Robert "Bob" Beaupre

Robert "Bob" Beaupre, 91, Barnum, died peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2018 in Lino Lakes Assisted Living.  He was born on May 17, 1926 in Cloquet to Edward and Cecelia Beaupre.  Bob grew up in the Carlton and Cloquet areas and attended school in Cloquet.  At the age of 8, his mother died, and his oldest sister Lucille took care of the siblings.  Bob was a Navy Veteran of WWII where he was stationed in several ports during the war and had also took part in the A-Bomb testing in the Bikini Lagoon in the Pacific Islands.  After the service, he moved to St. Paul where he met Marion whom he married on July 20, 1948 in Milbank, South Dakota.  They lived in St. Paul and later moved to Circle Pines while Bob worked for over 30 years at the Ford Plant in St. Paul.  He was on the Circle Pines Volunteer Fire Department where he served for over 20 years retiring as Captain.  Bob also was an ambulance driver and was a gun safety instructor.  After retiring from Ford, Bob and Marion moved to Barnum which Bob referred to as the greatest place on earth. Bob worked for a short time at Potlatch in Cloquet. He built his own log home on his property and was a wonderful caretaker of Marion over the years.  He was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church where volunteered as a server for Mass, delivered communion, and was a member of the Men's Club.  Through the years, Bob loved his canoeing and camping trips with the Anderson Gang in the Boundary Waters.  He also loved hunting with his kids and grandkids on his land, fishing, camping, and going on numerous elk hunting trips in the mountains of Colorado with his brother, Roger and his family.  Bob was a member of the VFW and the Ford Union.  He also enjoyed cribbage, stained glass, embroidery, sewing, ceramics, making rosaries for the prisoners and community, reading, and was an avid Minnesota Twins fan.  .  He was truly a handy man and was proud that he had a chance to enjoy retirement and collect his pension longer than he worked!

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion in 2006; son: Gene Beaupre; 3 grandsons: Robert Wholters, Andy Beaupre, and Gary Beaupre; daughter-in-law: Jean Wholters; 3 sisters: Lucille, Veronica "Noni", and Mary; and 4 brothers: Russell, Roger, Duane, and Francis.

Bob will be lovingly remembered by 4 children: David (Maureen) Wholters of Fayetteville, NC; Kenneth (Christine) Beaupre of Blaine; Bruce (Maria) Beaupre of Stillwater; and Michelle (Dave) Olson of Lino Lakes; special friend: Gladys Sundquist of Sturgeon Lake; very dear niece Cecelia Anderson of Carlton; daughter-in-law: Pat Beaupre of Sandstone; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Visitation will be from 9:30 until the 11 AM Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, February 5, 2018 at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Moose Lake.  A Rosary service will be at 10 am at the church.  Full Military Honors will follow the Mass with a luncheon to be held in the church social hall.  Cremation will follow the service with inurnment at a later date in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Willow River.

Arrangements by Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.