Edwin W. Beghtol

Mr Beghtol was born in Macomb, Ill., he served in the Army Field Artillery during WWII. He was a commercial contractor and master carpenter. He was honored by the state of Illinois in 1978 for creating an innovative training workshop in woodwork and basic carpentry for mentally disabled adolescents at Galeburg State Research Hospital. He retired from the hospital and moved to Casa Grande in 1982. He was devoted to his family.
Burial was held at Oakland Memorial Gardens in Galesburg, Ill.