Wilford Albert Becker

1919 - 1999  (79 years)

• Name	Wilford Albert Becker
  Birth	6 Jul 1919	Cass Lake, CASS, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jan 1999	Whitefish, FLATHEAD, Montana   [1]
  Burial	City of Libby Cemetery, Libby, Montana
  Person ID	I73340084	King/Roy
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Albert Joseph Becker,   b. 22 Jan 1896, Melrose, STEARNS, Minnesota d. 2 Dec 1970, Libby, LINCOLN, Montana (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Flavie Mary Gamache,   b. 31 Dec 1896, Red Lake Falls, RED LAKE, Minnesota d. 2 Apr 1975, Libby, LINCOLN, Montana (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1917	Cass Lake, CASS, Minnesota
  Documents		Albert Becker is Here Cass Lake (MN) Times July 4, 1929
  Family ID	F3690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F5653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jul 1919 - Cass Lake, CASS, Minnesota Death - 1 Jan 1999 - Whitefish, FLATHEAD, Montana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Born: Name: Beeker, Wilford Albert Birth Certificate Index | Text | 1919-04648 Birth: July 6, 1919 County of Birth: Cass County, Minnesota, United States Mother's Maiden Name: Gamache http://people.mnhs.org/finder/bci/1919-04648

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary. Wilford Becker Longtime Libby resident Wilford A. Becker, 79, died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, at Colonial Manor in Whitefish. He was born July 6, 1919, at Cass Lake, Minn., to Albert and Flavia Gamache Becker. When he was very young, the Beckers moved to Libby, where Will attended schools. He started working for the J. Neils Lumber Company at Libby when he was 17 years old. He married Jessie Scott on May 20, 1944, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libby. Will enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 20, 1944, serving until Feb. 19, 1945, when he received an honorable discharge. He returned to Libby to resume working for J. Neils and St. Regis until retiring in 1975. Will enjoyed electronics, fishing, hunting and machine work. Survivors include his wife Jessie, Libby; sons Richard and his wife Karen, Jacksonville, Fla., and Thomas, Gresham, Ore.; daughter Kristy Clark and her husband Sam, LaCenter, Wash.; sisters Dolores Thede and her husband John and Violet Riley and her husband Ralph, all of Libby; eight grandchildren, Scott, Mark, Paul, Chad, Troy, Terra, Matt and Kimberly and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Parish vigil and rosary services will be conducted at 7 p.m. at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the City of Libby Cemetery. Arrangements are by Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.