Obit: Beyer, William F. (1881 - 1976)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Beyer, Puttkamer, Thoma, Horehled, Mech, Berger, Phillips, Neuman, Campbell, Engelstad

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/29/1976

Beyer, William F. (28 December 1881 – 26 January 1976)

Funeral services are to be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from Zion American Lutheran Church in the Town of Pine Valley for an area native, William F. Beyer, Rt. 2 Neillsville, who died January 26 in Neillsville at the age of 94. The Rev. Stephen Engelstad will officiate, and burial will follow in the Neillsville City Cemetery. The body of Mr. Beyer was to be in state at the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home from 4-9 p.m. Wednesday and this morning until noon, and then lie in state at the church for an hour before services.

William Beyer, the son of William and Gustina Puttkamer Beyer, was born December 28, 1881, in the Town of Pine Valley and attended the Hillside School. He and five brothers studied band music under Mr. Neuman of Neillsville and later, when they moved to Portland, Or., continued their studies under Percy Campbell. They played in the Campbell band for five years and then formed their own band and played in the Portland area for another five years.

Mr. Beyer returned to Neillsville where he was married to the former Helen B. Thoma on May 10, 1918. The couple farmed on the Beyer home farm in the Town of Pine Valley and he served as town assessor for many years. Mr. Beyer was also a federal land bank appraiser for Clark County during the 1930s. He helped organize the Wisconsin Farmers Union and was manager of the Neillsville branch for one year. Mr. Beyer and his father furnished the lumber for the Pine Valley Lutheran Church, of which he was a member. He also helped build the church.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include three daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Vivian) Horehled and Mrs. Melvin (Alma) Meck, both of Neillsville, and Mrs. Arvid (Marion) Berger of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; one sister, Mrs. Earl (Hilda) Phillips of Vancouver, Wa.; two brothers, August Beyer of Neillsville and Albert Beyer of Portland, Or.; and 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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Obit: Beyer, William F. #2 (1881 - 1976)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Beyer, Berger, Mech, Thoma, Krause, Thur, Pagel, Ackerman, Schultz, Schmidt, Knoop, Dux, Linster, Mayer, Karnitz, Engelstad

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/05/1976

Beyer, William F. (28 December 1881 – 26 January 1976)

Funeral services were held January 29 from Zion American Lutheran Church in the Town of Pine Valley for William F. Beyer, 94, of Rt. 2 Neillsville, who died January 26 in Neillsville. The Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiated, and interment followed in the Neillsville City Cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Art Ackerman, Leonard Schultz, Emil Schmidt, Frank Knoop, Arthur Dux and Ted Linster.

Mrs. Janice Mayer sang “Beyond the Sunset” and “Just As I Am.” Mrs. Virginia Karnitz was the accompanist.

Among those attending the services were the following from out of town, Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Berger and children, Bradley, Theodore, Stephanie and Brian, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Dennis Mech, Irvin Thoma and Larry Beyer, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mech, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. George Beyer, Athens; Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Beyer and Mrs. Helen Beyer, Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Krause and children, Markesan; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thur, Fairchild, and Mona Pagel, Eau Claire.