Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Robert Willard Faust and Minetta Florence Adkins

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Husband Robert Willard Faust [3713] ¹

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           Born: 24 Jul 1934 - Beloit, Rock Co, WI
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Nov 2017 - Cuba City, Grant Co, WI
         Buried:  - Coleman-Whiteaker Cemetery, Bell Center, Crawford Co, WI 2
FamilySearch ID: LY8N-J7D
Find A Grave ID: 185584219

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         Father: Chester Zephaniah Faust [2766] (1889-1964) 3
         Mother: Lora Ella Becraft [2758] (1891-1979) 3

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       Marriage: 22 May 1955 - Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, United States

Events

• His obituary was published. Obituary for Robert W. Faust

Robert W. Faust
Cuba City, Wisconsin

Robert W. "Bob" Faust, 83, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, died Friday, November 24, 2017, at Epione Pavilion in Cuba City, Wisconsin. Services will be 7 p.m. Monday, November 27th, 2017, at Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City. Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home before the service. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Whitaker Cemetery in Excelsior, Wisconsin. (It is actually Bell Center).

Bob was born on July 24, 1934, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Chester and Laura (Becraft) Faust. He married Minetta F. Adkins on May 22, 1955, in Boscobel. She preceded him in death on September 3, 2012.

Survivors include four daughters, Robin M. Hall and Caryl K. Faust, both of Boscobel, Rosalee E. (Terry) Walton, of Benton, and Dawn I. (John) Gard, of Platteville; a son, Vernon R. (Michelle Miles) Faust, of Cassville; his brother, Gordan (Mona) Faust, of Seneca, Missouri; twelve grandchildren, Joeliene (Marc) Meighan, Shayna Crabtree, Amanda Walton, Searrah Hendricks, Theresa (Brandon) Ingersoll, Alyciah Hendricks, Laura Engelke, Travis (Lynda) Atkinson, Tiana Faust, Trisha Faust, Jonathon Walton and Heather Faust-Johnston; and three great-grandchildren, Haileigh Hendricks, Robert Atikinson, and Parker Ingersoll.

He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Evelyn Engelke; a son-in-law, Doris O. Hall Jr.; a grandson, Dustin Joseph Robert Hendricks; and a granddaughter, Tammi Jo Bausch.

In lieu of flowers a Robert W. "Bob" Faust Memorial Fund has been established.

A special thank you to Hospice of Dubuque.

His wife, Minetta and daughter Evelyn's cremated remaiins are buried alongside of hm in the same coffin.

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Wife Minetta Florence Adkins [3795]

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           Born: 24 Mar 1934 - Barnum, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Sep 2012 - Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States 4
         Buried:  - Coleman-Whiteaker Cemetery, Bell Center, Crawford Co, WI 2
FamilySearch ID: L568-VLT
Find A Grave ID: 185583549

Events

• She had a residence on 7 Apr 1950 in Watterstown, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.

• She had a residence in 1940 in Marietta Town, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States.

• Cremation: 3 Sep 2012, Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.

• She had a residence in 1935 in Scott, Crawford, Wisconsin.

• Her obituary was published. Minetta Florence Faust was the fourth daughter of Vernon Robert Adkins and Albertha LaVonne Holman Adkins. She grew up on various farms in and around Boscobel and Crawford county, She married Robert Willard Faust at his parents home in Boscobel, Wisconsin on 22 May 1955. During their marriage they lived at varius locations in Wisconsins, Kansas and Texas. Minetta continued to hone her craft skills learned as a child. She and her husband spent many hours making quiilts for family members, new babies, and other items. She was a homemaker and lived doing for her family and others. Her daughter Evelyn was taken from the family in 2004. She was cremated and the family would decide what to do with her remains at a later date. Minetta had a smile that encompassed everyone. She and Robert were married 57 years before she lost her battle with life's ailments on the 3 September 2012. She was cremated at that time to be laid to rest later when her faithful husband died and to be in the same cemetery that her sister and two brothers are at rest in.

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Children

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Sources

1 dgjones, http://www.geocities.com/dgjones2/d0001/g0000053.htm#I818.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Minetta Florence Adkins, person ID L568-VLT.