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Becker, John A. (1879-1968)
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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 9 May 1968 p. 3 |
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| − | 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. |
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| − | 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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| − | 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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| − | 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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Latest revision as of 14:30, 7 April 2022
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.
