Leo F. Beyer, age 79, of Osage died Friday, Sept. 13, 2002, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with Rev. Philip Recker officiating. Interment was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Leo was bom December 28, 1922 at rural Dows, Iowa, the son of Carl F. and Barbara T. (Uthe ) Beyer, Leo was united in marriage to Gertrude A. Johanns on November 13, 1954 in New Haven. They farmed in the Riceville area for 40 years, moving to Osage in November of 1994. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage and the Knights of Columbus. Leo enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, playing cribbage and his grandchildren.

Leo is survived by two sons, Donald Beyer and his wife Cindy of Mitchell and Thomas Beyer of Osage; two daughters, Jane Beyer of Crystal, Minn, and Julie Johnson and her husband Steven of Osage; two brothers, Maynard Beyer and his wife Barbara of Clear Lake and Melvin Beyer and his wife Roseanne of Dows; and 12 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Gertrude in 1995; one sister, Rosemary E. Beyer; and an infant brother.

Source: Riceville Recorder; Sept. 19, 2002 Page 9
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