Rochester
Douglas Beisell
2020
Douglas Arthur Beisell, age 85, died June 11, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, in ICU, Mary's Campus, in Rochester, MN. Doug was born November 13, 1934 on a farm near Goldfield, Iowa, one of 6 children to Arthur and Jessie (Richardson) Beisell. He graduated from Goldfield High School and worked different jobs until he enlisted in the U.S. Army, being honorably discharged in 1962. He married Sharlene Jacobson at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas in 1957. After his discharge they settled in Spring Valley, MN, living there for 28 years. He worked at Gopher Aviation at the Rochester Airport and retired from IBM Rochester after almost 25 years. In Spring Valley, Doug was very active in the community:...