullback and often was an All-American candidate and All-Star game player. He was selected to play in the East-West Shriner's Game in San Francisco in his senior year.
Following his graduation he served as University backfield coach and physical education instructor and later became assistant coach at Holy Cross.
He left coaching to go into the insurance business and in 1953 was named agency manager in San Francisco and Northern California for Banker's Life Insurance Co. While there he was extremely active in the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California and in 1955 he was chosen Homecoming King and returned for the Southern California game.
In 1958 he was named superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., a St. Paul Fire and Marine affiliate. He was with that company at the time of his death.
In his honor, the Trust Foundation of the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California has established a Sheldon E. Beise Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, which will be administered as part of the Trust Foundation, will provide scholarships at the University in his memory.
Those wishing to share in the Memorial Fund may make their contributions to the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California Trust Foundation. Checks should be mailed to the Minnesota Alumni Foundation, Bank of America, 300 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
Twelve Former Gophers to be Inducted into "M" Club Hall of Fame
Courtesy: University of Minnesota Release: June 8, 2006
The University of Minnesota "M" Club and the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Department announced today that 12 former Golden Gopher greats will be inducted into the "M" Club Hall of Fame at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, October 19. In addition, the inductees will be honored during the women's soccer match on Friday, October 20, against Michigan and on Saturday October 21, during the Gophers' football game against North Dakota State.
The 2006 "M" Club Hall of Fame inductees are: Brian Bonin, Men's Hockey, 1992-96; Kate Hughes, Women's Golf, 1985-89; Jim Kelly, Head Coach, Men's Track & Field/Cross Country, 1937-63; Brian Meeker, Men's Gymnastics, 1979-82; Mary Owen, Softball, 1976-79; Suzanne Roell Grimm, Women's Swimming and Diving, 1983-87.
Six individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as Legends: Sheldon Beise, Football, 1933-35; William Arnold Bevan, Football, 1933-34; Dick Dougherty, Men's Hockey, 1951-54; Bob Fitch, Men's Track & Field/Football, 1939-42, ‘45; Raymond I. Hakomaki, Men's Swimming and Diving, 1941-43; Frank "Butch" Larson, 1932-34.
The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus.
Legend Inductees, Bios: Sheldon Beise - Football, 1933-1935
One of the finest blocking backs of his time, Sheldon Beise helped open holes for All-American halfback Francis "Pug" Lund and a Golden Gopher rushing attack that averaged 295 yards and 33.7 points per game in 1934 en route to winning the school's first national championship. Beise was one of eight different Gophers to rush for a touchdown that season. He went on to score nine touchdowns in 1935, helping the Gophers to the second of three consecutive national titles. During Beise's three years of play, the Golden Gophers never lost a football game.
Following the 1935 season, Beise was described as the "kingpin of what was probably the strongest backfield in the country." He was named to four All-American first teams and six All-American alternate or second teams behind two-time All-American Bobby Grayson of Stanford. In announcing the NEA Service All-American first team, Bernie Bierman made special note of his disappointment that Beise was not selected to that first team saying: "A coach is mighty proud of all his boys. But I do believe that Beise belongs in anyone's all-star lineup. He is one of the finest fullbacks that I have ever coached. This was his best season. He has as much drive on line bucks as any fullback I have ever seen and was equally capable when blocking or on defense."
Recognition of the Mound native's brilliant play was not lost on those who selected All-Midwest and All-Conference Teams. He was a three-time All Conference selection and was named to all 1935 mid-western first teams. In 1935, Beise was selected to have his picture appear on the Wheaties box. He completed his college playing career as a starter in the 1936 College All-Star Game and East-West Shrine Game.
Following his playing career, Beise joined the college coaching ranks, spending time at Holy Cross and St. Thomas and three separate stints as an assistant coach at Minnesota. A car accident took Beise's life in 1960.
