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Edward James Beck

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Edward James Beck

Birth
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Death
5 Apr 1966 (aged 70)
Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA
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Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Add to Map
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Sec 1B, VET, Grave 396
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Edward James Beck, 70, of Billings died Tuesday at Veterans' Hospital in Miles City.

Born in Yankton, S. D., June 4, 1895, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beck. He came to Montana with his parents in 1913, and attended public schools in Billings.

Mr. Beck worked as a car foreman with Northern Pacific Railroad for 43 years and served in World War I.

He married Margaret Allen in Butte in 1940.

Survivors include the widow; three sons, Edward F. Beck, Edward J. Beck, Jr., both of Billings, and Donald Beck of California; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Steinmetz, Mrs. Jacob Cook, and Mrs. John Kreiner, all of Billings; five brothers, John, of Billings; William and Ted, both of Seattle; Fred, of Portland, and Edwin Beck of Spokane; four sisters, Mrs. Johanna Baney of Olivette, SD, Mrs. Clara Dean of Gettysburg, SD, Mrs. Martha Stieverson of Billings and Mrs. Loretta Sollinger of Los Angeles, Calif.; 23 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be in Smith's Funeral Chapel Saturday at 10 a.m. with burial in Mountview Cemetery.

Published in the Billings Gazette
Edward James Beck, 70, of Billings died Tuesday at Veterans' Hospital in Miles City.

Born in Yankton, S. D., June 4, 1895, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beck. He came to Montana with his parents in 1913, and attended public schools in Billings.

Mr. Beck worked as a car foreman with Northern Pacific Railroad for 43 years and served in World War I.

He married Margaret Allen in Butte in 1940.

Survivors include the widow; three sons, Edward F. Beck, Edward J. Beck, Jr., both of Billings, and Donald Beck of California; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Steinmetz, Mrs. Jacob Cook, and Mrs. John Kreiner, all of Billings; five brothers, John, of Billings; William and Ted, both of Seattle; Fred, of Portland, and Edwin Beck of Spokane; four sisters, Mrs. Johanna Baney of Olivette, SD, Mrs. Clara Dean of Gettysburg, SD, Mrs. Martha Stieverson of Billings and Mrs. Loretta Sollinger of Los Angeles, Calif.; 23 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be in Smith's Funeral Chapel Saturday at 10 a.m. with burial in Mountview Cemetery.

Published in the Billings Gazette

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  • Created by: Joanne
  • Added: Apr 14, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88504654/edward_james-beck: accessed ), memorial page for Edward James Beck (4 Jun 1895–5 Apr 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88504654, citing Mountview Cemetery, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA; Maintained by Joanne (contributor 46957268).