Obituary     

Amelia Anna Reising (Becker) 1904-1977
Mrs. William S. Becker

The Carroll Herald, January 1977

GLIDDEN - Mrs. William S. (Amelia) Becker, 72, of Glidden, died early Wednesday morning at the St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll after being treated as a patient for two weeks.

Mrs. Becker, daughter of Max and Clara Boes Reising, was born on Sept. 17, 1904 at Breda. She spent her youth in the Breda community and attended Breda schools. Her marriage to William S. Becker took place on Sept. 29, 1925 at St. Bernard's church in Breda. After their marriage, they farmed in the Breda vicinity until 1955 when they moved to Thayer, Iowa. In 1968m they retired to their present home in Glidden. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1975. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Glidden and the Ladies Sodality of that parish.

Surviving are her husband; 14 children; Mrs. Wilbur (Helen) Wolterman of Carroll, Arthur of Dunlap, Robert of Glidden, William G. of Carroll, Mrs. Richard (Clarita) Roth of Spencer, Mrs. Verlin (Phyllis) Danner of Ralston, Jovina of Carroll, John of Afton, Zenas of Carroll, Jerome of Glidden, Michael of Des Moines, Allen of Perry, Gary of Perry and Gene of Carroll. Also surviving are 46 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two brothers, Mike Reising of Breda and Greg Reising of Mapleton; three sister, Mrs. Rosina O'Tool of Carroll, Mrs. Jerry Escheid of Guthrie Center and Mrs. Walter Pudenz of Rose Creek, Minn.

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