Donald J. Beecher ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Erie Daily Times, 3 Jul 1945, Erie, Erie, PA. ² Mr. and Mrs. John Beecher, 2516 Penn st: Mrs. Donald Beecher and Miss Marion McLaughlin, 1215 W. 31st St. are registered at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago. They are visiting Petty Officer 3/c Donald Beecher, a radio technician stationed at the Navy Pier. Mr. and Mrs. Beecher will visit relatives in Cleveland before returning home. Mrs. Donald Beecher will remain in Chicago for two weeks as her husband, Petty Officer Beecher, will have leave before reporting to Shoemaker, Calif., for further assignment.

2. Obituary: Medina County Gazette: obituary of Donald J. Beecher on 10 Nov 2007 in Medina, Medina, OH. ¹ Donald J. Beecher, 85, of Medina, passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, in Medina.

He was born May 23, 1922, in Erie, Pa. Mr. Beecher was a professional engineer and consultant. He worked for GE and AMSCO. He was a member of First Christian Church “Disciples of Christ� in Wadsworth. Mr. Beecher was a 32nd-degree Mason, an avid golfer and loved his garden. He also was a former city councilman for Medina. Mr. Beecher loved his family. He served in the Navy.

Mr. Beecher is survived by his wife, Catherine E. (nee McLaughlin), to whom he was married 65 years; daughters, Karen Drake of Medina, Cathy Hall of Wadsworth and Susan (John) Petre of Cleveland Heights; grandchildren, Jay (Tracy) Wagner, Christin (Craig) Burd, Marc (Mary) Petre and Michael Petre; and great-granddaughters, Ashley Wagner and Tessa Petre.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John J. and Ruby Beecher, and sister, Doris Schwartz.

Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, 116 E. Boyer St., Wadsworth. The Rev. James J. Singleton will officiate.

Burial: Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman.

Visiting hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday at Waite & Son Funeral Homes, Medina Chapel, 765 N. Court St., and 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church.

Donald married Catherine E. McLaughlin about 1942. (Catherine E. McLaughlin was born on 8 Aug 1920 in Erie, Erie, PA,³ died on 31 May 2009 in Medina, Medina, OH ³ and was buried on 4 Jun 2009 in Rittman: Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Wayne, OH ³.)