Irene Becker
Obituary
MOUNDRIDGE - Irene Becker, 97, retired
registered nurse, died Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2016) at Moundridge Manor,
Moundridge.
She was born July 22, 1918 to Enoch and
Susie (Schmidt) Buller.
She was a member of Grace Church of God
in Christ Mennonite, Halstead.
She worked as an RN at Halstead
Hospital, Mercy Hospital, and retired from Regency Healthcare Center,
Halstead.
She also worked in Mexico for more than
15 years and delivered more than 500 babies.
On March 14, 1971, she married Paul
William Becker at Halstead. He died January 12, 1997.
Survivors include sons: Allen (LaJean)
Becker, Dean (Pauline) Becker, of Halstead; Melvin (Ivalee) Becker,
Sedgwick; daughters: Irene Giesbrecht, Madrid, Nebraska; Rosalee
Barkman, White Mouth, Manitoba, Canada; Stella Becker, Halstead;
brother: Kenneth (Ruth) Smith, Halstead; 24 grandchildren, 79
great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a
daughter; Norma Klassen, brother; Clarence Buller, and sister, Virgie
Buller.
Visitation with the family will be 6:30
to 8 p.m. Friday (Jan. 29, 2016) at Grace Mennonite Church, Halstead.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m.
Saturday (Jan. 30, 2016) also at Grace Mennonite Church with
Ministers Raleigh Koehn and Franklin Wenger officiating.
Burial will follow at Halstead
Cemetery, Halstead.
Memorials may be given to Moundridge
Manor in care of Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead.
