Beach, Reginald Thomas 1927 - 2015

BEACH, WILSON, RANCE, LIAZUK

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/17/2015 at 10:47:10

Rochester, Minn. - Reginald T. Beach, age 88, of Rochester, Minn. passed away on Oct. 6, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. Burial will be at Chester Hill Cemetery in Chester, Iowa at a later date.

Reginald Thomas Beach was born on Feb. 2, 1927 in Egham, England to Frederick and Dorothy (Wilson) Beach.

Reginald attended Egham Council School and got a job as a Plumber's Apprentice and worked for John Drake and Company in England. He entered the English Army (The Royal Rifle Brigade) and served his time in Greece and Jerusalem. He married Betty Rance on July 14, 1951 in England and moved to the LeRoy, Minn. area in 1959. He retired from White Corporation in 1991. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and children and later the couple took trips together. Family was important to him, and he delighted in spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed fishing, trapping, hunting, gardening and metal detecting.

Survivors include his wife, Betty, of Rochester; two sons, David (Dawn) of Rochester and Timothy (Linda) of Byron, Minn.; four grandchildren, Jamie, Nicole (Michael) Liazuk, Josh and Casey; and two great-grandchildren, Tristin and Ryland.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Ronald and Vic.

Source: Cresco Times October 9, 2015

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