Paul Martin Becker
1929 - Person ID: I7716 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 14 Jan 2022
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Name Paul Martin Becker Birth 29 Sep 1929 Buchanan, Iowa, USA 
Gender Male Died 
Paul Becker obituary
Paul M. Becker (1929-2005)
GILBERTVILLE - Paul Martin Becker, 76, of Gilbertville, died Wednesday, Nov. 30 at his home of lung cancer.
He was born Sept. 26, 1929, in Buchanan County, son of Theodore and Magdalen Schmitz Becker. He married Beverly Ehlers July 9, 1955, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Waterloo.
Mr. Becker retired from farming in 1992 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1954 during the Korean War as a machinist mate. He was a member and past commander of the American Legion Nugent-Demuth Post 714 and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and Knights of Columbus Council 700.
Survived by: his wife, six children, Sandy (vern) Barrick and Judy (Darrell) Schmitz, both of Des Moines, Tim (Jackie) of Washburn, Nancy (Jeff)Thome and Jeanette (Joe) Even, both of Gilbertville, and Steve (Chanteil) or rural Jessup; 13 grandchildren, Lisa Barrick, Brad and Audra Becker, Neil, Lindsey and Luke Thome, Nikki and Brandi Even, Zoe Schmitz and Brandt, Dalton, Lauren and Kendall Becker; two brothers, Bernard (Betty) and John (Carolyn), both of Jesup; and three sisters, Mary Weber, Theresa (Louis) Schmitz, and Rita Becker, all of Gilbertville.
Preceded in death by: a grandson, Curtis Barrick; his parents; two brothers in infancy, Gerald and William, and a brother-in-law, Bob Weber.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, both in Gilbertville. Full military rites will be conducted by American Legion Nugent-Demuth Post 714. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the church, where there will be a 3 p.m. Catholic Order of Foresters rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil, and for an hour before services Saturday. Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, Waterloo, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given in his name to the Bosco School System or the church.
The Courier
Waterloo, Iowa
02 Dec 2005, Fri • Page 10 -
Parents
Father Theodore Becker (ID:I7738) Mother Magdalen Schmitz (ID:I7739) Children (Siblings) 1. Bernard Becker (ID:I7740) 2. John Becker (ID:I7741) 3. Mary Becker (ID:I7742) -
Family
Wife Beverly L. Ehlers (ID:I7717), b. 11 Sep 1933, Dinsdale, Tama, Iowa, USA d. 26 Oct 2021, Gilbertville, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA (Age 88 years) Marriage 9 Jul 1955 Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Children 1. Living (ID:I7718) + 2. Living (ID:I7420) 3. Living (ID:I7719) 4. Living (ID:I7720) 5. Living (ID:I7721) 6. Living (ID:I7722) -
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Marriage - 9 Jul 1955 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA 
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