Mary Lou Beeck

Mary Lou Beeck, age 88, passed away at her home surrounded by family on June 24, 2024. She was born on June 5, 1936 in Sheboygan Falls to the late Jacob and Inez Van Engen. On October 29, 1955, Mary Lou married the love of her life, Eugene Beeck, at St Luke’s Church in Sheboygan Falls. Together, they raised three daughters: Cindy, Cheri and Deione.

Mary Lou will be fondly remembered for many things. She loved cracking jokes, gambling (especially the One Arm Bandits, Sheepshead, Poker), watching the Packers and Badgers, and just having good times with good friends. She loved traveling with friends and family, visiting Yellowstone National Park, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and of course vacationing in her own state “Up North.” She enjoyed cross-stitching, long talks with her sisters, and just spending time with her family. The world could use more people like Mary Lou. She will be greatly missed, and is surely smiling down on her family and friends from heaven.

Mary Lou is survived by her children Cindy (Burnie) Lorenz, Cheri (Jack) Verhelst, and Deione (David) Platz, her grandchildren Tammy (Bob) Gonzalez, Tara (James) Rammer, Justin (Stacy) Curtiss, Stefanie Richter, Haleigh (Trevor) Wehrmann, Marshall (Emily) Stroessner, and Dylan (Sarah) Stroessner, and her great-grandchildren Emily, Blake, Jayda, Uriah, Andrew, Summer, Macy, Macklin, Sage, Braelyn, Renna, Lainee, Ashton, Elianna, Bentley, and Leland. She is further survived by her sisters Joan Zimmerman, Kathy (Richard) Kettner, and Judy Frank, her brother Richard (Janette) Van Engen, and her sister-in-law Beverly Van Engen.

In addition to her parents, Mary Lou is preceded in death by her husband Eugene, her sister Virginia (Fred) Boetcher, her brothers Gerry Van Engen and Daniel Van Engen, and her brothers-in-law Connie Zimmerman and Wayne Frank. 

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Home Instead Caregivers, and the nurses from Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for their wonderful care and compassion.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

A memorial service will be held on July 8, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Zimmer Westview Funeral Home, W2132 Garton Rd, Sheboygan, with Pastor David Patterson officiating. Relatives and friends may visit with the family from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. 

A private burial will take place at St Lucas Cemetery in Sheboygan Falls.