William B. Becker^{[1, 2, 3]}

1872 - 1962  (90 years)

• Name	William B. Becker
  Born	10 Apr 1872	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179335515
  Occupation	1905	Lisbon, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [3]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer, Brick Yard
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1959	52 York St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1962	247 Franklin Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-201209
  Died	25 Oct 1962	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I201209	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Johannes F. "John" Becker,   b. 9 Mar 1830, , Germany ,   d. 28 Jan 1882, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Catharine "Katie" Schaeffer,   b. CA 1844, Of, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F223170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Becker,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Katharina,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F280567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna "Annie" Seftel,   b. 18 Oct 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1905	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Gordon Becker,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harold Becker,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Clarence J. Becker,   b. 1 Oct 1905, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1947, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)   4. Howard F. Becker,   b. 16 May 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   5. Laura M. Becker,   b. 20 Aug 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   6. Arnetta Becker,   b. Jul 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. William John "Bill" Becker,   b. 14 Aug 1912, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F188273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William B. Becker William Becker, 90, 247 Franklin St., formerly 52 of York St., died today at K-W Hospital after brief illness. He was born April 10, 1872, at Ratzburg, Ont., a resident of the twin cities for many years. He was a member of St Matthew's Lutheran Church. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Becker, his wife the former Anna Seftel, predeceased him in April, 1959 He is survived by four sons, Howard and Gordon of Kitchener, William of Petersburg, Harold of Breslau; two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Laura) Brunk, Mrs. George (Arnetta) Kimpel, both of Waterloo; one brother, Adam of Woodstock: one sister, Mrs. Eliza of New Hamburg: 18 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. One son. Clarence, predeceased him in 1947. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where Rev. W. Zinck will conduct a service at 2 p.m Saturday. Interment will be in Memory Gardens. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Oct 25, 1962 Page 29

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Howard F. Becker. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Laura Becker - Brunk - 2000. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019222-05. William Becker, 33, Occ. Laborer, b. North Easthope, Res. Lisbon Wilmot Twp, son of John & Katharina married Anna Seftel, 21, b. Wilmot Twp, Res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of Jacob Seftel & Lena Panner, Witn: William Heuhs & Mrs. E.C. Schultz Both of Waterloo, 14 June 1905 in Waterloo [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179335515.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Apr 1872 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Jun 1905 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Brick Yard - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1959 - 52 York St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Oct 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth