Raymond A. Beer
June 18, 1925 — December 7, 2011
Raymond A. Beer, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Father Mark Reasoner. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids where a vigil service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Graveside Service: 3:00 p.m. Saturday, at St. Benedict Cemetery in Decorah.
Survivors include his wife, June; five children, Dennis (Cindy), Duane, David (Karen), all of Cedar Rapids, Daniel (Kathy) of Center Point and Dawn (James) LeFever of Cedar Rapids; twelve grandchildren, Amy, Mark, Scott, Andrew, Matthew, Austin, Colby, Benjamin, Cody, Amber, Katie, and Courtney; special friend, Jessica; and one great-granddaughter, Savannah. Also surviving are two brothers, Gerald (Pat) Beer and Robert Marvin (Jean) Beer, both of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Arleen Collins; and an infant grandson, Teddy.
Raymond was born June 18, 1925, the son of Raymond and Rose (Herold) Beer in Spillville, Iowa. On September 19, 1951, he married June Helgeson, in a country church near Waukon.
His life started as a farmer, and this was his first love, until moving to Cedar Rapids and taking a job with Universal Engineering. He retired after 30 years.
Ray was an active member of St. Jude’s Church. He saw the new church built, raised his family in the faith, and sent his kids through the Catholic School System.
Ray was an avid collector of most anything related to farming and baseball.
He spend a lot of his spare time passing on his wisdom to his children, playing with his grandchildren, working on his house, cutting wood to keep his family warm, hunting, and watching baseball. He played baseball through his school years, continuing his love for the game as he cheered on his children and grandchildren. Go Cubs.
A special thanks to the staff at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.
Survivors include his wife, June; five children, Dennis (Cindy), Duane, David (Karen), all of Cedar Rapids, Daniel (Kathy) of Center Point and Dawn (James) LeFever of Cedar Rapids; twelve grandchildren, Amy, Mark, Scott, Andrew, Matthew, Austin, Colby, Benjamin, Cody, Amber, Katie, and Courtney; special friend, Jessica; and one great-granddaughter, Savannah. Also surviving are two brothers, Gerald (Pat) Beer and Robert Marvin (Jean) Beer, both of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Arleen Collins; and an infant grandson, Teddy.
Raymond was born June 18, 1925, the son of Raymond and Rose (Herold) Beer in Spillville, Iowa. On September 19, 1951, he married June Helgeson, in a country church near Waukon.
His life started as a farmer, and this was his first love, until moving to Cedar Rapids and taking a job with Universal Engineering. He retired after 30 years.
Ray was an active member of St. Jude’s Church. He saw the new church built, raised his family in the faith, and sent his kids through the Catholic School System.
Ray was an avid collector of most anything related to farming and baseball.
He spend a lot of his spare time passing on his wisdom to his children, playing with his grandchildren, working on his house, cutting wood to keep his family warm, hunting, and watching baseball. He played baseball through his school years, continuing his love for the game as he cheered on his children and grandchildren. Go Cubs.
A special thanks to the staff at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.
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