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Brad Beardsley
BRAD BEARDSLEY
Anamosa
Brad Beardsley, 62, of Canton, formerly of Anamosa, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa, following a sudden illness.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, at Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa, with interment in Wilcox Cemetery, Viola. The Rev. Marty Schumacher will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 4 until 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.
Surviving are his wife, Janette; three children, Ralph Beardsley, Brimfield, Ill., Katherine Beardsley, North Liberty, and Joanne (Chris) Poole, Grimes; and his brother, Kim (Rebecca) Beardsley, Anamosa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Kenneth.
Marcus Brad Beardsley was born March 22, 1953, in Anamosa, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Veris Buehneman Beardsley. Brad graduated from Anamosa High School in 1971. Brad and Janette McConaughy were married in Olin on Dec. 29, 1974. Brad completed his education at Iowa State University, where he received an undergraduate degree in engineering in 1975. He received his master's degree in 1978 and his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering in 2007. Brad was employed at Caterpillar in Peoria, Ill., for over 35 years. He was the research project manager for advanced material technology at Caterpillar when he retired.
In retirement, Brad and Janette moved to Canton, Iowa.
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