Individual Details
Maureen H. Merrigan
(August 2, 1924 - December 19, 2007)
H. Maureen Beuning, 83, St. Cloud
Aug. 2, 1924 Dec. 19, 2007
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in St. Cloud for H. Maureen Beuning who died from cancer on Wednesday, December 19 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Interment will be at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Sartell. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Williams Funeral Home in St. Cloud and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning at the church. Parish prayers will be at 5 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home.
H. Maureen Beuning was born in Staples, MN to Maurice R. and Margaret Ann (Corcoran) Merrigan. She married John B. Beuning, MD, on February 17, 1947at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud. She was a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and held a Master of Science degree from St. Cloud State University. She taught the shooting sports at St. Cloud State University from 1976 to 1986. She also taught psychology and management at the St. Cloud Hospital School of Nursing from 1976 to 1982. She is a member of the Minnesota Trapshooting Hall of Fame, and served on the Governor's Task Force on International Shooting, and the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission. She was a past member of Outdoor Writers Association, and wrote a weekly shooting sports column for Outdoor Outlines for thirteen years. She had articles published in The American Rifleman; Outdoor Life; Alaska Magazine; Good Housekeeping; Trap and Field; and other sporting magazines. She held a Private Pilot's license. She was past president and a ten year Board of Directors member of the Stearns County Historical Society, past president of the Stearns-Benton Medical Alliance, past president of the Central Minnesota Gun Club, past president of the St. Cloud Area Genealogists, and past president of the St. Monica's Christian Mothers in Sartell; founder, facilitator and twenty-six year volunteer for the St. Cloud Stroke Support Group. She was a member of the Minnesota Historical Society; Stearns County Historical Society; Minnesota Territorial Pioneers; St. Cloud Area Genealogists; Retired Physician's Group, Stearns-Benton Medical Alliance; Safari Club International; Minnesota Deer Hunters; National Rifle Association; Daughters of Isabella; and St. Monica's Christian Mothers.
She is survived by her sons, Thomas B. (Sondra), St. Cloud; Maurice A. "Tony" (Nancy), Brooklyn Park, and Stephen J. (Lisa), Eric, CO; daughters, Sheila Beuning Holt (Andy), Michelle Beuning, and Gina Beuning, Shoreview; stepsons, Richard John "Jack" (Mercedes), Andover; and James A. (Vi), Mahnomem. Also survived by brothers, Michael Merrigan, Santa Cruz, NM; Paul Merrigan, Indian Wells, CA; and sister, Donna Steichen, Ojai, CA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John B. Beuning; sons, Patrick J. and Andrew B.; daughter, Mary Catherine; and stepson, Willard "Bill" Beuning. Also by her brothers, James P. Merrigan and Louis Merrigan; sisters, Margaret Ann "Miji" O'Connor, Laura Jean and Kathleen Merrigan. Memorials are preferred to the Coborn Cancer Center: C/O CentraCare Health Foundation 1406 6th Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303
Aug. 2, 1924 Dec. 19, 2007
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in St. Cloud for H. Maureen Beuning who died from cancer on Wednesday, December 19 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Interment will be at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Sartell. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Williams Funeral Home in St. Cloud and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning at the church. Parish prayers will be at 5 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home.
H. Maureen Beuning was born in Staples, MN to Maurice R. and Margaret Ann (Corcoran) Merrigan. She married John B. Beuning, MD, on February 17, 1947at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud. She was a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and held a Master of Science degree from St. Cloud State University. She taught the shooting sports at St. Cloud State University from 1976 to 1986. She also taught psychology and management at the St. Cloud Hospital School of Nursing from 1976 to 1982. She is a member of the Minnesota Trapshooting Hall of Fame, and served on the Governor's Task Force on International Shooting, and the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission. She was a past member of Outdoor Writers Association, and wrote a weekly shooting sports column for Outdoor Outlines for thirteen years. She had articles published in The American Rifleman; Outdoor Life; Alaska Magazine; Good Housekeeping; Trap and Field; and other sporting magazines. She held a Private Pilot's license. She was past president and a ten year Board of Directors member of the Stearns County Historical Society, past president of the Stearns-Benton Medical Alliance, past president of the Central Minnesota Gun Club, past president of the St. Cloud Area Genealogists, and past president of the St. Monica's Christian Mothers in Sartell; founder, facilitator and twenty-six year volunteer for the St. Cloud Stroke Support Group. She was a member of the Minnesota Historical Society; Stearns County Historical Society; Minnesota Territorial Pioneers; St. Cloud Area Genealogists; Retired Physician's Group, Stearns-Benton Medical Alliance; Safari Club International; Minnesota Deer Hunters; National Rifle Association; Daughters of Isabella; and St. Monica's Christian Mothers.
She is survived by her sons, Thomas B. (Sondra), St. Cloud; Maurice A. "Tony" (Nancy), Brooklyn Park, and Stephen J. (Lisa), Eric, CO; daughters, Sheila Beuning Holt (Andy), Michelle Beuning, and Gina Beuning, Shoreview; stepsons, Richard John "Jack" (Mercedes), Andover; and James A. (Vi), Mahnomem. Also survived by brothers, Michael Merrigan, Santa Cruz, NM; Paul Merrigan, Indian Wells, CA; and sister, Donna Steichen, Ojai, CA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John B. Beuning; sons, Patrick J. and Andrew B.; daughter, Mary Catherine; and stepson, Willard "Bill" Beuning. Also by her brothers, James P. Merrigan and Louis Merrigan; sisters, Margaret Ann "Miji" O'Connor, Laura Jean and Kathleen Merrigan. Memorials are preferred to the Coborn Cancer Center: C/O CentraCare Health Foundation 1406 6th Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303
Events
| Birth | August 2, 1924 | Staples, MN | |||
| Marriage | February 17, 1947 | Saint Cloud, MN - John B. Dr. Beuning | |||
| Death | December 19, 2007 | St. Cloud, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | John B. Dr. Beuning (1904 - 2002) |
| Child | Thomas B. Beuning |
| Child | Maurice "Tony" Beuning |
| Child | Sheila Beuning |
| Child | Patrick J. Beuning (1953 - 1976) |
| Child | Andrew B. Beuning (1954 - 1976) |