Robert E. Beckman
Born: December 20th, 1925
Died: November 14th, 1996
Obituary
Robert E. Beckman, 70, of West Burlington, formerly of rural Danville, died at 1:30 pm Thursday, Nov. 14, 1996, at Burlington Medical Canter.
Born Dec. 20, 1925, in Burlington, he was the son of Delbert and Mary Louise Swise Beckman. On Dec. 27, 1947, he married Iona M. Schnupper in Davenport.
Mr. Beckman was a 1943 graduate of Yarmouth High School and a WWII Army veteran. He farmed northeast of Danville for 50 years.
He was a member of Danville Methodist Church and Des Moines County Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Sherry Kaestner of Burlington; a grandson Kyle Kaestner of Burlington; two brothers, Ronald W. Beckman of Danville and Richard W. Beckman of Wahoo, Neb.; two sisters Marjorie E Gittings of Burlington and Charlotte M. Gittings of Yarmouth; nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be after 9 am Sunday at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 pm.
The funeral for Mr. Beckman will be at 10 am Monday at Lunning Chapel, with the Rev. Gordon McMillian officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington.
A memorial has been established for Danville United Methodist Church and the Boy Scouts.