Obituary

Paul W. Becker, 89, Halstead, died Sunday, January 12, 1997 at Columbia Halstead Hospital. He was born September 4, 1907 at Coy, Oklahoma,a the son of John B. and Lena Buller Becker. A Halstead resident since 1933, he was a retired farmer and Grace Mennonite Church minister. He was a member of the Grace Mennonite Church in Halstead.

On July 1, 1931, he married Minnie Smith at Halstead. She died December 5, 1950. On July 22, 1951, he married Anna Koehn at Halstead. She died Auust 25, 1970. On March 14, 1971, he married Irene Buller at Halstead. She survives

Other survivors include sons, Allen Becker and Dean Becker, both of Halstead; Melvin Becker, Sedgwick; daughters, Irene Giesbrecht, Grant Nebraska; Roalee Becker and Stella Becker, both of Halstead and Norma Klassen, Birnie, Manitoba, Canada; sisters, Goldie Koehn, Halstead and Violet Koehn, Burns; brother, Lewis Becker, McPherson; 24 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.

Funeral was January 15 at Grace Mennonite Church. Burial was in Halstead Cemetery.