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'''Children: '''Catherine; stepson: Douglas Poole
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'''John L. Beardsley''' was a [[World War II veteran|World War II veteran]].  He was a son of John and Katherine Locke Beardsley.
'''John L. Beardsley''' was a [[World War II veteran]].  He was a son of John and Katherine Locke Beardsley.
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He attended Saranac Lake schools and Syracuse University. He had been a past commander and past county commander of the American Legion.
He attended Saranac Lake schools and Syracuse University. He had been a past commander and past county commander of the American Legion.


Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the [[Fortune Funeral Home|Fortune Funeral Home]]. A veteran's service will be held at 8 p.m. The funeral will be Friday, 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. [[Philip Snyder|Philip Snyder]], pastor of [[St. Luke's|St. Luke's]], officiating. He will be interred in [[Pine Ridge Cemetery|Pine Ridge Cemetery]].
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the [[Fortune Funeral Home]]. A veteran's service will be held at 8 p.m. The funeral will be Friday, 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. [[Philip Snyder|Philip Snyder]], pastor of [[St. Luke's|St. Luke's]], officiating. He will be interred in [[Pine Ridge Cemetery]].


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Undated, unidentified clipping in a scrapbook at the Saranac Lake Veteran's Club.

Born: April 2, 1915

Died: July 4, 1979

Married: Eunice Webster

Children: Catherine; stepson: Douglas Poole

John L. Beardsley was a World War II veteran.  He was a son of John and Katherine Locke Beardsley.


Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 5, 1979

John L. Beardsley

SARANAC LAKE - John L. Beardsley, 64, of 52 Broadway, died Wednesday morning at Saranac Lake General Hospital.

Mr.Beardsley was born April 2, 1915 in Saranac Lake, the son of John and Katherine Locke Beardsley.

He is survived by his wife, the former Eunice Webster, a daughter, Katherine [sic], of Saranac Lake, a stepson, Douglas Poole of Liverpool and a sister, Anne Atkinson, of Buffalo.

Mr. Beardsley was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake. He was a World War II army veteran. He had been employed by the New York State Armory for many years. He retired in 1977.

He attended Saranac Lake schools and Syracuse University. He had been a past commander and past county commander of the American Legion.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Fortune Funeral Home. A veteran's service will be held at 8 p.m. The funeral will be Friday, 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Philip Snyder, pastor of St. Luke's, officiating. He will be interred in Pine Ridge Cemetery.

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