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Henry Becker Sr.

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Henry Becker Sr.

Birth
Gillespie County, Texas, USA
Death
8 Aug 1958 (aged 63)
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
D 03 019 A
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Married, Age 63, Blacksmith
Father, Heinrich Becker
Mother, Mary Leyendecker
Informant, Mrs. Cora Becker
Burial, St. Mary's Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Texas
Information per Texas Death Certificate

Fredericksburg- Services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday for Henry Becker Sr., 63, a blacksmith here for 46 years, who died Friday.
His establishment on W. Main St. was widely heralded as a typical early-day blacksmith shop, and was featured in many newspaper, magazine and television stories.
Survivors include his wife, the former Cora Burg; two daughters, Mrs. Ray Gonsoski of Van Nuys, Calif., Mrs. James J. Knopp, Fredericksburg; one son, Henry Becker Jr., San Antonio; four sisters, Mrs. Felix Keller, Fredericksburg, Mrs. Emil F. Tatsch, Harper, Mrs. Charles Wilms and Miss Emma Becker, both of San Antonio; and five grandchildren.
Services will be held in Schaetter Funeral Home and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

San Antonio Express and News
San Antonio, Texas
Sunday, August 10, 1958
Married, Age 63, Blacksmith
Father, Heinrich Becker
Mother, Mary Leyendecker
Informant, Mrs. Cora Becker
Burial, St. Mary's Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Texas
Information per Texas Death Certificate

Fredericksburg- Services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday for Henry Becker Sr., 63, a blacksmith here for 46 years, who died Friday.
His establishment on W. Main St. was widely heralded as a typical early-day blacksmith shop, and was featured in many newspaper, magazine and television stories.
Survivors include his wife, the former Cora Burg; two daughters, Mrs. Ray Gonsoski of Van Nuys, Calif., Mrs. James J. Knopp, Fredericksburg; one son, Henry Becker Jr., San Antonio; four sisters, Mrs. Felix Keller, Fredericksburg, Mrs. Emil F. Tatsch, Harper, Mrs. Charles Wilms and Miss Emma Becker, both of San Antonio; and five grandchildren.
Services will be held in Schaetter Funeral Home and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

San Antonio Express and News
San Antonio, Texas
Sunday, August 10, 1958


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  • Created by: Maggie
  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147067636/henry-becker: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Becker Sr. (10 Oct 1894–8 Aug 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147067636, citing Saint Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Maggie (contributor 47594184).