While working on the 1961 Homecoming parade pictures for Glenna Brady, I noticed the Beisch Clothing store sign in the background.
I couldn't remember if I had Al and his wife's
obituary so I checked...I have his wife's obit but not Al's obit...then I discovered that their son, Robert, died in 2021 and that he was a Veteran. The picture I found of him online was
very interesting as he looks so much like his dad.
I searched my database and was surprised to see I have a picture of Ruby and of Robert, but unfortunately no pictures of Al.
Here is a delayed and
abbreviated tribute to the Beisch family.
Unfortunately I don't know when Bob joined the Army National Guard and/or if he served before joining the guard. Hopefully someone will know and contact me so I can
add a little more to his military story in the Veterans' book.
As I constantly write about - IF only more Manningites would help me with the Veterans book and Manning history in general I could get this Veterans' project completed sooner and much easier, but I'll just keep plugging away and continue to work on this last history book I'm going to publish for Manning.
1956 MHS graduates: Janice Ahrendsen (salutatorian), Gordon Anthony, Carol Antone, Roger Barten, Gerald Beck, Robert Beisch, Dorothea Brus, Karen Carstens, Virginia Dammann, Deanna Donaghu, Delores Eckholdt, Roselle Ehlers, Mardella Friedrichsen, Robert Froyd, Beverly Genzen, Larry Genzen, Emil Grau, Roger Hagedorn, Allen Hargens, Roger Hinz, Larry Hodne, Darryl Jahn, Roger Joens, Roger Koepke, Janet Kuhl (valedictorian), Janice Laurinat, Shannon Mahnke, Allen Mohr, Joyce Nulle, Cynthia Peters, Ronald Peters, Janice Petersen, Dennis Ramsey, Noreen Kay Ramsey, Myrene Rowedder, Merlene Saunders, Raymond Thielen, Constance Trella, Eleanor Trella, Janice Vehrs, LeRoy Venteicher, Marcella Wanninger, Richard Wellendorf, Larry Witt
1956 former students: Erwin Barkalow, Nancy Dales, Larry Daugherty, Richard Enenbach, Verna Ford, Alan Friedrichsen, Rosemary Fritz, Art Fuller, Charles Fuss, Edwin Groppe, Jr., Ione Hicks, Roy Hinze, Michael Kellogg, Marlene Kinney, Sandra Lacy, Roger Littell, Paul Malven, Charlene McLaughlin, James McMahon, Sandra Mishler, Lila Nulle, Bill Porter, Jimmy Rohovit, Norma Rostermundt, Joyce Spence, Roy Stark, Brian Travis, Bobby Welker, Charles White, Dorothy Wiemann, William Wyatt
From the 1981 Manning Centennial book:
BEISCH'S CLOTHING STORE
Albert Beisch purchased the Schelldorf Store (309 Main) from Lewis Schelldorf and Ted Rix April 1, 1950.
He later moved the store to the east side of the street, into the former Livingston Pool Hall (316 Main Street).
Beisch's Clothing Store featured men's and boys' wear for 25 years. The business was sold to Gary Smith February 1, 1975; the building was made a part of Smith's Coast-to-Coast Store.
316 Main - 1957
May 25, 1950 Monitor ad
Ruby (Emmick) Beisch