1909
Beatrice
2006
Beatrice Mcabee
February 13, 1909 — August 13, 2006
Beatrice Ryan McAbee, 97, of 119 E. Walnut Street, 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 Allans 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.
Mass of Christian Burial will be said at St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield on Thursday at
10:00 A.M. with Rev. John R. Chaplin as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield on Wednesday from
2-4 & 7-9 PM.
On Wednesday at the funeral home, a Christian Vigil Service will be held at 1:30 PM and the Rosary will be recited at 6:30 PM.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to Saint Francis Educational Endowment Fund, 212 South Front Street, Clearfield PA 16830 or to the Sisters of Blessed Sacrament % Sr. Sandra Schmidt, 1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020 or to the charity of ones choice.
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 Allans 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.
Mass of Christian Burial will be said at St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield on Thursday at
10:00 A.M. with Rev. John R. Chaplin as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield on Wednesday from
2-4 & 7-9 PM.
On Wednesday at the funeral home, a Christian Vigil Service will be held at 1:30 PM and the Rosary will be recited at 6:30 PM.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to Saint Francis Educational Endowment Fund, 212 South Front Street, Clearfield PA 16830 or to the Sisters of Blessed Sacrament % Sr. Sandra Schmidt, 1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020 or to the charity of ones choice.
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