Fred Thomas Beyer

Fred Thomas Beyer OGDEN – Born May 7, 1923 in Manitowoc, WI; passed away April 30, 2013 in Ogden, Utah at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home. The son of Otto Emil and Annabell Theresa Innes Beyer. Fred married Mary Faye Gibson who passed away in 1982. He later married Melba Faye Evans who passed away in 2001. Fred served heroically as an Army Paratrooper with the 517th Regimental Combat Team in WWII and received two purple hearts after being wounded twice and losing his right arm in the Battle of the Bulge. Fred loved traveling, camping, visiting old ghost towns, genealogy and his Cadillac’s. He is survived by daughters Julie (Larry) Larson, Shari (Paul) Richins, sons Jed W. (Dee) Beyer, Greg T. (Becky) Beyer, 15 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, seven step-children and their spouses. He was preceded in death by his parents, both wives and his granddaughter Kevyn Delaney Beyer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Lindquist’s Kaysville Mortuary, 400 North Main. Friends may visit family on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the mortuary. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Wounded Warrior Project and the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home.