A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59453 Article title: Quincy Herald Whig Article date: August 4 2008 Article description: Obituary of Beckgerd, John Article: John Beckgerd, 86, of 701 S. 19th died at 9:45 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 3, 2008) in his home. He was born July 9, 1922, in Quincy, the son of Albert H. and Etta Stormer Beckgerd. He was a graduate of Quincy High School. He worked for many years at Gates Radio and then Harris. He and his brother, Al, operated Beckgerd Lawn Mower Sales and Services, retiring in 1985. He was a member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church where he was head usher for many years. Survivors incude a niece, Wilma Wear and her husband, Ron, of Taylor, Mo.; two great-nephews and one great-niece, Michael Wear and wife, Kathy, and their daughter, Lauryn, of Palmyra, Mo., and Jason and Kara Beckgerd, both of California. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Al and Harold; and a nephew, Harold. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Marlin Rempfer officiating. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. VISITATION: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday in the Hansen-Spear! Funeral Home. MEMORIALS: St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church. WEB SITE: www.hansen-spear.com. ARRANGEMENTS: Hansen-Spear Funeral Home ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com