Obituaries

Paul Beyer, age 81, of Carroll, Iowa, died early Sunday, May 24, 2009, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at St. Lawrence Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Father Timothy Schott. Lector will be Marilyn Foley. Gift Bearers will be Amber Smith, Taylor Smith, Aaron Beyer, and Donovan Beyer. Eucharistic Ministers will be Ron Beyer, Jerome Sievers, and Marilyn Foley. Casket Bearers will be Ben Beyer, Randy Beyer, Dave Beyer, Dan Beyer, Josh Beyer, Seth Beyer, and Alex Smith. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll with military honors conducted by the Carroll American Legion. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 P.M. Tuesday. A rosary will be prayed at 4 P.M. Tuesday. There will be a Christian wake service at 7 P.M. Tuesday by St. Lawrence Parish. Mr. Beyer was born on December 29, 1927, at Carroll, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Crescentia (Stangl) Beyer. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1942. Mr. Beyer entered the U.S. Army in February 1946 and was discharged in July 1947. He entered the U.S. Coast Guard in September 1948 and was honorably discharged in February 1972 following 24 years of service. During his military career Mr. Beyer earned the National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star, Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with four Bronze Stars, Army Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and the Navy Occupation Service Medal. Following his retirement from the Coast Guard in February 1972 the family returned to Carroll. He was married to Amanda Geier on September 4, 1953, in Carroll. On October 11, 1980, he was married to Kathryn Eggers-Adams in Carroll. Mr. Beyer had been employed by Farmland Foods, Crouse Cartage Company, Juergens Produce and Feeds, and from 1978 until his retirement in 1990 had been employed by the Parks Department of the City of Carroll. He was a member of St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll American Legion, and a life time member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Beyer enjoyed yard work, camping, fishing, traveling, and talking about his military service. Survivors include his children, Ronald “Woody” Beyer and his wife Lois of Carroll, Richard Beyer and his wife Sharon of Carroll, Russell Beyer of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, and Victoria Smith and her husband Matt of Johnston; eleven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; step-children, Loren “Tex” Adams and his wife Judie of Estherville, Cheryl Wernimont and her husband Roger of Carroll, Norma Holley and her husband Robert of Scranton, and Larry “John” Adams and his wife Cheryl of Geneseo, Illinois; a step son-in-law, Jerome Sievers of Onawa; fifteen step grandchildren; twenty-two step great grandchildren; one step great great grandchild; a brother, Edward Beyer and his wife Doris of Phoenix, Ariz.; and sisters-in-law, Ione Beyer of Carroll and Candy Beyer of Sebring, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Beyer, in May 2008; his parents; a step-daughter, Colleen Sievers; daughter-in-law, Marie Beyer; brothers, Joseph, Lawrence, Michael, George, Alvin, Louis, Robert, Clarence, and Raymond Beyer; and sisters, Irene Loxterkamp, Loretta Terlisner, Clara Beyer, Evelyn Wortman, and Luella Huelshorst.