Roy F. Becker, age 80, of 3715 Custer St., Manitowoc, died Sunday, January 10, 1999, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 1999, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Camillus Janas, O.F.M. with burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc. Graveside Military Rites will be accorded by the V.F.W. Otto Oas Post #659.
He was born September 5, 1918, in Manitowoc, son of the late John H. and Odelia Mueller Becker. Roy was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School with the class of 1936. He served in the United States Air Fore in the 8th Division as a Bomber Pilot serving from 1941 to 1945 achieving the rank of First Lieutenant. He married the former Geraldine (Geri) Robinson, on January 25, 1947, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Mr. Becker was employed at the former Aluminum specialty Company as a tool and die maker for 42 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, the Catholic Order of Foresters, V.F.W. Post #659 and the Manitowoc Senior Center.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine (Geri) Becker, Manitowoc; two sisters, Ruth Revenal, Manitowoc, Dorothy Franks, Palo Alto, Calif,; one brother, Raymond Becker, Manitowoc. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and many special friends. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Mildred; one brother-in-law, Joe Revenal; and one sister-in-law, Priscilla Becker.
Friends may call at St. Boniface Catholic Church from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Tuesday evening visitation.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Roy was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved to do woodcarvings, especially birds.
Herald Times Reporter, January 12, 1999 P. A2