Gopher Honors: 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Sheldon Beise, FB, 1935 Phil Bengston, T, 1934 Bill Bevan, G, 1934 Rudy Gmitro, HB, 1937 Ray King, E, 1937 Butch Larson, E, 1933-1934 Babe LeVoir, QB, 1935 Pug Lund, HB, 1933-1934 Jack Manders, FB, 1931 Lou Midler, T, 1937 Wilbur Moore, QB, 1938 Biggie Munn, G, 1930-1931 Win Pederson, T, 1939 Dick Smith, T, 1935 Bob Tenner, E, 1934 Francis Twedell, G, 1937-1938 Andy Uram, HB, 1936 Marshall Wells, T, 1932 Ed Widseth, T, 1934-1936 Bud Wilkinson, G, 1935
Married on July 25, 1936 at Minnetrista Baptist Church in St. Bonifacius, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Children: Barbara Nan and Grant Edward
Article from the Waconia Patriot newspaper dated Thursday, July 30, 1936:
At a service which was read Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in the Baptist church at St. Bonifacius, Miss Nathalie Elizabeth Harde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Oakley Harde of Oakland, California, and Mr. Sheldon Edward Beise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Erwin Beise of Mound, exchanged nuptial vows before an altar decorated with cibotium ferns. The Reverend F. H. Heinemann read the service.
Mrs. Granville A. Tyler played a program of nuptial music which included Grieg's "Wedding March," "Nocturne" by Grieg, "Romance" by Charles Wakefield Cadman, "Liebestraum" by Liszt, and "The Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin." During the recessional Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played. Mr. Clarence Krotzer sang "Because" and "I Love You Truly."
The bride, who was given by her father, wore a gown of ivory satin made on princess lines with a long train. The long sleeves extended into points over the hands. Her finger tip length tulle veil was held in place by a coronet of seed pearls and she carried gardenias, lillies of the valley, swasoni and sweet peas. Her attendants were Mrs. C. Melvin Philbrick of Chicago, the matron of honor, Mrs. Oakley Harde of Oakland, and Miss Marcella Beise, sister of the bridegroom, and Janey Nippert and Fern Johnson, the flower girls. The attendants wore gowns of apple green lace over taffeta with matching bolero jackets. At the neckline of the gowns were large bows, that on Mrs. Philbrick's dress being of rose velvet and those of the attendants being green lace. Their accessories were buttercup yellow and they carried bouquets of yellow snap dragons. Mrs. Philbrick carried pink roses and orchid larkspur. The flower girls wore Kate Greenaway frocks of yellow mousseline de soie and carried colonial bouquets.
Mr. Milton Bruhn was the best man and the ushers were Messrs. Vernal LeVoir, Dale Rennebohm, George Roscoe and George Rennix.
At a reception following the ceremony at the Hotel Del Otero, 150 guests were present. Mrs. Harde wore a gown of navy blue net over printed taffeta and Mrs. Beise wore blue lace. Their flowers were roses and sweet peas. For her wedding trip to northern Minnesota, Mrs. Beise chose a white Palm Beach suit with navy blue accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Beise will make their home in Minneapolis.
Obituary dated Sunday, April 3, 1960: Beise Rites Monday in Excelsior
Services for Sheldon Beise, 48, University of Minnesota football great of the 1930's, who died in a car accident early Friday morning, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Huber mortuary, Excelsior. Burial will be at St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.
Beise played fullback on Bernie Bierman's great elevens of 1933 through 1935 and in those three seasons was never on a losing team. In the last two years the Gophers won national championships.
Beise was killed about 1:15 a.m. when his car went off Highway 7 near Excelsior, into a drainage ditch and hit a tree headon.
Death apparently was caused by a skull fracture, the Hennepin county coroner's office said after an autopsy. Beise may have fallen asleep while driving, the coroner said.
He had driven from the Suburban club, St. Paul, located three miles north of Keller golf course on Highway 61.
