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Mrs. Elwood (Bernice) Becker 1916-1971

BECKER, BUXTER, WERLING, COLGAN, BENSON, SCHOONOVER

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 10/23/2016 at 09:32:43

23 September 1971 - The North Cedar Press

Final rites for Mrs. Elwood (Bernice) Becker, 54, Stanwood, were held at the Sheets and Son Funeral home Sept. 21 with the Rev. Eugene Miller officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery at Mechanicsville.

Pallbearers were Charles Moffit, Lawrence Kroemer, Clifford Wenndt, Milo Agne, Leon Havel and Elwood Hansen. Emil Licht was organist.

Mrs. Becker died at St. Luke's hospital, Cedar Rapids, Sept. 18 after a short illness.

The daughter of John and Dora Buxter Werling, she was born near Tipton Oct. 4, 1916 and was educated in the rural Cedar county and Tipton schools.

She was married to Elwood L. Becker at West Branch Sept. 12, 1934. She had been a resident of Stanwood for 28 years.

She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Keith (Betty) Colgan, Peoria, Ill.; 2 sons, Loyd, Tipton and Ronald, Stanwood; 4 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. Cora Benson, Atalissa and Mrs. Albert (Gladys) Schoonover, West Liberty and 3 brothers, Elmer, Curtis and Vernon, all of Atalissa.


 

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