Francis Augustine Beck1,2 
M, (19 October 1983 - 19 April 2002)
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- 11th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
9th great-grandson of Martin Scholderer
Francis Augustine Beck was born on 19 October 1983 at Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York.3 He was the son of Paul Joseph Beck and Bonnie Kaye Bierman.2,1 Francis Augustine Beck was baptized, at age 25 days, on Sunday, 13 November 1983 at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Mayville, Chautauqua County, New York.3 He died on 19 April 2002 at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 18 years and 6 months.2 He was buried on 25 April 2002 in the Centralia Union Cemetery, located in New York.1
His obituary was published sometime in April 2002 Dewittville, Chautauqua County, New York. His obituary stated:
DEWITTVILLE - Francis A. Beck, 18, of 5157 Centralia-Hartfield Road, died Friday (April 19, 2002) in Kansas City, Mo., after an automobile accident.
He was born Oct. 19, 1983, in Jamestown, the son of Paul J. and Bonnie Bierman Beck.
He was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy in Armada, Mich., where he was valedictorian of his class, and was preparing to enter the Catholic Seminary. He attended Our Lady of the Rosary in Buffalo.
He enjoyed woodworking and had made several things out of wood. He enjoyed singing and had sung in the church choir, where he sang the Gregorian Chant, the ancient chant of the Catholic Church.
Besides his parents of Dewittville, he is survivied by 10 sisters: Lorene Hoitink of Mayville, Sister Jean Dominique (Regina) of Post Falls, Idaho, Larisa Beck of Arcadia, Calif., Sister Marie Germaine (Mary) of St. Mary's, Lan., Sister Marie Theophane (Janet) of Brussels, Belgium, Bernice Beck of Browerville, Minn., Rachel and Gemma Beck, both of Newton Falls, Ohio, and Greta and Theresa Beck, both of Dewittville; six brothers: Paul Beck of Lawrenceville, N.Y., the Rev. Gerard Beck of Kansas City, Mo., Vincent Beck of Wales, Mich., Adam Beck of Newton Falls, and Marcel and Jerome Beck, both of Dewittville; and his maternal grandmother, Lois Boush of Williamsport.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Harold Bierman; his paternal grandparents, Lawrence and Bernice Beck.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Stanislaus Church, 123 Townsend St., Buffalo. The Rev. Gerald [Gerard] Beck, his brother, will be celebrant. Burial will be in the Centralia Union Cemetery.
Friends will be recieved from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Freay Funeral Home, Mayville, where a Rosary Service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery, 142 Joseph Blaine Road, Silver City, N.M., 88061.1
His obituary was published sometime in April 2002 Dewittville, Chautauqua County, New York. His obituary stated:
DEWITTVILLE - Francis A. Beck, 18, of 5157 Centralia-Hartfield Road, died Friday (April 19, 2002) in Kansas City, Mo., after an automobile accident.
He was born Oct. 19, 1983, in Jamestown, the son of Paul J. and Bonnie Bierman Beck.
He was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy in Armada, Mich., where he was valedictorian of his class, and was preparing to enter the Catholic Seminary. He attended Our Lady of the Rosary in Buffalo.
He enjoyed woodworking and had made several things out of wood. He enjoyed singing and had sung in the church choir, where he sang the Gregorian Chant, the ancient chant of the Catholic Church.
Besides his parents of Dewittville, he is survivied by 10 sisters: Lorene Hoitink of Mayville, Sister Jean Dominique (Regina) of Post Falls, Idaho, Larisa Beck of Arcadia, Calif., Sister Marie Germaine (Mary) of St. Mary's, Lan., Sister Marie Theophane (Janet) of Brussels, Belgium, Bernice Beck of Browerville, Minn., Rachel and Gemma Beck, both of Newton Falls, Ohio, and Greta and Theresa Beck, both of Dewittville; six brothers: Paul Beck of Lawrenceville, N.Y., the Rev. Gerard Beck of Kansas City, Mo., Vincent Beck of Wales, Mich., Adam Beck of Newton Falls, and Marcel and Jerome Beck, both of Dewittville; and his maternal grandmother, Lois Boush of Williamsport.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Harold Bierman; his paternal grandparents, Lawrence and Bernice Beck.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Stanislaus Church, 123 Townsend St., Buffalo. The Rev. Gerald [Gerard] Beck, his brother, will be celebrant. Burial will be in the Centralia Union Cemetery.
Friends will be recieved from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Freay Funeral Home, Mayville, where a Rosary Service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery, 142 Joseph Blaine Road, Silver City, N.M., 88061.1
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S715] Francis A. Beck obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Dewittville, New York, April 2002. This is a copy of a newspaper clipping from Teresa (Beck) Updegraff, aunt of Francis. The original was scanned into electronic format by Kevin Leonard Sholder on 1 November 2005. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S714] Teresa [Beck] Updegraff, "Updates on Beck, Sholder and Updegraff Families," supplied 7 July 2004 (5815 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-9457, USA; 270-842-0729). These are hand written by family group sheets.
- [S88] Teresa Philomene (Beck) Updegraff, "Family Group Sheets," supplied 27 January 1999 (5815 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-9457, USA; (502) 842-0729).