NAME OF DECEASED: CARL W. BECKER SR.
AGE: 70
ADDRESS: W2661 N. Forest Road Tomahawk Town of King Resident Former Abbotsford and Town of Little Black Resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:55 P.M. August 2 at Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield where he had been a patient for the past 1 month surrounded by his loving family.
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 10:30 A.M. Friday, August 6 at the Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville
OFFICIATING: Rev. James Babler
PLACE OF BURIAL: Zion Ev. Lutheran Cemetery, Stetsonville
VISITATION AT: 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, August 5 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford and also from 9:30 A.M. until the time of services at 10:30 A.M. Friday, August 6 at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 6, 1940 at Prentice, WI
EDUCATION: Attended Medford Area Schools
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: February 23, 1961 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California to Leona B. Seimatewa and she survives
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Carl served in the US Marine Corps from July 1958-March 1962. He was stationed at 29 Palms, Port Hueneme and El Toro. Where he reached the rank of Sergeant. In 1962 they bought a small dairy farm in the Town of Little Black and he also worked at Hurd part-time as a general laborer. Carl also drove milk truck for Pleasant View Dairy. They then sold the dairy farm in Little Black and purchased a larger dairy farm in the Town of Hammel until 1979. They then moved to Abbotsford where he was an Independent Truck Driver for about 4 years. Carl then drove truck for various businesses until his retirement in 2007. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, working on cars and camping. Carl enjoyed visiting family and friends and will always be remembered as a jokester.
MEMBER OF: Klossner-Dietzler VFW #5729 Medford and Leach Paulson American Legion Post #517 Dorchester
Former Member of Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville
SURVIVNG SPOUSE: Leona B. Becker of Tomahawk
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Norma “Jean” (Jim) Thums of Medford, Carl Jr. (Laura) Becker of Owen, Louise Becker of Abbotsford, Calvin (Jennifer) Becker of Stetsonville and Cheryl (Travis) Anderson of Wausau
# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 13 GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 13
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 Sister: Elizabeth (Tony) Zak of Stetsonville
2 Brothers: George Becker of Medford and James Jr. (Brenda) Becker of Tomahawk
DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 Brothers in infancy and 1 Sister: Emma Pierce in 2009
DECEASED FATHER: James Becker Sr. DECEASED MOTHER: Margaret Hipp
PALLBEARERS: Calvin Becker, Jennah Welch, Jared Zastrow, Travis Anderson, Casey Thums, Alyssa Kovalaske, Shannon Cabe and John Svejda
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Carl’s family to be designated at a later date
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