Guttenberg Press, IA, Thursday, June 1, 1961, pg. 1, col. 1

SECOND DEATH HITS FAMILY

Funeral services were held Sunday from St. Paul's Lutheran church for Mrs. Carrie M. Becker, who died at Strawberry Point nursing home last Thursday, May 25, just four days after the death of her husband, John H. Becker, who died at the Guttenberg Municipal hospital on May 21, 1961. Mrs. Becker had been in poor health for a long time.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Howard Black, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, and burial was in Guttenberg City cemetery in charge of the Tuecke funeral home.

Pallbearers were Otto Pensel, Ernest Kickbush, Francis Behrend, Lester Troester, Roland Borman and Fred Niehaus, Jr.

Carrie M. Becker, was born September 19, 1882, in Clayton county, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Noack. On February 9, 1905 she was married to John H. Becker at Elkader. The couple operated a farm for many years before retiring to make their home in Guttenberg.

Surviving Mrs. Becker is one son, Oakland Becker of Colesburg. Also surviving are two sisters, Susan Kickbush of Strawberry Point and Mrs. Florence Kauffman of Cedar Rapids, and a brother, Peter Noack of Guttenberg.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Becker was preceded in death by a son, Garrison Becker.

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1984 History of Clayton County, Iowa, pg. 49

John and Carrie Noack Becker

John Henry Becker b. June 24, 1880, in Millville Twp., third child of John F. and Barbara Helen Kauffman Becker (see their article). John attended one semester of business college for bookkeeping at Fayette. John m. Carrie Mae Noack Feb. 9, 1905, In Elkader by J. Ross Richardson, a J.P., and were snowed in at the George Wolf home for nine days before they could return home with a team and cutter. Carrie b. Sept. 19, 1882, with a twin, Garrison Noack, in Jefferson Twp., the youngest daughter of Peter S. and Emeline Bowman Noack (see their article) and received her education in the rural schools as did John.

They were the parents of two sons: Oakland N. Becker (see his article), and Garrison (Gary) Doyle Becker b. July 15, 1913, in Millville Twp., and m. Ruth Garkow Sept. 29, 1934, in Guttenberg. Ruth Garkow b. Feb. 20, 1914, in Colesburg, the fourth daughter of Gustav and Getsie Bowman Garkow. Gary farmed with his father and brother and did some trucking for farmers. Gary Becker and Gerald Schrunk took cars of people to the World's Fair in Chicago in 1933 and 1934 and were tour guides for them. Gary and Ruth lived in Sec. 17, Millville Twp.

Gary, Veryl Minger, and John Kolker all drowned in the Mississippi River, June 10, 1949. Gary is buried in the Guttenberg City Cemetery. Ruth moved to California that fall. Later she married Russel Aldag who d. in 1970. Ruth Aldag resides at Sunny Vale, Calif.

John and Carrie farmed the now century farm a mile west of Millville in Sec. 16 and retired to Guttenberg in 1945. John d. May 21, 1961, and Carrie d. May 29, 1961, just four days aprt. Buried in Guttenberg City Cemetery.