Daniel "Dan" L. Beaton
January 7, 1948 ~ April 20, 2025
Dan’s Funeral Mass will be livestreamed below starting at 11:00 AM Wednesday April 30, 2025.
Dan’s service will be livestreamed below starting at 7:00 PM Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM Wednesday April 30, 2025.
Dan Lucian Beaton, 77, died Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Essentia Hospital after a brave battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends throughout.
After a career working for BNSF, Dan was a proud member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees. He read voraciously, followed baseball religiously, doted on his dog, cherished his friends, enjoyed a good meal with loved ones, and even made time to cast a line or two.
Dan is preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine.
Dan is survived by his children, Dana, Willie, Dan J, Saima, David, and Lydia; as well as grandchildren, Evangeline, Kathryn, Eddie, Ozzie, Vladi, Brianna, Brooklyn, Briley, Charlie, Daniel, Alma, Danny, and JD; great-grandchildren, Shai, Lyanna, Deandre, and Zayden; sister, Kate; nephews, Aaron and Karsten; and niece, Annika.
Services
Visitation - Tuesday: April 29, 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center
123 10th Street S.
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
701-237-6441
www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
Prayer Service - Tuesday: April 29, 2025 7:00 pm
Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center
123 10th Street S.
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
701-237-6441
www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
Visitation - Wednesday: April 30, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
710 10th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 237-6063
https://stanthonyfargo.org/
Funeral Mass - Wednesday: April 30, 2025 11:00 am
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
710 10th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 237-6063
https://stanthonyfargo.org/
I will miss the old crumudgeon. Always playing the cynic and trying to make sure the world couldn’t see how much he cared. Occasionally his caring would shine through and it was touching. My your good memories of Dan bring you comfort in this time of transition.
Thank you very much for the kind words. We know he cared deeply for his family and friends.
Thank you for the kind words. He will missed deeply.
I knew all the Beatons growing up. Lost touch as it has been many many years since I lived there.
I remember him. My most sincere sympathy.
Mary Tallman
Thank you very much for the sympathies.
Thank you for your condolences.
To Dan’s family. How sad I was to hear your dad died. He was such a nice guy.
I didn’t know him well, but enough to appreciate his sense of humor and sly quick wit. Always a treat for me to see him at Tailgators, when he was with his many friends.
I didn’t know your dad’s name was Dan. I only knew him as Max…and I guess that’s
2 X’s.
I’m glad for your dad, that there are dogs
in heaven 🐾
Tho we had mutual friends and acquaintances, I’ve only known Dan for 20- couple years. During that time 8 of us formed an informal group of friends and we met several times weekly for what we laughingly referred to as “safety meetings”. Our motto was Drive fast and take chances! We’ve lost and gained some members over the years but have shared lots of life’s most poignant moments and some of the gallows humor involved in reaching our advanced state of dotage! We celebrate birthdays and Christmas and each other’s small triumphs over some large obstacles. Dan was always up for a good argument or a good fishing trip, ball game, or concert. We’ll sadly pass the gavel but there will always be an empty spot at future safety meetings and we’ll miss the walleye and shrimp only Dan could make so well. Rest well, friend.
I just found out about Dan’s passing.
We rode together to together in the early years on the railroad. We kept in touch over the years on. I really enjoyed his sense of humor!
. RIP
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