Death announcement of former Garden Prairie man

BOONE COUNTY – John Howard Beam of Andover, Minn. passed away on July 22.  Beam was a former resident of Garden Prairie.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley, three sons, eight grandchildren, two sisters, Helen Neisen of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Marilyn (Jim) Detmer of Charles City, Iowa, uncle Dale (June) Morgan, Aunts Harriet Glass and Imogene Bye of Belvidere, and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please send a memorial to St. Paul’s YMCA Camp du Nord or any animal rescue site of your choice.

The memorial service is was at noon on Tuesday, July 28. There will be a private interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date.