Beatrice Alfrieda Henrietta Baeten

Female 1909 - 2006  (97 years)


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  • Name Beatrice Alfrieda Henrietta Baeten 
    Born 13 Feb 1909  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Aug 2006  Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I136023  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2019 

    Father Peter Johannes Baeten,   b. 29 Apr 1864, Blitterswijk, Limburg, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1933, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Maria Ambrosius,   b. 09 Nov 1867, Broekhuizen, Limburg, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Feb 1946, West DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1887  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Allan Phillip Ryan,   b. 16 Feb 1909, Greenleaf, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1963, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 02 Jan 1939  West DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F54007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John Cecil McAbee,   b. 25 Mar 1907,   d. 24 Aug 1986, Deerfield, Lake Co, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1976 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F54008  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Beatrice Ryan McAbee, 97, of Clearfield died on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at her residence.

      She was born on February 13, 1909 in DePere, WI, a daughter of the late Peter G. and Gertrude (Ambrosius) Baeten.

      Born and raised in Wisconsin, Mrs. McAbee arrived in Pennsylvania when her late husband Allan Ryan, a co-owner of Ryan Bros. Construction Co., was awarded a contract for work on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the Bedford, PA area.

      They came to Clearfield after WWII when money for road construction was very limited and Ryan Bros. began to use their equipment for coal stripping in Faunce. However, they still continued with some road work including a section between Curwensville and Grampian in 1950.

      After Allan’s death in 1963, Bea was co-owner and secretary for Ryan Bros. for a period of 10 years. She was an active member of both her church and community. She was a long-standing member of the choir at St. Francis, both the funeral choir and the Sacred Choir, a member of the Catholic Daughters of America Court #498 and a member of the Rosary and Altar Society. For years she had weekly prayer groups at her home. She was actively involved in the American Red Cross, the United Way, Pro-Life, and worked at the voting polls.

      In addition to her parents, Bea was preceded in death by her first husband, Allan P. Ryan on November 23, 1963 whom she married on January 2, 1939 and her second husband John McAbee on August 24, 1986 whom she married June 24, 1976. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Peter, John and Wilbur Baeten and sisters, Martha Baeten, Elanore Burgoyne, Elizabeth Baeten, Helen Anderson, Ethel Robinson and Wilma Ryan.

      Sister Mary Bede of St. Louis, Missouri is the sole survivor of the family.

      Bea and her husband are survived by six children, all raised in Clearfield, David Ryan and his wife Kathryn of Clearfield, Ellen Kennedy and her husband Jon of Erie, Kathleen Fowler and her husband Gary of Wooster, OH, Lynne Wells and her husband Wallace of Frederick, MD, Sister Jean Ann Ryan of Sisters of Blessed Sacrament, Bensalem, PA, Maureen Briskar and her husband Terry of Clearfield; 22 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.