1918
Thomas
2010
Thomas A. Beacom
January 10, 1918 — January 2, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Thomas A. "T.A." Beacom Jr., 91, of Sioux City died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Catholic Church, with the Rev. Lawrence McCarty officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., a rosary at 6 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home.
T.A. was born on Jan. 10, 1918, in Sioux City, the son of Thomas and Grace J. (Barrett) Beacom. He graduated from Central High School in 1936.
On June 28, 1941, he married Lorraine M. Bourassa in St. Peter Catholic Church, Jefferson, S.D. T.A. served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day and then fought in the Battle of Bastogne, Cherbourg, the Battle of the Bulge and Remagen. After his discharge, he returned to Sioux City and worked as a switchman for the Great Northern Railroad, retiring in 1979. Lorraine died on Sept. 14, 2005, in Sioux City.
T.A. was a member of the United Transportation Union, St. Michael Catholic Church and the St. Michael Holy Name Society. He was also involved with the first Lenten fish dinner served at the church and worked at them for many years. He did volunteer work with his wife at the Bargain Center. The most important part of his life was his family; he loved watching his kids and grandkids playing sports.
He is survived by sons and their wives, Thomas and Joy of Somers, Iowa, and Michael and Katie of Omaha; a daughter, Mary Claire Kenne and her husband, Michael of Altoona, Iowa; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a niece, Mary Joyce (Forney) Nelson of Spokane, Wash.; his brother, Bart and wife, Joanne Beacom of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters-in-law, Eleanor Beacom and Gabe Perry, both of Sioux City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two granddaughters, Erica and Teri Beacom: two nieces, Colleen Forney and Barbara (Forney) Sitzmann; sister, Mary Clair Forney; and brothers, John, Henry and Giles.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Memorials may be given to Holy Spirit Retirement Center or St. Michael Catholic Church.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Catholic Church, with the Rev. Lawrence McCarty officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., a rosary at 6 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home.
T.A. was born on Jan. 10, 1918, in Sioux City, the son of Thomas and Grace J. (Barrett) Beacom. He graduated from Central High School in 1936.
On June 28, 1941, he married Lorraine M. Bourassa in St. Peter Catholic Church, Jefferson, S.D. T.A. served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day and then fought in the Battle of Bastogne, Cherbourg, the Battle of the Bulge and Remagen. After his discharge, he returned to Sioux City and worked as a switchman for the Great Northern Railroad, retiring in 1979. Lorraine died on Sept. 14, 2005, in Sioux City.
T.A. was a member of the United Transportation Union, St. Michael Catholic Church and the St. Michael Holy Name Society. He was also involved with the first Lenten fish dinner served at the church and worked at them for many years. He did volunteer work with his wife at the Bargain Center. The most important part of his life was his family; he loved watching his kids and grandkids playing sports.
He is survived by sons and their wives, Thomas and Joy of Somers, Iowa, and Michael and Katie of Omaha; a daughter, Mary Claire Kenne and her husband, Michael of Altoona, Iowa; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a niece, Mary Joyce (Forney) Nelson of Spokane, Wash.; his brother, Bart and wife, Joanne Beacom of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters-in-law, Eleanor Beacom and Gabe Perry, both of Sioux City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two granddaughters, Erica and Teri Beacom: two nieces, Colleen Forney and Barbara (Forney) Sitzmann; sister, Mary Clair Forney; and brothers, John, Henry and Giles.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Memorials may be given to Holy Spirit Retirement Center or St. Michael Catholic Church.
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