Becker, Mrs. Heye (Margaretha) (Died 1907)

BECKER, GERJETS

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 1/3/2006 at 13:15:25

From the LeMars, Sentinel, Friday, January 18, 1907, Page 4, Column 5:
Death of Mrs. Heye Becker.

Mrs. Heye Becker died at her home one mile east of Seney on Wednesday morning at five o'clock of acute gastritis. Mrs. Becker was taken suddenly ill on Tuesday evening and a doctor was summoned from LeMars to attend to her. She never rallied from the attack and passed away early the next morning.

Margaretha Gerjets was a native of Germany and was born at Rapshold, Friesland, sixty-nine years ago. When a girl she came to America with her parents and when twenty-nine years of age was united in marriage with Heye Becker at Alton, Ill. They came to Plymouth county in February 1883, and settled on a farm where she died. She lived there continuously except for a few years when she and her husband lived in the town of Seney. Mr. Becker died in May 1903.

Mrs. Becker leaves six children to mourn the loss of a loving mother. They are John Becker, of Perry township, Mrs. Fred Hillebrand, of Waubay, S. D., Frank, of Seney, Mrs. Oscar Haviland, Seney, Miss Berthe (sic--Bertha) Becker, East Los Vegas (sic--Las Vegas), New Mexico, Otto, of Seney. She also leaves three step children Henry Becker, of Sioux City, Will Becker, of Akron, and Mrs. Herman Buse, of LeMars.

The funeral will be held this afternoon at the German Methodist church in this city, Rev. F. H. Thiel officiating.

Mrs. Becker was honored and respected most highly in the community, where she has lived so long. She was a devoted wife and mother, a loyal friend and chrisitan neighbor and many friends will regret to learn of the death of this estimable woman.

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