IN LOVING MEMORY OF
William H
Beach
September 12, 1929 – March 21, 2010
Obituary
William "Bill" H. Beach, 3715 Lee Run Road, Hermitage, PA; formerly of Sharon, PA, passed away at 4:35 p.m. Sunday (3-21-10) in Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, Ohio after a brief illness. He was 80.
Mr. Beach was born September 12, 1929 in Girard, Ohio a son of the late Martin and Anna Zickar Beach.
He was a graduate of Girard (Ohio) High School and moved to Sharon in 1956.
A veteran, Bill served with the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Guam. Following his honorable discharge, he was a self employed barber for many years.
In 1966, he became a professional bowler and joined the Professional Bowlers Association tour. He was one of the top bowlers ever to come out of the area and won many bowling titles throughout his career. In 1972 Bill was selected to the Bowlers Journal All-American Team and won the Don Carter Ebonite Open in Arcadia, CA; and the American Bowling Congress Master's Championship in Long Beach, CA. He provided some of the most exciting moments in Masters history by emerging from the loser's bracket to win the 1972 Title, defeating defending champion, Jim Godman with clutch strikes in the final frames of both matches. Bill appeared on ABC Sports and ESPN many times and had numerous top five finishes, including the Detroit Open; the Syracuse Open (1978); the Houston Open (1974); the Winston-Salem Classic (1972); and the Seniors Championship in 1981. He also had four 1st place finishes in the ABC. He reached the top of the prestigious ABC lifetime average chart in 1978 with a 203 !
average for twenty one sanctioned ABC Tournaments. In 1966 he held the triplicate set record with games of 246, 246 and 246 for a total 738 series. In 1964 he was the first bowler to score 1000 points in four games at the Bowlers Proprietor's Association (BPA) All Star Elimination Tournament held in Kansas City, MO. Bill competed in 40 ABC tournaments and won more than 70 championships in singles, doubles and team play. He had numerous 300 games and 700 and 800 sets and in 1981 won the first PBA senior tour championship held in New Orleans, LA. He was inducted into American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (1991); Mercer County Hall of Fame (1990); Pennsylvania Bowling Hall of Fame (1979); Warren (Ohio) Bowling Hall of Fame (1985); Girard (Ohio) Hall of Fame (2003); Mercer County Bowling Association Hall of Fame (1989); and the Youngstown Men's Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Ironically, most of his bowling accomplishments came after he was 40 years old. Bill was honored by !
the City of Sharon for his bowling accomplishments and on March 4, 1989 the mayor proclaimed it 'Bill Beach Day'. Later, he owned and operated Bill Beach's Pro Shop and Bowling Supply in the former Hickory Bowl, Hermitage, for more than 20 years.
Bill was a member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon. Besides bowling, He enjoyed a round of golf and spending time with his family, particularly his grandchildren.
Surviving are: his wife of 54 years, the former Dolores Olshavsky, whom he married May 19, 1956; a son, William "Bill" Beach Jr., Sharpsville; two daughters, Lorraine McGlone, Macedonia, Ohio; and Elaine Haskins and her husband Michael, Troutville, Pa; a brother, Ray Beach, Austintown, Ohio; a sister, Louise Beach, Girard, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Kathleen, Molly and Joseph McGlone; Julia Temple; Kyle and Luke Haskins; and Malana Beach; and two great-grandchildren, Jackson and Cooper Temple.
Besides his parents, Bill was also preceded in death by a brother, Louis Beach; and a son-in-law, Joseph McGlone.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Calling hours will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday (3-24-10) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Friends may email condolences by visiting our web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday (3-25-10) in St. Joseph Church, corner of E. State St. and Case Ave., Sharon, with the Rev. J. Thomas Dugan, senior associate, as celebrant.
Entombment: St. Rose Cemetery Mausoleum, Hermitage, with military honors rendered by the Sharon Honor Guard.
Mr. Beach was born September 12, 1929 in Girard, Ohio a son of the late Martin and Anna Zickar Beach.
He was a graduate of Girard (Ohio) High School and moved to Sharon in 1956.
A veteran, Bill served with the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Guam. Following his honorable discharge, he was a self employed barber for many years.
In 1966, he became a professional bowler and joined the Professional Bowlers Association tour. He was one of the top bowlers ever to come out of the area and won many bowling titles throughout his career. In 1972 Bill was selected to the Bowlers Journal All-American Team and won the Don Carter Ebonite Open in Arcadia, CA; and the American Bowling Congress Master's Championship in Long Beach, CA. He provided some of the most exciting moments in Masters history by emerging from the loser's bracket to win the 1972 Title, defeating defending champion, Jim Godman with clutch strikes in the final frames of both matches. Bill appeared on ABC Sports and ESPN many times and had numerous top five finishes, including the Detroit Open; the Syracuse Open (1978); the Houston Open (1974); the Winston-Salem Classic (1972); and the Seniors Championship in 1981. He also had four 1st place finishes in the ABC. He reached the top of the prestigious ABC lifetime average chart in 1978 with a 203 !
average for twenty one sanctioned ABC Tournaments. In 1966 he held the triplicate set record with games of 246, 246 and 246 for a total 738 series. In 1964 he was the first bowler to score 1000 points in four games at the Bowlers Proprietor's Association (BPA) All Star Elimination Tournament held in Kansas City, MO. Bill competed in 40 ABC tournaments and won more than 70 championships in singles, doubles and team play. He had numerous 300 games and 700 and 800 sets and in 1981 won the first PBA senior tour championship held in New Orleans, LA. He was inducted into American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (1991); Mercer County Hall of Fame (1990); Pennsylvania Bowling Hall of Fame (1979); Warren (Ohio) Bowling Hall of Fame (1985); Girard (Ohio) Hall of Fame (2003); Mercer County Bowling Association Hall of Fame (1989); and the Youngstown Men's Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Ironically, most of his bowling accomplishments came after he was 40 years old. Bill was honored by !
the City of Sharon for his bowling accomplishments and on March 4, 1989 the mayor proclaimed it 'Bill Beach Day'. Later, he owned and operated Bill Beach's Pro Shop and Bowling Supply in the former Hickory Bowl, Hermitage, for more than 20 years.
Bill was a member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon. Besides bowling, He enjoyed a round of golf and spending time with his family, particularly his grandchildren.
Surviving are: his wife of 54 years, the former Dolores Olshavsky, whom he married May 19, 1956; a son, William "Bill" Beach Jr., Sharpsville; two daughters, Lorraine McGlone, Macedonia, Ohio; and Elaine Haskins and her husband Michael, Troutville, Pa; a brother, Ray Beach, Austintown, Ohio; a sister, Louise Beach, Girard, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Kathleen, Molly and Joseph McGlone; Julia Temple; Kyle and Luke Haskins; and Malana Beach; and two great-grandchildren, Jackson and Cooper Temple.
Besides his parents, Bill was also preceded in death by a brother, Louis Beach; and a son-in-law, Joseph McGlone.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Calling hours will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday (3-24-10) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Friends may email condolences by visiting our web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday (3-25-10) in St. Joseph Church, corner of E. State St. and Case Ave., Sharon, with the Rev. J. Thomas Dugan, senior associate, as celebrant.
Entombment: St. Rose Cemetery Mausoleum, Hermitage, with military honors rendered by the Sharon Honor Guard.
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