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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Richard E.
Beeby
March 8, 1913 – November 27, 2004
Obituary
Richard E. Beeby, age 91, a resident of Pontiac and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Saturday, November 27th, at Evenglo Lodge in Pontiac. He was born on March 8, 1913 in Oak Park, Illinois to Frank and Ethel Beeby. His parents and younger brothers, Robert H. Beeby and Lawrence E. Beeby, preceded him in death as did his first wife, Doris Wolf Beeby.
Dick was a graduate of Oak Park High School. He attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, as did his future wife, Doris, also an Oak Park graduate, whom he met on the train going to college. He and Doris married in 1937. They resided in Oak Park and Wheaton until her death in 1982. They had three children: Carol B. Powell of Atlanta, Georgia and James R. Beeby and William R. Beeby of Finlayson, Minnesota.
Dick married Kathryn Schall Harris of Pontiac in 1993, their families having been friends since the mid-1950s. Kathy Beeby survives Dick, residing in Pontiac.
Dick was an active member of First Baptist Church of Wheaton for fifty years, where he served as a deacon and on numerous boards and committees. In 1978, he retired from Gardner-Denver, Inc., a large equipment manufacturing company, and began part-time employment with the church. In addition, he was a member of Gideons International and the Ham Radio Operators' organization. He enjoyed woodworking and in retirement made beautiful performance-quality violins. He also enjoyed astronomy, joining the Naperville Astronomy Club and building his own large telescope. He had a lifelong interest in music, having played the trumpet in his youth and early adulthood.
In addition to his wife, Kathryn, and three children, he is survived by three grandchildren, Alissa Powell (and Kurt Grutzmacher) of Santa Cruz, California, Jeffrey Powell of Los Angeles, California and Gregory Powell of Atlanta, Georgia, and two great-grandchildren, Ruby and Leo of Santa Cruz, California.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday, December 5th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, Illinois. A visitation will precede the service from 1 until 3 p.m. Interment will be held on Monday, December 6th at the Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery, Oakbrook Terrace.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Wheaton Memorial Fund or the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Dick was a graduate of Oak Park High School. He attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, as did his future wife, Doris, also an Oak Park graduate, whom he met on the train going to college. He and Doris married in 1937. They resided in Oak Park and Wheaton until her death in 1982. They had three children: Carol B. Powell of Atlanta, Georgia and James R. Beeby and William R. Beeby of Finlayson, Minnesota.
Dick married Kathryn Schall Harris of Pontiac in 1993, their families having been friends since the mid-1950s. Kathy Beeby survives Dick, residing in Pontiac.
Dick was an active member of First Baptist Church of Wheaton for fifty years, where he served as a deacon and on numerous boards and committees. In 1978, he retired from Gardner-Denver, Inc., a large equipment manufacturing company, and began part-time employment with the church. In addition, he was a member of Gideons International and the Ham Radio Operators' organization. He enjoyed woodworking and in retirement made beautiful performance-quality violins. He also enjoyed astronomy, joining the Naperville Astronomy Club and building his own large telescope. He had a lifelong interest in music, having played the trumpet in his youth and early adulthood.
In addition to his wife, Kathryn, and three children, he is survived by three grandchildren, Alissa Powell (and Kurt Grutzmacher) of Santa Cruz, California, Jeffrey Powell of Los Angeles, California and Gregory Powell of Atlanta, Georgia, and two great-grandchildren, Ruby and Leo of Santa Cruz, California.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday, December 5th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, Illinois. A visitation will precede the service from 1 until 3 p.m. Interment will be held on Monday, December 6th at the Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery, Oakbrook Terrace.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Wheaton Memorial Fund or the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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