Herbert O. Beecher

1930 - 1992  (62 years)

• Name	Herbert O. Beecher  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Sep 1930	Ellington Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1992	Deford, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle October 28, 1992 Page 1 Herbert Beecher succumbs to heart attack at farm home Found in car in ditch Herbert O. Beecher, 61, of Deford was found dead in his car Friday morning after suffering what was apparently a fatal heart attack. Police on the scene, judging by equipment found in his car, theorized that he probably went into a field a little less than a mile from his home to repair some fences on the property. He was found by his wife, who went looking for him when he failed to return to the house. The car went head first into a 20 foot deep drainage ditch and the victim was pinned inside. After a fireman used a farm tractor to pull the car from the ditch, the jaws of life were used to free him. Fire fighters from Kingston and Elkland Township were at the scene, as was the Cass City Mercy Ambulance service. Mr. Beecher was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Ellington Township, the son of the late Lerory and Helen Beecher. He married the former Patricia Urquhart Nov. 12, 1961 in Carol. He was a graduate of Caro High School and served in the U. S. Army in Germany. He was a Caro police officer and raised Hereford cattle on his farm. He was also involved in antique tractors. Surviving besides his wido are: 2 daughters, Mrs. Don (Sany) Hunt of Webberville and Mrs. Mark (Shelley) Newsome of Clarkston, a son, Leroy, at home, hsi mother, Helen Beecher of Caro; a brother, Dale of Davisburg; 5 sisters, Mrs. Robert (Iola) Cragg of Fairgrove, Mrs. Richard (Janet) Fullmer and Louise Brown, both of Caro; Barbara Allen of Las Vegas, Neveda, and Mrs. Kenneth (Carolyn) Hayes of Ft. Polk, Louisiana; his mother in law, Mrs. Emeline Urquhard of Caseville, and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his father, 2 brothers, Jay in 1951 and Keith in 1989, an a sister, Marie Findlay, this year. Funeral services wre held Tuesday at Collon Funeral Home in Caro, the Rev. Calvin Blue officiating. Burial was in Ellington Township Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2010)
  Person ID	I18197	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Patricia Jane Urquhart,   b. 12 Nov 1936, Evergreen Township, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 8 Mar 1997, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1961	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan
  	The Striffler Benkelman Broadcast reported that their eldest daughter, Sandra Lee, was born on March 23, 1962.
  Family ID	F6718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Sep 1930 - Ellington Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 12 Nov 1961 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 23 Oct 1992 - Deford, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, April 12, 2000 Obituaries, Page 9 Obituary of Emeline J. Urquhart (nee Mark) (Reliability: 3).