December 22 1942
Rochester Sentinel
Fulton County, Indiana
Henry L. BECKER, 70, former Fulton county superintendent of schools, died at 8:10 Monday evening at his farm home four miles east of Rochester near Lake Manitou.
Mr. Becker had been in failing health for two Years due to a heart ailment, and had been seriously ill for the past week.
He was born in Logansport the son of Charles and Mary BECKER, and the family moved to Fulton county when he was six years old. Forty eight Years ago he was married to Lennie CLEMANS. He attended Rochester college and Purdue university to prepare himself to become a teacher.
The deceased taught at Gilead, Bunker Hill, Chili, Fulton, Akron and Macy schools. In 1912 he was appointed superintendent of Fulton county schools and remained in that position until 1918. Since that time he has been farming. He was a member of the Macabees lodge.
Survivors are his wife; three sons, Virgil [BECKER] of Rochester; Walter [BECKER], of South Bend; and Lee [BECKER], of near Akron; a daughter, Mrs. Mable WOODS of South Bend; four brothers, John [BECKER] and Edward [BECKER], of Rochester, Ernest [BECKER], of Fulton, and Julius [BECKER], of Plymouth; a sister, Miss Emma BECKER, of Fulton; and four grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home to the Becker home at 4 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH, will be held at the Rochester Baptist church Wednesday afternoon, two o'clock.
Rochester Sentinel
Fulton County, Indiana
Henry L. BECKER, 70, former Fulton county superintendent of schools, died at 8:10 Monday evening at his farm home four miles east of Rochester near Lake Manitou.
Mr. Becker had been in failing health for two Years due to a heart ailment, and had been seriously ill for the past week.
He was born in Logansport the son of Charles and Mary BECKER, and the family moved to Fulton county when he was six years old. Forty eight Years ago he was married to Lennie CLEMANS. He attended Rochester college and Purdue university to prepare himself to become a teacher.
The deceased taught at Gilead, Bunker Hill, Chili, Fulton, Akron and Macy schools. In 1912 he was appointed superintendent of Fulton county schools and remained in that position until 1918. Since that time he has been farming. He was a member of the Macabees lodge.
Survivors are his wife; three sons, Virgil [BECKER] of Rochester; Walter [BECKER], of South Bend; and Lee [BECKER], of near Akron; a daughter, Mrs. Mable WOODS of South Bend; four brothers, John [BECKER] and Edward [BECKER], of Rochester, Ernest [BECKER], of Fulton, and Julius [BECKER], of Plymouth; a sister, Miss Emma BECKER, of Fulton; and four grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home to the Becker home at 4 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH, will be held at the Rochester Baptist church Wednesday afternoon, two o'clock.
December 22 1942
Rochester Sentinel
Fulton County, Indiana
Henry L. BECKER, 70, former Fulton county superintendent of schools, died at 8:10 Monday evening at his farm home four miles east of Rochester near Lake Manitou.
Mr. Becker had been in failing health for two Years due to a heart ailment, and had been seriously ill for the past week.
He was born in Logansport the son of Charles and Mary BECKER, and the family moved to Fulton county when he was six years old. Forty eight Years ago he was married to Lennie CLEMANS. He attended Rochester college and Purdue university to prepare himself to become a teacher.
The deceased taught at Gilead, Bunker Hill, Chili, Fulton, Akron and Macy schools. In 1912 he was appointed superintendent of Fulton county schools and remained in that position until 1918. Since that time he has been farming. He was a member of the Macabees lodge.
Survivors are his wife; three sons, Virgil [BECKER] of Rochester; Walter [BECKER], of South Bend; and Lee [BECKER], of near Akron; a daughter, Mrs. Mable WOODS of South Bend; four brothers, John [BECKER] and Edward [BECKER], of Rochester, Ernest [BECKER], of Fulton, and Julius [BECKER], of Plymouth; a sister, Miss Emma BECKER, of Fulton; and four grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home to the Becker home at 4 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH, will be held at the Rochester Baptist church Wednesday afternoon, two o'clock.
Rochester Sentinel
Fulton County, Indiana
Henry L. BECKER, 70, former Fulton county superintendent of schools, died at 8:10 Monday evening at his farm home four miles east of Rochester near Lake Manitou.
Mr. Becker had been in failing health for two Years due to a heart ailment, and had been seriously ill for the past week.
He was born in Logansport the son of Charles and Mary BECKER, and the family moved to Fulton county when he was six years old. Forty eight Years ago he was married to Lennie CLEMANS. He attended Rochester college and Purdue university to prepare himself to become a teacher.
The deceased taught at Gilead, Bunker Hill, Chili, Fulton, Akron and Macy schools. In 1912 he was appointed superintendent of Fulton county schools and remained in that position until 1918. Since that time he has been farming. He was a member of the Macabees lodge.
Survivors are his wife; three sons, Virgil [BECKER] of Rochester; Walter [BECKER], of South Bend; and Lee [BECKER], of near Akron; a daughter, Mrs. Mable WOODS of South Bend; four brothers, John [BECKER] and Edward [BECKER], of Rochester, Ernest [BECKER], of Fulton, and Julius [BECKER], of Plymouth; a sister, Miss Emma BECKER, of Fulton; and four grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home to the Becker home at 4 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH, will be held at the Rochester Baptist church Wednesday afternoon, two o'clock.
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