Donald E Beseau

1928 - 2004  (76 years)

• Name	Donald E Beseau
  Born	15 Mar 1928	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jun 2004	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	9 Jun 2004	Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1231	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Harry Wilfred Beseau
  Mother	Mary Francis Smith Beseau
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty J Beverlin Beseau
  Married	7 Sep 1952	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Jim Beseau,   d. 8 Nov 1996   2. Sandra Beseau Wright   3. Debbie Beseau Votaw
  Documents		Anniversary- Beseau, Don and Betty Beseaus To Celebrate Golden Anniversary Betty and Don Beseau, St. Marys, will celebrate their 5O'h wedding anniversary as guests of honor at an open house reception Saturday, September 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Hammond Hall. Hosting the occasion will be their daughters and their spouses — Sandy and Joe Wright, Houston, TX, and Debbie and Mark Votaw, Topeka. A son, Jim Beseau, is deceased. The couple has seven grandchildren — Shane and Dustin Adams, Bethel Springs, TN; Shanna Wright, Houston, TX; Chris and Tony Votaw, Topeka; and Lyndsay and Sydnay Beseau, Ormond Beach, FL. The Beseaus have three great-grandchildren — Seth Alaminsky, Pacen Adams, and Skylar Beseau. One great-granddaughter, Makayla Adams, died in infancy. Mrs. Beseau has been employed at the St. Marys Manor for the past 23 years. She is presently serving as a part-time activity aide. Mr. Beseau served as Chief of Police of St. Marys for 18 years, and has worked in hardware stores the past 20 years until his retirement this past year. He served in the USAF in Alaska during the Korean conflict, and served a year in Vietnam after having been called to active duty with the Army in 1968. He is retired from the Army Reserve after 27 years of active and reserve military service. The couple requests no gifts, please.
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2017 12:17:29
  Family ID	F653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 9 Jun 2004 - Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Beseau, Donald Donald E. Beseau ST. MARYS ---Donald E. “Don” Beseau, 76, St. Marys, died Saturday, June 5, 2004, at his home. He was born March 15, 1928, in St. Marys, the sons of Harry Wilfred and Mary Frances Smith Beseau. He had lived his entire life in the St. Marys community. He graduated from St. Marys High School. He served in the Air Force Reserves and the Kansas Army National Guard. He was called to active duty in 1968. In 1969, he went to Vietnam and served in the American Division 69th Brigade. He retired as chief warrant officer 4. He had worked for Blue Ribbon Cleaners in St. Marys for several years. He served as chief of police in St. Marys for many years and was a member of the M Squad. He worked for Raine Lumber and Hardware in Maple Hill for many years and later for Wehner Hardware in Rossville until he retired. He was a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church. He was a past member of Pottawatomie Masonic Lodge in St. Marys. He was a member of Aubert-Walls Post No. 7796 at St. Marys and a member of the Retired Army Officers Association. He married Betty J. Beverlin on Sept. 7, 1952, in Topeka. He was preceded in death by a son, Jim Beseau, on Nov. 8, 1996; a great-granddaughter, McKayla; sisters, Twylah Lytle and Betty Raine; and a brother, Henry “Whistle” Beseau. Survivors include his wife, Betty Beseau, of the home; two daughters, Sandra Wright, Houston, and Debbie Votaw, Topeka; a daughter-in-law, Susan Beseau, Daytona, Fla.; a sister, Janice Fryberger, St. Marys; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Marys United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery at St. Marys, where a funeral detail from Fort Riley will conduct military honors. He will lie in state after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Marys United Methodist Church or to Midland Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home.