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| ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 9 May 1968 p. 3 | | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 9 May 1968 p. 3 |
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| Birth date: 1878 August 7, Nebraska<br /> | | Birth date: 1878 May 23 |
| Date of Death: 1959 August 2, Idaho
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| | <h3>Aged Minister of Kansas Church Dies</h3> |
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| | | Canton, Kan.—Rev. John A. Becker, one of the oldest ministers of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, died May 1 at Mercy Hospital in Moundridge. A native of the Moundridge community, he would have reached his 90th birthday on May 23. |
| Obituary printed 4 Aug 1959 Caldwell News-Tribune
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| John A. Becker, 80, 104 Ivy St., Nampa, died Sunday afternoon at a Nampa hospital following a brief Illness.
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| He was born Aug. 7, 1879, at Lincoln, Neb. He homesteaded near American Falls about 1910, and moved to Nampa in 1917, where he worked as a miller for the Scott mill until his retirement 11 years ago. He married Rachel Hornbacker at American Falls, Oct. 27, 1914. She died in Nampa, Oct. 14, 1956.
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| Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Harlan Burkholder, Melba; a son, John R. Becker, North Hollywood, Calif.; five sisters, Mrs. Anne Deabold, Kedrick., Mrs. Agnes Friesen, Mamouth, Ore., Dr. Mary E. Becker, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Helen Wilson, Long Beach, Calif;, and Mrs. Margaret Lacy, Los Angeles; two brothers, Abe Becker, Anaheim, Calif., and Henry Becker, Moses Lake, Wash.; and five grandchildren.
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| Services will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the Dickard-Edmunds chapel. The Rev. Lamar Bollinger will officiate. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
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| '''MLA Personal Photos Collection'''
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| '''Biographical note:''' <br />
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| York, Nebraska<br />
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| Son of John J. and Katharina A. (Boese) Becker<br />
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| Married Rachel Hornbecker 1914 October 27, American Falls, Idaho<br />
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| Miller -- Nampa, Idaho<br />
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| Cousin of Honora E. Becker
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| '''Bethel alumni note:''' <br />
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| Wife wife and 2 children<br />
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| See John J. Becker Sr. for 3-generation photo<br />
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| See Maria A. (Boese) Becker for photos of her visit to Nampa, Idaho
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| '''Photo holdings:''' <br />
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| '''Sources:''' <br />
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| Abr. G. Boese 1956 no. 3e3<br />
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| Grandma Online profile 52456<br />
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| Find A Grave 27577149
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| [[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]] | | [[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]] |
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 9 May 1968 p. 3
Birth date: 1878 May 23
Text of obituary:
Aged Minister of Kansas Church Dies
Canton, Kan.—Rev. John A. Becker, one of the oldest ministers of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, died May 1 at Mercy Hospital in Moundridge. A native of the Moundridge community, he would have reached his 90th birthday on May 23.