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- Beth, Earl 2005 Green Bay Press Gazette dated 1/8/2005; Beth, Earl J. Earl J. Beth, 80, lifelong resident of Green Bay, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, with his children by his side at a local nursing home after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born Nov. 1, 1924, in Green Bay, to the late Edward and Laura (Timmerman) Beth. On July 17, 1954, he married the love of his life, Marguerite J. Powers, at St. Patrick Catholic Church and enjoyed 39 years of marriage prior to her death in 1993. He attended elementary school at St. Peter & Paul School, graduated from East High School, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He attended Badger Business College and UW-Stout, and retired from Geo. M. Hougard Construction in 1985 as Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Earl had a great love for his family and friends and was admired by everyone who knew him. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing cards, exercising at the Y, reading, attending church, watching the Packers, bowling, being outdoors and traveling to Colorado and Florida to visit family and friends. He had a great appreciation for nature and spent many years camping at his favorite resort on Caldron Falls, Fishers Camp. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #617and a volunteer for St. Vincent DePaul. He was very well known for his beautiful smile, great sense of humor, and warm personality. Earl is survived by his six children, Mike Beth, Mountain; Mary (Bob) Mathews, Centennial, Colo.; Lori (Bob) Houk, Morrison, Colo.; Patti (Bill) Sherry, La Crosse; Tom (Kathy) Beth, Green Bay; and Shannon (Rich) Dantoin, Howard; three grandchildren, Collin Mathews, BJ and Jimmy Sherry; a sister, Laurilda McComb, Green Bay; a brother-in-law, Eugene Powers; nieces, nephews, cousins, many special friends, and his feline companion of over 18 years, Cara. Earl was preceded in death by his wife, Marge; his parents, Edward and Laura Beth; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mercedes and Ervin Johnson, Beatrice and Clarence Buzy, Robert McComb; a sister-in-law, Audrey Powers; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harold and Helen Powers. Friends may call at Blaney Funeral Home, 1521 Shawano Ave., from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. A Parish Wake Service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friends may also call at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1484 Ninth St., Green Bay, from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. The Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church with Rev. Richard Getchel officiating. Burial will be in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery. We would like to thank all of our family, friends and neighbors for their love and support during our fathers illness. Thank you also to the wonderful staff at St. Marys Hospital and ManorCare for their sincere care and concern these past weeks. Special thanks to Drs. Sandmire, Fergus and Bittorf for their expertise over the years. Although Earl will be sadly missed, he left an everlasting impression on us all. During his last days, when told how much he was admired and had touched the lives of so many, he humbly replied I just tried to always be friendly.
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1924 - 2005 (80 years)