Rosemary Kathryn Beaty (1921-2007)

BEATY, WEISENBACH, CLARK, FLYNN, DUNN, EDWARDS, MCGREW, DOKE

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 7/18/2007 at 07:54:24

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

Rosemary Kathryn Beaty
Nov. 21, 1921-July 11, 2007
Rosemary Kathryn Beaty, 85, died Wednesday, July 11, at Green Hills Health Center in Ames. Visitation with family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 20, with a short prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames, followed by a time of sharing. A memorial Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.

Rosemary Kathryn Weisenbach was born Nov. 21, 1921, in Des Moines, to Paul Theodore Weisenbach and Ethel Helen (Clark) Weisenbach. After attending St. John's Elementary, she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1939. She was a stenographer in Des Moines and for Iowa State University before living with her husband at Fort Sill, Okla., in the early World War II years. She married Robert Earl Beaty Jr. Dec. 26, 1942, at St. John's Church in Des Moines. They had been Ames residents since 1945 when Bob returned from the service. Rosemary was a homemaker and secretary when needed at her husband's business, Beaty Real Estate and Insurance.

She belonged to both St. Cecilia and St. Thomas Aquinas parishes. She was a Eucharist minister, made rosaries for missions and was in Bible study groups. She and Bob enjoyed travel and wintering in Arizona. They belonged to the Red Friars Dance Club and square danced. She was an avid reader who loved nature, flowers and her bridge groups. She was a member of Ames Woman's Club and of Catholic Daughters of America for more than 50 years. A devoted wife and mother, she said her greatest accomplishment was her six children. She made each person feel special. She was humble and caring with a quick mind and energetic spirit. Her family and friends were blessed by her great love and sense of humor.

She is survived by her husband, Bob; six children, Robert (Cathy) Beaty III, of Bellingham, Wash., Donna (Rick) Flynn, of Cedar Rapids, Christopher Beaty, of Santa Rosa, Calif., Mike (Sherri) Beaty, of Nevada, Janet (Ken) Dunn, of Ames, and Tom (Kathy) Beaty, of Rogersville, Mo.; 16 grandchildren, the Rev. Aaron (Krista) Beaty, of Caldwell, Idaho, Matt (Kathleen) Beaty and Jackie Beaty, of Bellingham, Wash., Jennifer (Terry) Edwards, of Bozeman, Mont., Alison (Jim) McGrew and Michele Flynn, of Cedar Rapids, Cori and Lorin Beaty, of Santa Rosa, Calif., Luke, John and Nathan Beaty, of Nevada, Ashley, Katy and Andrew Dunn, of Ames, and Alissa and Jeff Beaty, of Rogersville, Mo.; and six great-grandchildren, Hallie and Landon Beaty, Michael and Maleah McGrew and Aiden and Kale Edwards.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Lois Doke; and one brother, Richard Weisenbach.

Memorials may be made to St. Cecilia Parish, St. Cecilia School, Ames Public Library and Mid-Iowa Community Action Food Pantry.

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