RAYMOND C. BEYER,
74, of Sebring, Florida and formerly of Cedar Falls, died at home on Monday, June 7, 2004. He was born November 30, 1929 in Mt. Carmel, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Crescentia (Stangl) Beyer. He was a 1948 graduate of Carroll High School and served with the U.S. Navy from 1950-1954 during the Korean War. Ray married Alvina Bellinghausen on September 12, 1955 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Maple River, Iowa. He was a U.S. Postal letter carrier in Cedar Falls for many years, retiring in 1989. Ray and Alvina raised nine children in Cedar Falls and moved to Sebring, Florida in 2002. There he was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Avon Park, Florida.
Ray is survived by his wife, Alvina, of Sebring, Florida; three sons, Al (Ruthie) Beyer of Aspen, Colorado, Jim Beyer of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Bill (Stephanie) Beyer of Bluffton, South Carolina; six daughters, Donna (Bruce) Schadle of Hudson, Iowa, Deb (Jeff) Hoskins of Baxter, Iowa, Chris (Dan) Dennis of Holt, Missouri, Jane (Tim) Iversen of West Des Moines, Iowa, Rose (Tom) Beltran of Leucadia, California and Mary (Mike) Martin of Indian Trails, North Carolina; nineteen grandchildren and two brothers, Paul Beyer of Carroll, Iowa and Ed Beyer of Phoenix, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents; eight brothers, Louis, Lawrence, Alvin, Mike, Clarence, George, Joe and Robert, and five sisters, Irene, Evelyn, Louella, Loretta and Clara.
Funeral services were 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 12, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Graveside military honors will be conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Memorials may be directed to Palmetto Health Hospice in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina or Lifepath Hospice in Sebring, Florida.