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     Merilee Ann Beasley was born on 18 September 1929 at Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.¹ She married Carl Dallas Brooks, son of Howard D. Brooks and Della M. Harn, on 16 April 1950 at Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois. Merilee Ann Beasley died on 29 August 2017 at Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, at age 87.¹ She was buried at Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.¹

     Benjamin Earl Beatty was born on 31 January 1890 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon.¹ He married Lottie Lee Segur in 1910. Benjamin Earl Beatty died on 27 October 1962 at Compton, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 72.¹ He was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Compton, Los Angeles Co., California.¹

     Lucille Dorothy Beatty was born on 30 October 1911 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Earl Beatty. Lucille Dorothy Beatty died on 17 April 1974 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, at age 62.¹ She was buried at Finley-Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Portland, Washington Co., Oregon.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Beauchamp was born on 3 February 1922 at Princess Anne, Somerset Co., Maryland.¹ She married John Norrington Harn, son of John Edwin Harn and Elsie Marine Norrington. Mary Elizabeth Beauchamp died on 17 October 1995 at Fairfax, Virginia, at age 73. She was buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore Co., Maryland.¹

     Dylan Michael Beaulieu is the son of Michael Joseph Beaulieu and Rebecca Lynn Nestaval.

     Freda Janet Beaver was born in April 1895 at Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. She was the daughter of William A. Beaver and Maud W. (?) Freda Janet Beaver and Hugh Valentine Harn were engaged at Iowa.¹


JILTED ON WEDDING DAY.
Ida Grove Girl Is Humiliated by Mason City Man

Ida Grove, Sept. 11. --Romance received a hard blow here and one of the prominent young women of the town was left with badly lacerated feelings when a love affair, begun at the State University of Iowa, had an unexpected denouncement.
Miss Freda J. Beaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Beaver was to have been married to Hugh Val Harn, of Mason City. Invitations had been issued, numerous prenuptials held, and arrangements were complete for the ceremony and the wedding breakfast at the Hotel Baxter.
The groom was to arrive on an early train and Miss Beaver was there to meet him. The train came, but no bridegroom, and thinking that he might have missed connections, the bride-to-be waited for the next train from Mason City. When he failed to appear on this one as well, she called up his office, but was told that he was very busy and asked to call later. When she made the second call, Harn refused to talk.
So far, the bride, her parents and the guests who had been Invited to the wedding are able to provide no explanation for the action of the expected bridegroom.      
Evening Times-Republican
Marshalltown, Iowa
Thu, Sep 11, 1919, Page 2

Decorah Public Opinion (Iowa)
Wed., 17 September 1919, page 5.²





S.U.I. ROMANCE IS SHATTERED AT ALTAR

The story comes to this city of the shattered romance of two former students of the University of Iowa, Miss Freda J. Beaver of Ida Grove and Hugh Val Harn or Mason City. The wedding of these two young people who are well known in this city was to have taken place Monday, Sept. 1, but after all arrangements were made to the smallest detail, the groom created no little stir by failing to appear. Invitations had been sent out, a number of showers and social functions had been given in honor of the prospective bride. The wedding breakfast ready and the groom was scheduled to arrive Saturday, Aug. 30. The bride was at the station to meet her future spouse but he failed to put in an appearance. Later trains did not bring him and no reason came for his non-appearance. Miss Beaver finally reached the young man's office by telephone but was told he was too busy to talk. A second call brough the information that he "did not care to talk." So far the bride, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Beaver, and guests can find no explanation for the action of the bridegroom. The newspapers of Ida Grove, the bride's residence, have hurled the name of "cad" and "coward" at the former Hawkeye student and the whole community seems thoroughly indignant over the occurrence

The Iowa City Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa)
Friday, 19Sep1919, page 6.³ Freda Janet Beaver married Stanley J. Mead on 12 May 1920 at Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. Freda Janet Beaver was a self-employed musician for most of her life. She died on 22 March 1979 at California at age 83.⁴ She was buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar, Los Angeles Co., California.⁴

     William A. Beaver was born in 1870 at Iowa. He married Maud W. (?) circa 1891 at Iowa.

     Leah Bebout married Craig Alan McCarthy, son of Kenneth Iver McCarthy and Rita Ann Friesen, on 17 May 1997 at Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana.

     Mary Bechley married John Houser. Mary Bechley was born on 20 November 1823 at Switzerland.¹ The cause of death was general Senility. She died on 25 November 1920 at Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington, at age 97.² She was buried on 26 November 1920 at Mt. View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington.²

     Bruce Beck married Linda (?)¹

     Carl Beck was born in 1870. He married Lauretta Harn, daughter of William Harn and Mary Elizabeth Schlosser. Carl Beck died in 1951. He was buried on 25 October 1951 at Old Sunnyside Cemetery, Sunnyside, Yakima Co., Washington, Plot: Old section across the road, Block C, Lot 21, Grave 1.

     Donald Elbbert Beck was born on 3 November 1920 at Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland. He married Etta Virginia Stem, daughter of Arthur Washington Stem Sr. and Claire V. Dixow, on 11 February 1939 at Virginia; Certificate Number:      1939003587. Donald Elbbert Beck died on 11 October 2004 at age 83.

