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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 29 Apr 1982 p. 7 | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 29 Apr 1982 p. 7 | ||
Birth date: 1899 | Birth date: 1899 December, Oregon<br /> | ||
Date of Death: 1982 April 27, Kansas | |||
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<p align="center"><font size="+2">Long-Time Bethel English Professor Dies at Age of 82</font></ | <p align="center"><font size="+2">Long-Time Bethel English Professor Dies at Age of 82</font></p> | ||
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Newton, Kan. -- Honora E. Becker, long-time English professor at Bethel College, North Newton, died Apr. 27 at the age of 82. In recent years she had lived at Bethel Home for the Aged in Newton. | Newton, Kan. -- Honora E. Becker, long-time English professor at Bethel College, North Newton, died Apr. 27 at the age of 82. In recent years she had lived at Bethel Home for the Aged in Newton. | ||
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She is survived by a sister-in law, Elizabeth Becker of Raytown, Mo. | She is survived by a sister-in law, Elizabeth Becker of Raytown, Mo. | ||
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'''MLA Personal Photos Collection''' | |||
'''Biographical note:''' <br /> | |||
Gotebo, Oklahoma<br /> | |||
Daughter of Peter J. and Maria (Boese) Becker<br / | |||
Single<br /> | |||
English teacher -- Bethel College 1939-1968 | |||
'''Bethel alumni note:''' <br /> | |||
Bethel College BA 1924 | |||
'''Photo holdings:''' <br /> | |||
Individual (large) -- 4<br /> | |||
Individual (small and medium) -- 19 poses, 25 prints<br /> | |||
With family groups -- 4<br /> | |||
At age 12 -- 3<br /> | |||
With Kliewer Home residents -- 6<br /> | |||
With other people at North Newton -- 11<br /> | |||
With other people, Kansas and Oklahoma -- 9<br /> | |||
Genealogical sketch<br /> | |||
Memorial service bulletin -- April 30, 1982<br /> | |||
See Maria A. (Boese) Becker for family photos<br /> | |||
See Peter J. Becker for family photo | |||
'''Sources:''' <br /> | |||
Alumni card<br /> | |||
Grandma Online profile 286562<br /> | |||
Find A Grave 25453280 | |||
[[Category:MLA Personal Photos]] | |||
[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:00, 3 April 2019
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 29 Apr 1982 p. 7
Birth date: 1899 December, Oregon
Date of Death: 1982 April 27, Kansas
text of obituary:
Long-Time Bethel English Professor Dies at Age of 82
Newton, Kan. -- Honora E. Becker, long-time English professor at Bethel College, North Newton, died Apr. 27 at the age of 82. In recent years she had lived at Bethel Home for the Aged in Newton.
A graveside service is planned for 1:30 p.m. on Apr. 30 at Greenwood Cemetery, to be followed by a 2:30 p.m. memorial service at the Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton.
She was born at Junction City, Ore., but grew up in Gotebo, Okla. A 1924 graduate of Bethel College, she taught in high schools in Attica, Abbyville and Buhler until 1938, while taking graduate study in the summers at the University of Colorado.
She received her master's degree from the university in English in 1938, after which she joined the Bethel English faculty, wherre she served through 1968. She was named a full professor in 1958.
Following retirement, she received the college's Distinguished Alumna Award in 1970, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1972. Students and alumni twice paid her way to England in appreciation for her work.
She was a member of the Bethel College Mennonite Church and served for many years on the literature commission. She also belonged to the American Association of University Women, and Delta Kappa Gamma, the honor society for women teachers.
She is survived by a sister-in law, Elizabeth Becker of Raytown, Mo.
MLA Personal Photos Collection
Biographical note:
Gotebo, Oklahoma
Daughter of Peter J. and Maria (Boese) Becker<br /
Single
English teacher -- Bethel College 1939-1968
Bethel alumni note:
Bethel College BA 1924
Photo holdings:
Individual (large) -- 4
Individual (small and medium) -- 19 poses, 25 prints
With family groups -- 4
At age 12 -- 3
With Kliewer Home residents -- 6
With other people at North Newton -- 11
With other people, Kansas and Oklahoma -- 9
Genealogical sketch
Memorial service bulletin -- April 30, 1982
See Maria A. (Boese) Becker for family photos
See Peter J. Becker for family photo
Sources:
Alumni card
Grandma Online profile 286562
Find A Grave 25453280