Ronald James Beecroft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Jun 1916 - Almena, Barron Co, WI 1
Christening:
Death: 4 Nov 2006 - Wapello, , IA 1
Burial: 12 Nov 2006 - Lake View Cemetery, Almena, Barron Co, WI 2
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 470-01-1767
• Census, Federal, 1920 in Almena, Barron Co, WI
James L. (28), Louise B (26, IA), Myra L (5), Ronald J (4 yrs, 6 mnths).• Obituary, Baron News Shield, 8 Nov 2006
Ronald J. Beecroft, 90, Almena, Wis., died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at his daughter's home in Wapello, Iowa.• Obituary, Pioneer Press, 8 Nov 2006
He was born June 4, 1916, in rural Almena, the eldest son of James and Louise (Miller) Beecroft. He attended Hay River Valley School through eighth grade. He began working fulltime on the family farm.
He moved to St. Paul, Minn., and worked at Armour Meat Packing Company, South St. Paul.
On Jan. 20, 1940, he married Grace Frenstad at Stillwater, Minn. They soon moved to Turtle Lake and then to Almena. He owned and operated Almena Dray Line before Wanner Hardware Store.
The family moved to Rice Lake for a few years, where he was a fireman for the City of Rice Lake. He returned to Almena, working at Wanner Plumbing and Heating. Later, he managed the Almena Co-op Hardware Store until his retirement.
Ronald was an active member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Almena Volunteer Fire Department, Almena Commercial Club and was active in community life. While serving as chief of the Almena Fire Department, he was secretary for the Heart of the North Fireman's Association. He also served on the school board of the Barron, Almena, Dallas, Ridgeland Area Schools when the district was consolidated.
Surviving are a son, James (Gretchen) of St. Paul; a daughter, Janice (Ronald) Johnston of Wapello; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Lester (Annabelle) of Newberg, Ore., and Charles (June) of Bloomington, Minn.; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Rev. Joe and Mrs. Velma Hoelter and family. He also cherished the friendship of many special friends in the Barron County area.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 65 years; and sisters, Myra Manula and Leona Beecroft.
Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, from St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Almena, Rev. Norman Peterson officiating, with burial at Lakeview Cemetery, Turtle Lake.
Visitation will be held 4-8 p.m. Saturday from Rausch-Rockman Funeral Home, Barron, and an hour prior to services at the church Sunday.
Ronald Beecroft• Obituary 2, Rice Lake Chronotype, 8 Nov 2006 in Rice Lake, Barron Co, WI
Beecroft, Ronald Age 90 Of Almena, Wisconsin died Saturday, November 4, 2006. Funeral Services for Ronald Beecroft will be 3PM Sunday November 12, 2006 at ST. MATTHEW LUTHERAN CHURCH in Almena with Normon Peterson officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Turtle Lake. Friends may call from 4-8PM on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at RAUSCH-ROCKMAN FUNERAL CHAPEL in Barron and one hour prior to the services at the church.
Published in the Pioneer Press on 11/8/2006.
Ronald Beecroft
June 4, 1916-Nov. 4, 2006
Ronald James Beecroft, 90, of Almena died Nov. 4 at his daughter's home in Wapello, Iowa. Funeral services were Sunday at St. Matthew Lutheran Cjurch in Almena, with the Rev. Norman Peterson officiating and burial at Lake View Cemetery in Turtle Lake.
Mr. Beecroft was born June 4, 1916 in rural Almena to James and Louise (Miller) Beecroft. He attended Hay River Valley School through eighth grade and then worked full time on the family farm. Mr. Beecroft later moved to St. Paul and worked at Armour Meat Packing Co. in St. Paul. On Jan. 20, 1940 he married Grace Frenstad in Stillwater, Minn. The couple soon moved to Turtle Lake and then to Almena. Mr. Beecroft owned and operated Almena Dray Line before Wanner Hardware Store. The family lived in Rice Lake for a few years, where Mr. Beecroft was a fireman for the City of Rice Lake, and then returned to Almena, where he worked at Wanner Plumbing and Heating. He later managed Almena Co-op Hardware Store until his retirement. He was a member of the Almena Volunteer Fire Department and the Almena Commercial Club. While serving as chief of the Almena Fire Department, Mr. Beecroft was also secretary of the Heart of the North Fireman's Assn. and served on the School Board of the Barron, Almena, Dallas and Ridgeland schools when the district was consolidated.
He is survived by a son, James of St. Paul; a daughter, Janice Johnston of Wapello; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Lester of Newberg, Ore., and Charles of Bloomington, Minn. Mr. Beecroft's wife, Grace, preceded him in death. [Based on an obituary published 11/08/06 in the Rice Lake Chronotype, Rice Lake, WI.]
Parents
Father: James Lois Beecroft 3
Mother: Louise Bertha Miller
Spouses and Children
1. *Grace L Frenstad
Marriage: 20 Jan 1940 - Stillwater, Washington Co, MN
Status:
Children:
1. James Beecroft
2. Janice Beecroft
Sources
1. Findagrave.com. .... U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
2. Findagrave.com.
3. David Harper, Beecroft/Miller (http://www.obliquity.com/family/records/beemil01.html).