Dr. Clarence F. Becker, age 97 of Indiana, formerly of Mesa, AZ and Rogers, ND, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born in 1920 in Rogers, ND, the son of Henry L. and Ermie Svenningsen Becker.
He arrived minutes after his twin brother Clifford.
Dr. Becker was a member of the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Homer City, and a former member of the Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Laramie, WY.
He was a graduate of North Dakota State University in Fargo. He joined the Army Air Corp and completed Meteorology School.
He was sent to England where he became part of the meteorology team that forecast the weather for the invasion of Normandy on D-Day.
He also helped with forecasting weather for many of the other European campaigns.
On January 12, 1944 he married his wife of 74 years Irene H. Sad Becker.
She preceded him in death on December 4, 2017.
In the mid 50's he received his PhD in Solar Energy at the University of Michigan.
He was instrumental in developing the Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
He chaired that department until his retirement in 1982.
His duties included travel around the state and trips overseas to provide technological support to experimental farms.
He spent two years with the agency for International Development in Afghanistan.
After his retirement he moved to Washington, DC and worked with the US Dept. of Agricultural inspecting experimental farms
Nationwide.
After his retirement at the age of 68 he retired to Leisure World in Mesa, Arizona, where he indulged his passion for golf, dancing, and card clubs.
He is survived by his daughter-in-law
Cheryl Becker-George, Indiana;
two grandsons
and one granddaughter -
Benjamin F. Becker-George
and wife Lindsay, Indiana;
Matthew R. Becker-George
and wife Brittany, Indiana;
Sarah A. Becker-George, Indiana;
seven great grandchildren -
Matthew M. Becker-George,
Dustin S. Miller,
Benjamin F. Becker-George, Jr,
Anthony V. Becker-George,
Kaylee N Becker-George,
Lorraine Becker-George,
all of Indiana;
Zachary A. Chaffin,
Erie;
three sisters-in-law,
JoAnne Ramsey, Sacramento, CA;
Gloria Becker, Valley City, ND;
and Elverna Becker, Valley City, ND.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife,
two sons -
Rodney Becker in 1977,
Bradford Becker-George in 2015,
and by the following siblings –
Clifford and Dean Becker,
his brother-in-law Richard Ramsey,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for both Clarence and Irene will be held in Dazey, ND in the spring of 2018 with inurnment to follow.
www.bowserminich.com
Published in Valley City Times-Record on Jan. 16, 2018
He was born in 1920 in Rogers, ND, the son of Henry L. and Ermie Svenningsen Becker.
He arrived minutes after his twin brother Clifford.
Dr. Becker was a member of the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Homer City, and a former member of the Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Laramie, WY.
He was a graduate of North Dakota State University in Fargo. He joined the Army Air Corp and completed Meteorology School.
He was sent to England where he became part of the meteorology team that forecast the weather for the invasion of Normandy on D-Day.
He also helped with forecasting weather for many of the other European campaigns.
On January 12, 1944 he married his wife of 74 years Irene H. Sad Becker.
She preceded him in death on December 4, 2017.
In the mid 50's he received his PhD in Solar Energy at the University of Michigan.
He was instrumental in developing the Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
He chaired that department until his retirement in 1982.
His duties included travel around the state and trips overseas to provide technological support to experimental farms.
He spent two years with the agency for International Development in Afghanistan.
After his retirement he moved to Washington, DC and worked with the US Dept. of Agricultural inspecting experimental farms
Nationwide.
After his retirement at the age of 68 he retired to Leisure World in Mesa, Arizona, where he indulged his passion for golf, dancing, and card clubs.
He is survived by his daughter-in-law
Cheryl Becker-George, Indiana;
two grandsons
and one granddaughter -
Benjamin F. Becker-George
and wife Lindsay, Indiana;
Matthew R. Becker-George
and wife Brittany, Indiana;
Sarah A. Becker-George, Indiana;
seven great grandchildren -
Matthew M. Becker-George,
Dustin S. Miller,
Benjamin F. Becker-George, Jr,
Anthony V. Becker-George,
Kaylee N Becker-George,
Lorraine Becker-George,
all of Indiana;
Zachary A. Chaffin,
Erie;
three sisters-in-law,
JoAnne Ramsey, Sacramento, CA;
Gloria Becker, Valley City, ND;
and Elverna Becker, Valley City, ND.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife,
two sons -
Rodney Becker in 1977,
Bradford Becker-George in 2015,
and by the following siblings –
Clifford and Dean Becker,
his brother-in-law Richard Ramsey,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for both Clarence and Irene will be held in Dazey, ND in the spring of 2018 with inurnment to follow.
www.bowserminich.com
Published in Valley City Times-Record on Jan. 16, 2018
Dr. Clarence F. Becker, age 97 of Indiana, formerly of Mesa, AZ and Rogers, ND, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born in 1920 in Rogers, ND, the son of Henry L. and Ermie Svenningsen Becker.