Beise, John Mariucci, Minnesota hockey coach; John Kundla, Minnesota basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, Minnesota football line coach, had participated in a sports discussion before club members.
Beise was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; and a son, Grant, 15.
The family lives at Birch Bluff, Excelsior.
Visitation at the funeral home will begin at 7 p.m. today. The Masons will hold a memorial service at 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
The family prefers memorials to Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children.
Obituary from the Minnetonka Pilot newspaper dated Thursday, April 7, 1960: Services Held for Sheldon Beise, 48
Funeral services for Sheldon Beise, 48, former Mound high and University of Minnesota football great and one of the community's civic leaders until he moved a few years ago, were held Monday afternoon.
Mr. Beise, whose father and sister live on Bayview boulevard, died early Friday morning when his car left the highway on the edge of Excelsior and crashed into a tree.
He was alone and was returning from a meeting at the Suburban club, St. Paul, where he had appeared before members on a sports panel with three University coaches.
Not only Mound but all of the Metropolitan area was shocked by his death. Sport pages in the daily newspapers reviewed his football career with pictures and lengthy stories on his successes, familiar to all.
Since returning from California where they had lived five years, the Beise family, who bought a home at Birch Bluff, had re-entered civic life, in Mound.
Mr. Beise served as Worshipful Master of the Mound Masonic lodge last year and his wife, Nan, was an officer in the Order of the Eastern Star. He was also speaker of the Upper Minnetonka Activities banquet shortly after moving from California.
The Mound lodge held memorial services Sunday evening at the Huber Funeral home in Excelsior where the funeral was held Monday afternoon. Masonic graveside services were also observed at the Minnetrista Baptist cemetery at St. Bonifacius where he was buried.
Mr. Beise, who was born September 15, 1911, in St. Paul attended Mound schools and starred for Cappy Jones' Lake conference champions in the late 1920's.
He also captained the basketball team and was a quartermiler for the track team, before going on to stardom with the University squads, coached by Bernie Bierman.
After coaching at the University and Holy Cross, he went into the insurance business. At the time of his death he was superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance company.
The Beise family moved from Mound to California in 1953 and in 1958 returned to Birch Bluff, Excelsior, when he became superintendent for the firm.
Survivors include his wife, Nathalie; a daughter, Barbara, 21; a son, Grant, 15; his father, Mr. Ed Beise and a sister, Marcella, both of Mound. Marcella was vacationing in Florida and returned Saturday afternoon.
Obituary from the University of Minnesota Alumni News dated May 1960: Sheldon Beise, Football Great Killed in Crash
Sheldon Beise '36BSEd, one of the truly great football competitors the University has ever known and former backfield coach and physical education instructor, was killed April 1 when his car left the highway and struck a tree.
He was returning from a sports discussion before a St. Paul club. John Mariucci, hockey coach; John Kundla, basketball coach; and Denver Crawford, line coach, also had participated in the panel discussion.
Beise was an outstanding full back on the national championship Gopher elevens of 1934 and 1935 and also played during his sophomore year in 1933. Often referred to as the greatest backfield blocker in University history, Beise was all-conference and all-western fullback and often was an All-American candidate and All-Star game player. He was selected to play in the East-West Shriner's Game in San Francisco in his senior year.
Following his graduation he served as University backfield coach and physical education instructor and later became assistant coach at Holy Cross.
He left coaching to go into the insurance business and in 1953 was named agency manager in San Francisco and Northern California for Banker's Life Insurance Co. While there he was extremely active in the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California and in 1955 he was chosen Homecoming King and returned for the Southern California game.
In 1958 he was named superintendent of agencies for Western Life Insurance Co., a St. Paul Fire and Marine affiliate. He was with that company at the time of his death.
In his honor, the Trust Foundation of the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California has established a Sheldon E. Beise Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, which will be administered as part of the Trust Foundation, will provide scholarships at the University in his memory.
