Individual Details

Norbert H. Beuning

(April 5, 1925 - March 3, 2007)

Norbert H. Beuning, 81
Burtrum
April 5, 1925 – March 3, 2007

Funeral services will be held 11 am Tues., Mar. 6, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle for Norbert H. Beuning, who died peacefully Mar. 3 at Long Prairie Memorial Hospital. Interment will follow in Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum. Friends may call from 4 to 8 pm Monday and from 10 to 11 am Tuesday at the St. Joseph’s Chapel in Grey Eagle. Parish prayers will be at 8 pm Monday at the church chapel in Grey Eagle.

Norb was born April 5, 1925 in Freeport, Minn. to Herman and Rose (Thell) Beuning. He married Caroline Dirschel on March 28, 1981 in Red Wing, Minn. He was employed as a Heavy Equipment Operator for many years working on the Libby Dam in Montana, as well as, other road and bridge construction projects. He was a proud member of International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 49. He loved his family and little children. He enjoyed fishing, especially ice fishing and traveling in his motor home.

Survivors include his wife, Caroline Beuning of Burtrum; daughter, Marilynn Blommel (Leroy) of Grey Eagle; brother, Anthony “Tony” Beuning of Avon; sisters, Lorraine Hammond (Elmer) of Freeport, Theresa Roerick of Albany, Bernadine Ettle (Leo) of Freeport, Irene Lund of St. Cloud and Mary Jane Blommel (Arnie) of Freeport; step-children, Karen Davidson (Gary) of Herbster, WI, Julie Wolters (Tom) of Red Wing, Laurie Hansen of Rice, Della Anderson (Rick) of Duelm, and Lenny Dirschel of Corona, CA; two grandchildren, Michelle “Shelli” and Mike Blommel; 16 step-grandchildren, 13 step-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Mathilda “Tillie” (Waldorf) Beuning on Nov. 13, 1964; stepson, Jerome L. Dirschel, Jr.; step-son-in-law, Donnie Hansen; sister, Dorothy Wald and brother, Walter Beuning.

Events

BirthApril 5, 1925Freeport, Stearns Co., MN
MarriageAbt, 1949Mathilda Ann Waldorf
MarriageMarch 28, 1981Red Wing, MN - Caroline Dirschel
DeathMarch 3, 2007Burtrum, MN

Families

SpouseMathilda Ann Waldorf (1930 - 1964)
ChildMarilynn Beuning
SpouseCaroline Dirschel
FatherHerman Walter Beuning (1899 - 1973)
MotherRose Hedwig Thell (1902 - 2001)
SiblingAnthony Beuning (1923 - 2007)
SiblingLorraine M. Beuning
SiblingTheresa Beuning
SiblingBernadine C. Beuning
SiblingDorothy J. Beuning (1932 - 2006)
SiblingVictor Beuning (1934 - )
SiblingIrene M. Beuning
SiblingWalter Herman Beuning (1942 - 2002)
SiblingMaryJane Beuning