He arrived minutes after his twin brother Clifford.
Dr. Becker was a member of the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Homer City, and a former member of the Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Laramie, WY.
He was a graduate of North Dakota State University in Fargo. He joined the Army Air Corp and completed Meteorology School.
He was sent to England where he became part of the meteorology team that forecast the weather for the invasion of Normandy on D-Day.
He also helped with forecasting weather for many of the other European campaigns.
On January 12, 1944 he married his wife of 74 years Irene H. Sad Becker.
She preceded him in death on December 4, 2017.
In the mid 50's he received his PhD in Solar Energy at the University of Michigan.
He was instrumental in developing the Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
He chaired that department until his retirement in 1982.
His duties included travel around the state and trips overseas to provide technological support to experimental farms.
He spent two years with the agency for International Development in Afghanistan.
After his retirement he moved to Washington, DC and worked with the US Dept. of Agricultural inspecting experimental farms
Nationwide.
After his retirement at the age of 68 he retired to Leisure World in Mesa, Arizona, where he indulged his passion for golf, dancing, and card clubs.
He is survived by his daughter-in-law
Cheryl Becker-George, Indiana;
two grandsons
and one granddaughter -
Benjamin F. Becker-George
and wife Lindsay, Indiana;
Matthew R. Becker-George
and wife Brittany, Indiana;
Sarah A. Becker-George, Indiana;
seven great grandchildren -
Matthew M. Becker-George,
Dustin S. Miller,
Benjamin F. Becker-George, Jr,
Anthony V. Becker-George,
Kaylee N Becker-George,
Lorraine Becker-George,
all of Indiana;
Zachary A. Chaffin,
Erie;
three sisters-in-law,
JoAnne Ramsey, Sacramento, CA;
Gloria Becker, Valley City, ND;
and Elverna Becker, Valley City, ND.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife,
two sons -
Rodney Becker in 1977,
Bradford Becker-George in 2015,
and by the following siblings –
Clifford and Dean Becker,
his brother-in-law Richard Ramsey,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for both Clarence and Irene will be held in Dazey, ND in the spring of 2018 with inurnment to follow.
www.bowserminich.com
Published in Valley City Times-Record on Jan. 16, 2018
He was born in 1920 in Rogers, ND, the son of Henry L. and Ermie Svenningsen Becker.
He arrived minutes after his twin brother Clifford.
Dr. Becker was a member of the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Homer City, and a former member of the Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Laramie, WY.
He was a graduate of North Dakota State University in Fargo. He joined the Army Air Corp and completed Meteorology School.
He was sent to England where he became part of the meteorology team that forecast the weather for the invasion of Normandy on D-Day.
He also helped with forecasting weather for many of the other European campaigns.
On January 12, 1944 he married his wife of 74 years Irene H. Sad Becker.
She preceded him in death on December 4, 2017.
In the mid 50's he received his PhD in Solar Energy at the University of Michigan.
He was instrumental in developing the Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
He chaired that department until his retirement in 1982.
His duties included travel around the state and trips overseas to provide technological support to experimental farms.
He spent two years with the agency for International Development in Afghanistan.
After his retirement he moved to Washington, DC and worked with the US Dept. of Agricultural inspecting experimental farms
Nationwide.
After his retirement at the age of 68 he retired to Leisure World in Mesa, Arizona, where he indulged his passion for golf, dancing, and card clubs.
He is survived by his daughter-in-law
Cheryl Becker-George, Indiana;
two grandsons
and one granddaughter -
Benjamin F. Becker-George
and wife Lindsay, Indiana;
Matthew R. Becker-George
and wife Brittany, Indiana;
Sarah A. Becker-George, Indiana;
seven great grandchildren -
Matthew M. Becker-George,
Dustin S. Miller,
Benjamin F. Becker-George, Jr,
Anthony V. Becker-George,
Kaylee N Becker-George,
Lorraine Becker-George,
all of Indiana;
Zachary A. Chaffin,
Erie;
three sisters-in-law,
JoAnne Ramsey, Sacramento, CA;
Gloria Becker, Valley City, ND;
and Elverna Becker, Valley City, ND.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife,
two sons -
Rodney Becker in 1977,
Bradford Becker-George in 2015,
and by the following siblings –
Clifford and Dean Becker,
his brother-in-law Richard Ramsey,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for both Clarence and Irene will be held in Dazey, ND in the spring of 2018 with inurnment to follow.
www.bowserminich.com
Published in Valley City Times-Record on Jan. 16, 2018
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