Edward H. "Ed" Becker

Edward H. “Ed” Becker, 88, lifelong resident of Grand Island died Saturday, January 02, 2016, at Lincoln Bryan West Hospital. Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday at First-Faith United Methodist Church with Reverend Trudy Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Grand Island City Cemetery with military honors rendered by the Grand Island Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at All Faiths Funeral Home. Ed was born March 15, 1927 in Grand Island to Henry Becker and Irene (Gulzow) Becker. He grew up in Grand Island and Fullerton. Upon graduating from Grand Island Senior High in 1945, he entered the United States Army. He served in Germany, and was honorably discharged in November of 1946 as sergeant. When Ed returned to Grand Island, he attended Grand Island Business College. He began his career at Bish Machinery and worked at Whetstone Motors and Becton Dickinson. He spent the majority of his career employed by Mason & Hanger at the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant, finishing as fiscal manager. He retired when the plant closed in 1990. It was at CAAP where he met his future wife Betty Graus. They were married on January 19, 1957. They raised their three children, Dave, Don, and Chris in Grand Island. Ed was a charter member, and for many years the financial treasurer, at First United Methodist Church. He was also a member of American Legion Post 0053. He was a kind and gentle man with a positive outlook. His family will always remember him as devoted caregiver to Betty during her long struggle with multiple sclerosis until she passed away on November 17, 2001. His hobbies included camping, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors. He also was an avid reader and loved solving crossword puzzles. Survivors include his children, David (Lucy) Becker of Rochester, MN, Donald (Mandy) Becker of Omaha and Christine (Robert) Schropfer of Ohiowa, NE; three beloved granddaughters, Marie (Ryan) Robinson, Sarah Becker and Kimberly Schropfer; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Graus of Ft. Worth, TX; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty; his parents; sister, Lillian (Elvin) Davis; brothers-in-law, Ed (Lil), Frank (Lottie), Pete, Henry (Clara), Bennie (Lucille) and Laverne (Joyce) Graus; and sisters-in-law, Isabelle (Doug) Nielsen and Kathryn Cochenour. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to First-Faith United Methodist Church, National Multiple Sclerosis Society or Stuhr Museum Foundation.

Edward H. "Ed" Becker

March 15, 1927 - January 2, 2016

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March 15, 1927 - January 2, 2016

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