Paul Thomas Beicher
(1890-1967)
Edna Laura Myers
(1890-1960)
George William Patrick Duffey
(1877-1947)
Bridget A. Bea McNicholas
(1876-1960)
Paul Stewart Beicher
(1914-1975)
Marie Catherine Duffey
(1917-2018)
Mary Kay Beicher
(1944-)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. James Murray Howland

Mary Kay Beicher 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 7 Oct 1944, Racine, Racine, WI
  • Marriage (1): James Murray Howland on 22 Jun 1968 in Tokyo, , Tðkyð, JPN 1

   FamilySearch ID: LR42-YRK.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1950 in Racine, Racine, WI. 7 The 1950 census recorded at 1025 Park Avenue: Paul Stewart Beicher, bus driver for city bus line, 35, living with wife Marie C., 33; Barbara J., 9; twins James S. and Jerome A., 7; and daughters Mary Ray, 5, and Linda M., 1. Everyone was born in Wisconsin.

2. She was educated at St. Catherine's High School in 1960 in Racine, Racine, WI.

3. Newspaper: Journal Times, 7 Jul 1968, Racine, Racine, WI. 1 Howland-Beicher
The Franciscan Chapel Center in Tokyo, Japan, was the setting for the 12 noon June 22 marriage of Mary Kay Beicher and Marine Sgt. James M. Howland. Parents of the bridal couple are Mr. and Mrs. P. Stewart Beicher, 2200 Washington Ave., and Mr. and Mrs. George D. Howland, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
In the absence of her father, the bride was given in marriage by the Honorable U. Alexis Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Japan. The bride's floor-length white satin gown was trimmed white lace daisies. A white| satin bow held her veil, also trimmed in daisies.
Bonnie Sue Woydziak of Claflin, Kansas, attended the bride. She wore a floor-length yellow crepe dress. A matching bow formed her headpiece. Best man was Marine Sgt. Donald F. Perry.
Guests were seated by Marine sergeants John R. Davis and John G. Fay. A reception at the Grew House Lounge in Tokyo honored the couple.
They took a wedding trip to Mount Fuji. The couple will make their home after Aug. 1 in Camp Pendleton, Calif., where the bridegroom will be stationed with the 5th Marine Division. Prior to her marriage, the bride attended St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo., and was secretary in Ambassador Johnson's office in the American Embassy in Tokyo. The bridegroom, who attended Harbor College in Los Angeles, served with the U.S. Marine Security Guard detachment at the Embassy.

4. Residence: on 22 Jan 1994 in Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA, United States. 8

5. Residence: on 27 Jul 2018 in Dewey, Yavapai, AZ. 5

6. Residence: on 27 Nov 2023 in Dewey, Yavapai, AZ. 6


Mary married James Murray Howland, son of George Dudley Howland and Elizabeth Ellen Ryburn, on 22 Jun 1968 in Tokyo, , Tðkyð, JPN.1 (James Murray Howland was born on 16 Jul 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States 9.)


Sources


1 The Journal Times (Racine, WI), 7 Jul 1968 page 40 Howland-Beicher Wedding.

2 The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) (Marion, Marion, Ohio), 1 Feb 1993, page 3. Child Struck.

3 FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com, California, Birth Index, 1905-1995, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL9C-8SS Christin M Howland, 05 Dec 1968; citing San Diego, California.

4 FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com, California, Birth Index, 1905-1995, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLTH-5LW Heather M Howland, 29 Dec 1971; citing Los Angeles, California.

5 Ammen Family Cremation & Funeral Care (Melbourne, Brevard, Florida), https://afcfcare.com/obituaries/marie-beicher/ Obituary of Marie Beicher.

6 "Smith Family Funeral Home (Fallon, NV)," https://www.smithfamilyfuneralhomefallon.com/obituary/jerome-jerry-beicher.

7 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F99-MGVD Paul Stewart Beicher Racine WI.

8 Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), 27 Jan 1994, page 122 obituary of George Howland.

9 FamilySearch.org, United States, Public Records, 1970-2009, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KT15-C55.



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