NASHUA - Johnnie W. Beck, 82, of Nashua, passed away Saturday morning, September 14, 2002 of Cancer. At the time of his death he resided at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Nashua.

Burial will be in Sunnyside Memorial Gardens in Charles City.

Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Chenoweth & Son Funeral Home in Nashua and one hour prior to services at the church cn Wednesday. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Johnnie W. Beck was born June 25th,1920 in Floyd County. He was the son of Lee and Helen [Bullen] Beck. He attended country school through the 8th grade. On November 7th, 1943 he was united in marriage to Wilma C. Ebding at the United Church of Christ/Pleasant Hill near Nashua. He farmed and worked for White Equipment Co., retiring from the Heat Treatment Department in 1982.

Survivors include his wife, Wilma; two daughters: Myma [Donald] Greene of Sun Lakes, AZ and Jeanne [Gary] Olson of Nashua; two sons: Charles [Kathy] Beck of Zumbrota, MN and Robert [Joyce] Beck of Nashua; one brother: Donald [Betty] Beck of Moline IL, three sisters: Beth Bahlmann of Charles City, Lois [Virgil] Eckenrod of Rudd and June [Daniel] Franzen of Nashua.

Preceding him in death were one sister, Velma Oleson; and his parents.

Source: New Hampton Tribune; Sept. 17, 2002 Page 4
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