Those wishing to share in the Memorial Fund may make their contributions to the Minnesota Alumni Club of Northern California Trust Foundation. Checks should be mailed to the Minnesota Alumni Foundation, Bank of America, 300 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
Twelve Former Gophers to be Inducted into "M" Club Hall of Fame
Courtesy: University of Minnesota Release: June 8, 2006
The University of Minnesota "M" Club and the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Department announced today that 12 former Golden Gopher greats will be inducted into the "M" Club Hall of Fame at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, October 19. In addition, the inductees will be honored during the women's soccer match on Friday, October 20, against Michigan and on Saturday October 21, during the Gophers' football game against North Dakota State.
The 2006 "M" Club Hall of Fame inductees are: Brian Bonin, Men's Hockey, 1992-96; Kate Hughes, Women's Golf, 1985-89; Jim Kelly, Head Coach, Men's Track & Field/Cross Country, 1937-63; Brian Meeker, Men's Gymnastics, 1979-82; Mary Owen, Softball, 1976-79; Suzanne Roell Grimm, Women's Swimming and Diving, 1983-87.
Six individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as Legends: Sheldon Beise, Football, 1933-35; William Arnold Bevan, Football, 1933-34; Dick Dougherty, Men's Hockey, 1951-54; Bob Fitch, Men's Track & Field/Football, 1939-42, ‘45; Raymond I. Hakomaki, Men's Swimming and Diving, 1941-43; Frank "Butch" Larson, 1932-34.
The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus.
Legend Inductees, Bios: Sheldon Beise - Football, 1933-1935
One of the finest blocking backs of his time, Sheldon Beise helped open holes for All-American halfback Francis "Pug" Lund and a Golden Gopher rushing attack that averaged 295 yards and 33.7 points per game in 1934 en route to winning the school's first national championship. Beise was one of eight different Gophers to rush for a touchdown that season. He went on to score nine touchdowns in 1935, helping the Gophers to the second of three consecutive national titles. During Beise's three years of play, the Golden Gophers never lost a football game.
Following the 1935 season, Beise was described as the "kingpin of what was probably the strongest backfield in the country." He was named to four All-American first teams and six All-American alternate or second teams behind two-time All-American Bobby Grayson of Stanford. In announcing the NEA Service All-American first team, Bernie Bierman made special note of his disappointment that Beise was not selected to that first team saying: "A coach is mighty proud of all his boys. But I do believe that Beise belongs in anyone's all-star lineup. He is one of the finest fullbacks that I have ever coached. This was his best season. He has as much drive on line bucks as any fullback I have ever seen and was equally capable when blocking or on defense."
Recognition of the Mound native's brilliant play was not lost on those who selected All-Midwest and All-Conference Teams. He was a three-time All Conference selection and was named to all 1935 mid-western first teams. In 1935, Beise was selected to have his picture appear on the Wheaties box. He completed his college playing career as a starter in the 1936 College All-Star Game and East-West Shrine Game.
Following his playing career, Beise joined the college coaching ranks, spending time at Holy Cross and St. Thomas and three separate stints as an assistant coach at Minnesota. A car accident took Beise's life in 1960.
Gopher Honors: 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Sheldon Beise, FB, 1935 Phil Bengston, T, 1934 Bill Bevan, G, 1934 Rudy Gmitro, HB, 1937 Ray King, E, 1937 Butch Larson, E, 1933-1934 Babe LeVoir, QB, 1935 Pug Lund, HB, 1933-1934 Jack Manders, FB, 1931 Lou Midler, T, 1937 Wilbur Moore, QB, 1938 Biggie Munn, G, 1930-1931 Win Pederson, T, 1939 Dick Smith, T, 1935 Bob Tenner, E, 1934 Francis Twedell, G, 1937-1938 Andy Uram, HB, 1936 Marshall Wells, T, 1932 Ed Widseth, T, 1934-1936 Bud Wilkinson, G, 1935
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