Becker, John A. (1879-1968)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 9 May 1968 p. 3

Birth date: 1878 August 7, Nebraska
Date of Death: 1959 August 2, Idaho

Obituary from Find A Grave:

Obituary printed 4 Aug 1959 Caldwell News-Tribune

John A. Becker, 80, 104 Ivy St., Nampa, died Sunday afternoon at a Nampa hospital following a brief Illness.

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.

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.

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

Biographical note:
York, Nebraska
Son of John J. and Katharina A. (Boese) Becker
Married Rachel Hornbecker 1914 October 27, American Falls, Idaho
Miller -- Nampa, Idaho
Cousin of Honora E. Becker

Bethel alumni note:
Wife wife and 2 children
See John J. Becker Sr. for 3-generation photo
See Maria A. (Boese) Becker for photos of her visit to Nampa, Idaho

Photo holdings:

Sources:
Abr. G. Boese 1956 no. 3e3
Grandma Online profile 52456
Find A Grave 27577149