Maxwell Israel "Max" Becker^[1]

1904 - 1986  (81 years)

• Name	Maxwell Israel "Max" Becker
  Historic Building	1854	1643 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	2 1/2 story three bay Georgian Revival house on the south side of Bleams Road. Contructed in 1854 by Henry Woods. In 1991 was used as a parsonage of the Freedom in Christ Church.
  		1643 Bleams Road in 2009
  Born	27 Aug 1904	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Max Becker
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	United Brethren
  Residence	1957	1024 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132716
  Died	25 Jul 1986	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I132716	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Ezra F. Becker,   b. 28 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Ann Israel,   b. 18 Aug 1878, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Jan 1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F9963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence May Shantz,   b. 2 Sep 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1936  [3]
  Children	1. Bruce Robert Becker   2. Barbara Ann Becker   3. Linda Catherine Becker,   b. 27 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F41816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Max erected traffic weigh scales at Williamsburg (Fischer-Hallman) in the 1960's as a tribute to the original weigh scales at Williamsburg. The replacement weigh scales where removed in 2005. _____________________________ Becker, Maxwell Israel, son of Ezra and Mary Ann (Israel) Becker, was born in Manheim, Ont., Aug. 27,1904; died of a heart attack at Kitchener, Ont., July 25, 1986; aged 81 y. On Sept. 2, 1936, he was married to Florence Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Bruce), one daughter (Barbara Schlegel), and 6 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter (Linda). He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on July 29, in charge of Vernon Leis; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 79, Number 35 - September 2, 1986, p. 601-602

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Linda, Dau. Of/ Max & Florence Becker/ 1951-1955/ Safe In The Arms Of Jesus [S1046] Building - Heritage Building Inventory - Kitchener 1991, Report on 1643 Bleams Road, Kitchener - pg 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Maxwell Israel Becker - September 2, 1986. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 8. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Linda Catherine Becker - Dec 12 1955 pg 5.

  
  

• Event Map

  Historic Building - 1854 - 1643 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1957 - 1024 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 25 Jul 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth