Harry Beemer

BEEMER, IVERSON, TERSIP, LAVEER, OBERMEIER

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 5/23/2021 at 17:43:29

22 December 1916 - The Clinton Advertiser page 1

Harry Beemer, a former Northwestern switchman, who was employed in the local yards, was accidentally killed in the Rock Island yards at Cedar Rapids Thursday night. The ADVERTISER received the following message from Cedar Rapids this morning:

"Thirty minutes after he had obtained a job and had gone to work, Harry Beemer of Clinton fell from the side of a box car in the Rock Island yards here late last night, and was ground to pieces."

The wife and one daughter of Mr. Beemer reside in Clinton. The latter Mrs. Ira Iverson of 223 Third avenue. The deceased is survived by three daughters, the others being Mrs. E. J. Tersip and Mrs. J. A. LaVeer of Chicago.

Mrs. Beemer, wife of the deceased is visiting at Walnut, Iowa, where intelligence of her husband's death has been sent. She is expected home this evening. The remains of Mr. Beemer are to be brought to Clinton for interment in Springdale cemetery.

The deceased was 54 years of age, and was well known in Clinton, where he made his home for many years. About nine years ago he was taken ill and spent some years in the state sanitarium at Kankakee, Ill. After recovering he worked in the Chicago railroad years, and during the past few months had been in Cedar Rapids. His son-in-law, Mr. Iverson, was in Cedar Rapids a day or two ago, and talked with Mr. Beemer, who told him he was to go to work yesterday. The deceased had been making his home in Cedar Rapids with his sister, Mrs. Obermeier. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and at one time held membership in the improved Order of Redmen, but it is not known by his Clinton relatives whether or not he kept up his membership in the latter order.

The funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow.

23 December 1916 - The Clinton Advertiser page 7

The body of Harry Beemer, the Clinton man killed in the Rock Island yards at Cedar Rapids Friday, will be brought to Clinton tonight, and funeral services will be held from the Bragonier & her undertaking parlors Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.

26 December 1916 - The Clinton Advertiser page 6

Harry Beemer was buried beside his son in Springdale cemetery Sunday afternoon after funeral services at the Bragonier & Behr chapel. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, of which Mr. Beemer was a member, had charge of the funeral, the following members acting as pallbearers: R. Rupert, Jess Benjamin, Frank Beecher, George Belles, Grant Laycox, Harold Steele.

Rev. H. J. Rendall of the First Presbyterian church officiated.