Mary Ann Becker
Mary Ann Becker, 91, died
Thursday (Oct. 19, 2006) at her home at Presbyterian Manor after a short
illness. She was born Sept. 13, 1915, at Bethesda Hospital in Goessel to Jacob
and Susanna Abrahams Boese. They preceded her in death. She married Aldo E.
Becker on Aug. 4, 1937, at Turpin, Okla. He died Aug. 19, 2005. She was an
excellent homemaker and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, taking an active
and supportive interest in the lives of her family. She served various roles in
the Turpin (Okla.) Mennonite Church and worked as a supervisor at the Liberal
Et Cetera Shop for a number of years. In 1998, the couple moved from their farm
at Turpin to a Garden Apartment at Presbyterian Manor. They were married for 68
years.
She is survived by her
children Larry and Pat Becker of North Newton, Bob and Donna Becker of Newton,
and Randy and Linda Becker of Turpin, Okla.; grandchildren Bryan and Kathy
Becker of North Newton; Brenda and Scott Moyar of Newton, Bruce and Christina
Becker of Newberg, Ore., Kate Becker of Elkhart, Ind., Jason Becker of
Stillwater, Okla., and Amanda Becker of Turpin; great-grandchildren Alyssa
Becker, Kyle Becker, Wade Becker and Aspen Becker; and sisters Linda Plett of
Turpin and Mildred Schultz of Enid, Okla.
She also was preceded in
death by a brother, Henry Boese; and two sisters, Tina Edna and Tina Hulda.
Funeral service will be at 2
p.m. Monday at Turpin Mennonite Church in rural Turpin, Okla. Burial will be in
Turpin Mennonite Cemetery.
Memorial contributions to
Turpin Mennonite Church may be sent in care of Miller Mortuary, 908 E. Lincoln,
Liberal, KS 67901.