     Trina Lynette Beck is the daughter of Bruce Beck and Linda (?)¹ Trina Lynette Beck married Chad Elliot Thompson, son of Gary Duane Thompson and Betty Jane Spilman, on 18 April 1998 at Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.^1,2

     Jonathon Edward Beckius married Lisa Ann Kline, daughter of Robert James Kline and Linda Ann Ness, on 26 August 1989.¹

     Julia Marie Beckius is the daughter of Jonathon Edward Beckius and Lisa Ann Kline.¹

     Megan Ann Beckius is the daughter of Jonathon Edward Beckius and Lisa Ann Kline.¹

     Zachory Gerald Beckius is the son of Jonathon Edward Beckius and Lisa Ann Kline.¹

     Jamie Lynn Beckness married Gregory Lyle Swearingen, son of Gary Lyle Swearingen and Denise Marie Richards, on 3 October 2014 at Dakota Co., Minnesota.

     Walter William Beecker married Lavera H. Duckworth, daughter of Arch E. Duckworth and Grace Alma Warfel. Walter William Beecker was born on 24 August 1901 at Jersey Co., Illinois.¹ He died on 8 October 1970 at age 69.¹ He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Illinois, No marker found.¹

     Anita Lynn Beeman married Dennis Lane Freehauf, son of Harold L. Freehauf and Eleanor Esther Monhaut, on 5 March 1988 at Lakeville, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.

     Emerson Beery is the son of Matt Beery and Kari Patricia Springer.¹

     Matt Beery married Kari Patricia Springer, daughter of Robert Eugene Springer and Margaret Raines Page.¹

     Olivia Beery is the daughter of Matt Beery and Kari Patricia Springer.¹

     Thomas Quinn Beesley married Helen Mildred Morse, daughter of Hobart Abel Morse and Elizabeth Dorwin, in April 1926 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.¹ Thomas Quinn Beesley lived in October 1926 at 45 East Elm St., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. He and Helen Mildred Morse were divorced before 1940.

     Christopher Lawrence Behm was born on 24 March 1961 at Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.^1,2 He was the son of John Wesley Behm Sr. and Mary Louise Graner. Christopher Lawrence Behm graduated in 1979 at Mason City High School, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.² He died on 6 January 2014 at Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, at age 52.²

Following obituary in Global Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) Newspaper online on 09Jan2014:

Christopher 'Chops' Behm

CHARLES CITY
Christopher "Chops" L. Behm, 52, of Charles City and formerly of Mason City, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
A funeral service for Chris will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with Pastor Paul Schaefer from the Plymouth Bible Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.

A visitation with a public viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the funeral home.
Should friends desire, memorials may be left in Chris' name in care of his family.

Christopher Lawrence Behm, son of John and Mary Lou (Graner) Behm, was born March 24, 1961, in Mason City, Iowa. Chris attended Mason City High School and graduated with the Class of 1979. During his high school career, Chris was active in football for four years, winning the State Championship in 1978.
Following his high school education, Chris had several jobs and was active in the Mason City High School football program, coaching for over 10 years. Chris later worked in the automotive business as a salesman for over 20 years, selling Ford vehicles and later worked at Pritchard Family Auto Stores in Mason City until the time of his death.

Chris was never hesitant in dropping a dollar bill in a slot machine at local casinos. He enjoyed watching sports, riding bike and loved his family. Chris was a genuine man who silently gave his heart to many in the Mason City community.

Chris is survived by his parents, John Sr. and Mary Lou Behm, Mason City; brothers, John (Diane) Behm Jr., Des Moines, Tim (Charlotte Clark) Behm, Mason City, and Scott (Leslie) Behm, Mason City; nieces, Kelli Behm, Chicago, Ill., Tori Behm, Des Moines, Mary Behm, Minneapolis, Minn., Sarah Behm, Mason City, and Cassie and Sydney Behm, both of Naples, Fla; aunts, Shirley Behm, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Millie (Norm) Mondahl, Harrison, Alaska, Patricia (Larry) Syzmecek, Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Joan (Joe) Evans, Mason City; his coach and good friend, Ed Lenius, Mason City, along with several cousins and many of his loyal customers who he considered family.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, uncles, Donald Behm, Jack Graner, Lewis Graner, and his aunt, Barb Alitz

Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, IA; 641-423-2372.³
He was buried at Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.²

     John Wesley Behm Jr. is the son of John Wesley Behm Sr. and Mary Louise Graner. John Wesley Behm Jr. married Diane (?)

     John Wesley Behm Sr. was born on 28 October 1936 at Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.^1,2 He married Mary Louise Graner, daughter of Lewis Ferdinand Graner and Frances Mary Seiz, on 2 April 1955 at Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland. John Wesley Behm Sr. lived in April 1994 at 16232 330th St., Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa. He lived in February 2019 at Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.³ He died on 7 March 2021 at Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, at age 84.² He was buried at Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa.²

     Scott Michael Behm is the son of John Wesley Behm Sr. and Mary Louise Graner. Scott Michael Behm married Leslie (?)

     Timothy Lewis Behm is the son of John Wesley Behm Sr. and Mary Louise Graner. Timothy Lewis Behm married Charlotte Clark.