Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Jerome William Beecroft and Rhonda/Rhoda Helen King



Husband Jerome William Beecroft [4377] 1

           Born: 27 Feb 1917 - Turtle Lake, Barron, Wisconsin, United States 1 2 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Mar 1994 - Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States 2 3 4 5


         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, New London, Kandiyohi Co, MN 4
FamilySearch ID: L8S5-CM2
Find A Grave ID: 81123388


         Father: Thomas Aldridge Beecroft [4374] (1883-1968) 6
         Mother: Selma Lowella Retruhm [4375] (1890-1929) 1


       Marriage: 8 Oct 1935 - Minnesota, United States 7

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 472-12-0118.

• His obituary was published in the St. Cloud Times on 8 Mar 1994. Jerome Beecroft, 77, New London

NEW LONDON -- Jerome W. Beecroft, 77, died Sunday at Ashwood Care Center, WIllmar.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hope United Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Jeff Deyoe will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home and one hour before services Wednesday at the church.
Jerome Beecroft was born Feb. 27, 1917, in Turtle Lake, Wis., to Thomas and Selma (Retrum) Beecroft. He married Rhoda King Oct. 8, 1935, in St. Paul and farmed near Lake Lillian. He moved to New London in 1943 and was emplyed by Concrete Products for 21 years and by Hedberg and Sons, Minneapolis, from 1964 until his retirement in 1976. He wintered in Florida and Texas for the past 10 years, was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and a member of New London American Legion Post 537. He has been a resident of care center since February.
Survivors include his wife; sons and daughters, Wayne and William, New London; Tony, Hutchinson; Joanne Ryks, Pennock; Lela Carlson, Elaine Kleinart and Susan Erickson, Willmar; Darlen Nielson, St. Pau; brothers, Clemons, West St. Pau; Chris, Henderson, Nev.; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Paul; an infant daughter; sister, Harriet Breest; and one grandson.




Wife Rhonda/Rhoda Helen King [4386] 1

           Born: 7 Jan 1918 - Hawick, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States 1 4 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Oct 2005 - New London, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States 4


         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, New London, Kandiyohi Co, MN 4
FamilySearch ID: L8S5-C4W
Find A Grave ID: 81123400

Events

• Her obituary was published. BEECROFT, Rhoda Helen (KING); 87; New London MN; West Central Trib; 2005-10-26; jrp.


Children
1 F Eleanor Jane Beecroft [5931] 8

           Born: 26 May 1945 - Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States 9 10 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: GFFY-22N
         Spouse: Jerome Tom Jakobson [4407] (living)


2 F Joann Marie Beecroft [4387] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: LRSM-N9C
         Spouse: George James Ryks Jr. 8 12 [4416] (1934-2007)


3 F Lela Beecroft [4388] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: LRSM-V63
         Spouse: Wallace Carlson [4415] (living)


4 F Darlene Beecroft [4389] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GFFY-8J9
         Spouse: Leroy A Nielsen 8 13 [4413] (1940-1990)


5 M Wayne Beecroft [4390] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GFFY-CRS
         Spouse: Barbara Huebner [4410] (living)


6 M William Jerome "Bill" Beecroft [4392] 8




           Born: 13 Nov 1947 - Belgrade, Stearns, Minnesota, United States 8 15
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           Died: 11 Oct 2006 - Avera-McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, , SD
         Buried: 14 Oct 2006 - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Worthington, Nobles Co, MN 16
FamilySearch ID: GFFY-ZBL
Find A Grave ID: 203079007
         Spouse: Mona Rae Miller [4404] (living)
         Spouse: Rita Tolsma [8345] (living)


7 F Infant Beecroft [8346]

           Born: 10 Nov 1950 - Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Nov 1950 - Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, New London, Kandiyohi Co, MN 4
FamilySearch ID: GHX9-ZB3
Find A Grave ID: 181322486
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


8 M Paul Craig Beecroft [4393] 8 17

           Born: 22 Sep 1952 - Stearns, Minnesota, United States 3 8 18
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1980 - Belgrade, MN 3 8
         Buried:  - Lebanon Cemetery, New London, Kandiyohi Co, MN 4
FamilySearch ID: LRSM-2VM
Find A Grave ID: 25796117
         Spouse: Mary Jo Edman 19 [4400] (1948-1995)
           Marr: 1971


9 M Tony K Beecroft [4394] 8

           Born: 4 Mar 1954 - Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States 3 8 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Mar 2005 - Benson, North Dakota, United States 3 20


         Buried: 11 Mar 2005 - Oak Hill Cemetery, New London, Kandiyohi Co, MN 4 16
FamilySearch ID: LRSM-NMT
Find A Grave ID: 81123440
         Spouse: Nichole Diane Mead [4398] (living)


10 F Susan Beecroft [4395] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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         Buried: 
         Spouse: Russell Dresser [4396] (living)
         Spouse: Kermit Erickson [4397] (living)



Death Notes: Husband - Jerome William Beecroft

CertID 1994-MN-007658 (MN)

BEECROFT, JEROME W.
Date of Birth: 02/27/1917
Place of Birth: OUT OF STATE
Mother Maiden Name: RETRUM
certid# 1994-MN-007658

Date of Death: 03/06/1994
County of Death: KANDIYOHI

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Sources


1 Marisa Benson (rootsweb.com).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Jerome William Beecroft, person ID L8S5-CM2.

3 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 State of Minnesota, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 (ancestry.com, online database, Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002. Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota.), 6 Mar 1994.

6 Marisa Benson (rootsweb.com), Tom.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Rhonda/Rhoda Helen King, person ID L8S5-C4W.

8 Gary and Bonnie Nelson, The Genealogy of the Family of Martin Johnson and Lena Peterson Johnson: 1831-1996.

9 Gary and Bonnie Nelson, The Genealogy of the Family of Martin Johnson and Lena Peterson Johnson: 1831-1996, 26 May 1945, Willmar, MN.

10 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Eleanor Jane "Elaine" Beecroft, person ID G85P-9VJ.

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Eleanor Jane Beecroft, person ID GFFY-22N.

12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for George Ryks, person ID GHX9-HTF.

13 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for LeRoy Nielson, person ID GFF1-3YX.

14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Leroy A Nielsen, person ID GFF1-3YX.

15 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for William Jerome "Bill" Beecroft, person ID GFFY-ZBL.

16 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

17 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Paul C. Beecroft, person ID LRSM-2VM.

18 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Paul Craig Beecroft, person ID LRSM-2VM.

19 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Mary J Edman, person ID G8SM-LQR.

20 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Tony K Beecroft, person ID LRSM-NMT.


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