Ferdinand S. Drace
(1888-1952)
Myra L. Detwiler
(1888-1955)
Doris Mildred Drace
(1912-2010)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Vernon Stanley Beechert

Doris Mildred Drace 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 18 Apr 1912, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 2 4 7
  • Marriage (1): Vernon Stanley Beechert on 2 Sep 1935 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 1
  • Died: 26 Sep 2010, Shillington, Berks, PA at age 98 2 4
  • Buried: Bern Twp.: Epler's Church Cemetery, Berks, PA 4

   FamilySearch ID: L6YX-YQS.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

2. Newspaper: Reading Times: Miss Doris M. Drase [sic] Weds Vernon Beechert, 4 Sep 1935, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 1 The wedding of Miss Doris M. Drase, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Drase, of 417 West Douglass st., and Mr. Vernon S. Beechert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beechert, of 728 Schuylkill ave., took place Monday morning at 11 o'clock in the Second Reformed church. The Rev. Dr. Elmer L. coblentz officiated.
Miss Ruth Drase, sister of the bride, was her maid of honor, and Mr. George Taylor was best man.
The bride wore a blue satin dress with a full floor length skirt and a jacket. She carried a bouquet of white rosebuds, blue delphinium and baby's breath. the bridesmaid's dress was of pink taffeta. she carried pink rosebuds. Both wore slippers to match their dresses.
Guests at a dinner at the bride's home following the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beechert, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Neil, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Drase, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sponagle, Miss Ruth Drase, Miss Mary Drase, Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor, Mr. Joseph Fox and Mr. and Mrs. Ferninand Drase.

3. Census in 1940 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 3 The 1940 census recorded at 728 Schuylkill Ave. in Reading: Vernon Beechert, paper hanger paint and paper store, 29, living with wife Doris, 28. With them is his father, Charles, proprieter paint and paper store, 65, and Annie P., 66.

4. Residence: 728 Schuylkill Avenue, Reading, PA on 16 Oct 1940 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 6

5. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 8 The 1950 census recorded at 728 Schuylkill Avenue: Vernon Beechert, part owner and operator of wall papering and painting, 39, living with wife Doris M., 37; daughter Bonnie Mae, 9; and father in law Charles C. Beechert, widowed, part owner and operator of wall papering and painting, 75. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Obituary: Bean Funeral Home: Obituary of Doris M. Beechert on 27 Sep 2010 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 9 Doris M. Beechert, 98, of Reading, passed away on Sunday September 26, 2010, at 10:35 pm at Mifflin Center, where she was a resident since July 2009.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Myra L. (Detweiler) Drace, and the wife of the late Vernon S. Beechert who passed away November 6, 2001.
Doris was a 1930 graduate of Reading High School. She worked as a bookkeeper at Berkshire Knitting Mills, retiring in 1940. She was a member of St. Mark's UCC, Reading where she served on consistory and taught Sunday school for 41 years. She was also a former member of Women's Guild and Grey Lions at St. Mark's UCC.
Mrs. Beechert is survived by daughter Bonnie M. (Beechert) wife of William H. Goodwin III of Reading. There are 4 grandchildren; Michael L. Goodwin, Kevin J. Goodwin, Michelle (Goodwin) West and Brian T. Goodwin and 7 Great-Grandchildren; Brandi, Steven, Meghan, Alexa, Madison Goodwin and Savannah and Alexandra West. She is preceded by a sister Ruth Stout.
Memorials: Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark's United Church of Christ Memorial Fund: 211 West Greenwich Street, Reading, PA 19601
Service: Memorial Services to be determined.
Cemetery: Interment will be private in Epler's Church Cemetery at the convenience of the family.


Doris married Vernon Stanley Beechert, son of Charles Calvin Beechert and Anna T. Seifrit, on 2 Sep 1935 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.1 (Vernon Stanley Beechert was born on 15 Oct 1910 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 6 10 11 12, christened on 27 Nov 1910 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 6 Nov 2001 in West Reading, Berks, PA 5 9 11 12 and was buried in Bern Twp.: Epler's Church Cemetery, Berks, PA 12 13.)


Sources


1 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 4 Sep 1935, page 10. Marriage of Vernon Beechert and Doris M. Drase.

2 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5R7-YNR Doris M Beechert, 26 September 2010.

3 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQJQ-P6Z Doris Beechert in entry for Vernon Beechert, 1940.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154794042.

5 Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.), 14 Nov 2001, page B4. Obituary of Vernon S. Beechert.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Vernon Stanley Beechert b. 15 Oct 1910 Reading PA.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Doris Mildred Drace, b. 18 Apr 1912, Reading PA father Ferdinand S. Drace mother Myrs L. Detwiler.

8 "1950 United States Census," Vernon Beechert, Reading, PA.

9 Bean Funeral Home (Bean Funeral Home, 1605 Rockland St., Reading PA 19604. http://www.beanfuneralhomes.com), Obituary of Doris Drace Beechert.

10 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6BR-CFY Charles C Beechert, 1920.

11 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2WW-16G Vernon S Beechert, 6 November 2001.

12 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154793981.

13 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Vernon Stanley Beechert, b. 15 Oct 1910, father Chas. C. Beechert, mother Annie Seifrit.



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