Ione Beyer, 91 of Carroll, died early Wednesday morning, January 29, 2014 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Mass Server will be Lauryn Renze. Music will be by Barb McDermott and Holy Spirit Choir. Ione’s granddaughter, Katelyn Renze will be soloist, accompanied by Pam Tidemann. Lector will be Deb Bruning. Gift Bearers will be Ione’s granddaughters: Tina Beyer, Tiffane Stout, Shelly Beyer, and Marcy Hallem. Eucharistic Minister will be Ron “Woody” Beyer. Casket Bearers will be Ione’s grandsons’: Mark Hallem, Dr. Chris Renze, Matthew Renze, Ryan Renze, A.J. Beyer, Pete Schmitz, Dr. Brett Renze, and Tyler Renze. The members of Legion of Mary will form an honor guard for the funeral mass. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. on Friday where there will be a Legion of Mary rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m.
The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church at 9 a.m. on Saturday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Ione’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on April 26, 1922 at Breda, Iowa, Ione was the daughter of Bernard “Ben” and Rose (Brune) Bruning. Ione attended St. Bernard’s School in Breda, and then work for three years at the Breda Creamery and also worked for several families in the area, before going to help her grandfather with his farm operation in Minnesota.
On February 9, 1949, Ione was united in marriage to George A. Beyer at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, Iowa. Ione and George lived in several communities while George worked in road construction and then moved to Arcadia for three years before settling in the Carroll community in 1955. This past spring Ione became a resident of Westwood Knolls in Carroll where she was currently residing.
Ione enjoyed fishing, motorcycle rides, watching sports on television, watching her grandchildren participate in sporting events, and listening to her granddaughter Katelyn perform. Throughout her lifetime she enjoyed traveling and most recently took a trip to Phoenix, Arizona. She loved music, dancing and took pride that she danced with Lawrence Welk at the Breda American Legion Hall. Ione’s greatest joy in life was her entire family.
She was a member of Holy Spirit Parish, Parish Ladies Guild, and Legion of Mary.
Ione is survived by her children: Benny Beyer and wife Dixie of Carroll, Randy Beyer of Arcadia, and Jane Renze and husband Tim of Carroll; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one brother: Larry (Joan) Bruning of Carroll; her brother-in-law and sisters-in-law: Eddie (Doris) Beyer of Phoenix, AZ, and Alvina Beyer of Sebring, FL; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.
Ione was preceded in death by her parents; husband George in 1980; her daughter Pam Hallem Schmitz; two sons: Freddie Beyer, and Clifford Beyer in infancy; her daughter-in-law, Kathy Beyer; one sister, Alma DeBourgh; three brothers: Aaron, Ray, and Merlin “Mike” Bruning.
