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- Boonville NY Herald - 9/21/1986
WEST LEYDEN - Mrs.
Irene G. Beha, 85, a resident
of Main Street and native of
Boonville, died at her home
September 15,1986. She had
been in ill health for the past
several months.
- Born May 14, 1901, a
daughter of Charles S. and
Emma Mueller Geiskopf, she
.spent her younger life in
Boonviile. A graduate of
Boonviile High School, she
graduated from the
Boonviile Teachers Training
Class in 1920. Thereafter,
she taught in the rural
schools in the West Leyden
area.
°' On January 3, 1923, she
married WilliamJ. Beha at
St. John's Church, Utica.
After their marriage they
settled on a farm on the Mud
Lake Road. They operated
the farm until 1948 when
they moved to West Leyden.
Mr. Beha died April 3.1982.
Mrs. Beha was a member
of St. Mary's Church, its
Altar and Rosary Society
and the Young at Heart
Senior Citizens Club of
Boonviile.
Mrs. Beha is survived by a
son, Charles F. Beha, West
Leyden; two daughters,
Mrs. Robert (Marjorie)
Lopez, of Westport, and
Miss Ruth I. Beha, West
Leyden, a brother,
Frederick G. Geiskopf,
Boonviile, 27 grandchildren;
and 14 great grandchildren.
A son, George Beha, died
December 17, 1977.
Funeral services were*
held September 18, 1986, at
the Trainor Funeral Home,
Boonviile, and at St. Mary's
Church where Rev. Charles
Cotter, pastor, celebrated a
funeral Mass. Interment was
made in St. Mary's
Cemetery.
Bearers were Robert
Beha, Thomas Beha, William
Beha, Brian Beha, Gary
Gates and Steve Sullivan.
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1901 - 1986 (85 years)