Lenore Katherine Becker1
F, b. September 11, 1925, d. December 23, 2005
Lenore Katherine Becker was buried at Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska.1,2 She Lenore Katherine (Becker) Eckles, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Margaret (Kelly) Becker was born September 11, 1925 on their farm by Geneva, Nebraska.
She passed away December 23, 2005 at the Nelson Good Samaritan Center in Nelson, Nebraska at the age of 80 years, 3 months and 12 days. Lenore attended District 68 and 24 schools in Fillmore County. Her family moved to Exeter, Nebraska in 1937, where she graduated from Exeter High School in 1942. After graduation she worked at the Fairmont Air Base. While living in Fairmont, she met her future husband Phillip Eckles while he was working on a construction crew with Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company. Lenore and Phillip were married at St Stephen's Catholic Church in Exeter Nebraska on October 20, 1945. They made their home in Hastings, Nebraska, where their son William Richard (Dick) was born on December 6, 1946. They subsequently lived in Tecumseh, Edgar, Sutton and Nelson, where they have lived since 1965. Lenore was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister Elaine Gulbrandsen. She is survived by her husband Phillip and son Dick and wife Carol of Nelson, Nebraska, grandchildren Sarah Eckles and Daniel Eckles of Lincoln, Nebraska, SSgt Julia Merrill of Ramstein AFB, Germany and her husband SSgt James Merrill of Spangdahlem AFB, Germany. She is also survived by her sister Jean Volkmer and brother Bill Becker of Exeter, Nebraska, and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were John Hassler, Tom Hassler, Bill McCutchan, Bob Eckles, Bob Becker and Bill Volkmer. Interment was in the Nelson Cemetery at Nelson, Nebraska.1 She was born on September 11, 1925 at Geneva, Fillmore Co., Nebraska.1,2 As of October 20, 1945,her married name was Eckles.1 She married Phillip Virgil Eckles, son of William Louis "Bill" Eckles and Verna Grace Littrell, on October 20, 1945 at Exeter, Fillmore Co., Nebraska.1 Lenore Katherine Becker died on December 23, 2005 at Nelson, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, at age 80.1,2
She passed away December 23, 2005 at the Nelson Good Samaritan Center in Nelson, Nebraska at the age of 80 years, 3 months and 12 days. Lenore attended District 68 and 24 schools in Fillmore County. Her family moved to Exeter, Nebraska in 1937, where she graduated from Exeter High School in 1942. After graduation she worked at the Fairmont Air Base. While living in Fairmont, she met her future husband Phillip Eckles while he was working on a construction crew with Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company. Lenore and Phillip were married at St Stephen's Catholic Church in Exeter Nebraska on October 20, 1945. They made their home in Hastings, Nebraska, where their son William Richard (Dick) was born on December 6, 1946. They subsequently lived in Tecumseh, Edgar, Sutton and Nelson, where they have lived since 1965. Lenore was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister Elaine Gulbrandsen. She is survived by her husband Phillip and son Dick and wife Carol of Nelson, Nebraska, grandchildren Sarah Eckles and Daniel Eckles of Lincoln, Nebraska, SSgt Julia Merrill of Ramstein AFB, Germany and her husband SSgt James Merrill of Spangdahlem AFB, Germany. She is also survived by her sister Jean Volkmer and brother Bill Becker of Exeter, Nebraska, and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were John Hassler, Tom Hassler, Bill McCutchan, Bob Eckles, Bob Becker and Bill Volkmer. Interment was in the Nelson Cemetery at Nelson, Nebraska.1 She was born on September 11, 1925 at Geneva, Fillmore Co., Nebraska.1,2 As of October 20, 1945,her married name was Eckles.1 She married Phillip Virgil Eckles, son of William Louis "Bill" Eckles and Verna Grace Littrell, on October 20, 1945 at Exeter, Fillmore Co., Nebraska.1 Lenore Katherine Becker died on December 23, 2005 at Nelson, Nuckolls Co., Nebraska, at age 80.1,2
Family | Phillip Virgil Eckles b. February 18, 1924 |
| Marriage* | She married Phillip Virgil Eckles, son of William Louis "Bill" Eckles and Verna Grace Littrell, on October 20, 1945 at Exeter, Fillmore Co., Nebraska.1 |
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Citations
- [S11844] Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, online www.pricefuneralhomes.com/location/5260, From the Lenore Katherine Becker Eckles obituary.
- [S2406] Nelson Cemetery, Nuckolls Co., NE, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=27350464&CRid=290316&