MILFORD – Mary Ann Beer, 96, of Milford, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at Paddock Springs in Warsaw.
She was born on Oct. 2, 1926, to Dan and Matilda Dreyer Sauder in Eureka, Ill., and graduated from Eureka High School.
Mary Ann married Carlton “Cap” Beer on Oct. 17, 1948, and moved to Milford, where they would share 68 years of marriage together prior to Cap’s passing in 2017.
Mary Ann loved the Lord with all of her heart and was very active in the Milford Apostolic Christian Church for many decades. Whether on the farm or when in town, her home was always a magnet for the kids in the neighborhood. Mary Ann was a great cook and had a heart of hospitality. She loved her family and was dearly loved by them. She especially adored her grandchildren.
She is survived by a daughter, Pat (Russell) Mikel, of Syracuse; three sons: Dan (Deborah) Beer, of Syracuse; Fred (Pat) Beer, of Milford; and Steve (Connie) Beer, of Syracuse; Ronn’s widow, Shari (Mike) Fiechter, of Ossian; 22 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; along with two sisters, Jean Kupferschmid, of Eureka, Ill., and Lois (Duane) Steffen, of Congerville, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her husband; two sons, Dickie Beer and Ronn Beer; and three siblings: Verna Hodel, Wilma Sauder and Bill Sauder.
A funeral service in honor of Mary Ann will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Apostolic Christian Church in Milford. The church ministry will officiate the service and burial will follow in the Milford Cemetery.
Friends and family will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16 at Mishler Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Milford and an hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Milford Food Bank, 111 S. James St., Milford, IN 46542.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family online at www.mishlerfhcc.com.
