Beck, Thad S. (1890-1971)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Jun 3 p. 8

Birth date: 1890

text of obituary:

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— Thad S. Beck, 81, who farmed in the Hesston community for many years, died May 27 at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. A resident of Schowalter Villa in Hesston, he had suffered a broken hip in a fall. Funeral services were conducted Saturday forenoon at the Hesston Mennonite Church, with Rev. Peter B. Wiebe in charge. Mr. Beck leaves a son, Howard, of rural Halstead; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence Sommerfeld and Mrs. Curtis Yoder of Hesston and Mrs. Waldo Miller of Belleville, Pa.; one brother and two sisters; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.