Individual Details

Alphonse Beuning

(August 26, 1922 - November 13, 2001)

Al Beuning
79
St. Rosa
Nov. 13, 2001
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa for Al Beuning, who died Tuesday at Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call after 3:30 p.m. on Friday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 8 p.m. followed by prayers from Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus, Council #1633 at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

Al Beuning was born in Millwood Township, Stearns County to Joseph and Mary (Reller) Beuning. He married Esther Korte on June 18, 1946 in St. Rosa, MN. Al retired from a lifetime of farming in 1996, and maintained roads for Millwood Township for over 20 years. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa, Holy Name Society and a Honorary Member of the Knights of Columbus, Council #1633. He also served as an eucharistic minister, usher and trustee for the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

Survivors include his loving wife, Esther Beuning of St. Rosa; children, Joe Beuning (Bev) of New Richmond, WI, Urban Beuning (Arlene) of St. Rosa, Bernie Beuning (Linda) of St. Cloud, Ada Daniel (Gerry) of Golden Valley, Michael Beuning (Judy) of St. Rosa, Geralyn Ottum (Greg) of Eden Prairie, Mary Niehaus (Butch) of Melrose, Paul Beuning of St. Rosa, Earl Beuning (Lisa) of Waconia, Sara Toenies (Steve) of Melrose; 26 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; sister and brother, Erma Wilhelm (Al) of St. Paul, and Ray Beuning (Arlene) of Tacoma, WA.

Al was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Georgianna in 1954; infant daughter in 1960; and brother, Ralph Beuning in 1993.

Events

BirthAugust 26, 1922Millwood Twp, Stearns Co., MN
MarriageJune 18, 1946St. Rosa, MN - Esther R. Korte
DeathNovember 13, 200156352 Melrose, Stearns Co., MN

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