Roland Howard "Howard" Becker^{[1, 2, 3]}

1902 - 1970  (68 years)

• Name	Roland Howard "Howard" Becker
  Born	16 Jan 1902	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Howard Becker
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	United Brethren
  Occupation	1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Office Clerk
  Residence	1970	72 Maplewood Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-244107
  Died	15 Sep 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I244107	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Frederick Becker,   b. 15 Nov 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1960  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Malissa Schweitzer,   b. 25 Jun 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1948, RR2, Kitchener, Waterloo Region , Ontario  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F24526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Effie Fern Brighton,   b. Feb 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	26 May 1926	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Charlotte Becker   2. Marguerite Jean "Jean" Becker,   b. 8 Mar 1932,   d. 1 Apr 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F11707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Former PUC Official, Howard Becker Dies R. Howard Becker of 72 Maplewood Place, a retired secretary-treasurer of the Kitchener Public Utilities Commission and active churchman, died suddenly today at his home of a heart attack. He was 68. Born Jan. 16, 1902, in Wilmot Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Becker and had been a life-long resident of the Twin City area. He began his 47-year career with the PUC in 1922 and was appointed secretary-treasurer in 1965. More than 200 staff members honored him in June, 1969, on his retirement. Mr. Becker was an executive member of the Associated Municipal Electric Utilities and served as host chairman when it held its convention in Kitchener in 1968. HELD CHURCH. POSTS He was a member and building fund treasurer of the Stanley Park United Brethren in Christ Church and served as its treasurer for 25 years. Mr. Becker was also chairman of the board of trustees and first lay delegate to represent the Ontario conference at the general conference in Huntington, Ind., in 1966. Mr. Becker was Ontario conference treasurer for 32 years and a councilman, trustee and advisory member of the administrative board of Huntington College, Huntington, Ind. He was a charter member of the K-W Optimist Club and was its treasurer for 14 years. And recently, he served on the World Christian Endeavor convention committee as its treasurer and had given his financial report of the August meeting at a dinner Monday night. WIFE SURVIVES Surviving are his wife, the former Effie Fern Brighton, whom he married in Freeport May 26, 1926; two daughters, Mrs. John L. (Charlotte) Schiedel and Mrs Abram M. (Jean) Shantz, both of Kitchener; one brother, Russell Becker, and three sisters, Mrs. Morley (Elfleda ) Battler, Mrs. Ross (Florence) Bather and Mrs. Ewart (Beatrice) Rattler, all of Kitchener, and three grand-children. He was predeceased by two brothers, Roy and Lloyd, and one sister,. Mrs. Winnifred Hallman. His uncle, Philip Becker of 234 Weber St. E., died late Monday night at the age of 101 at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Wednesday until noon Friday when removal will be made to the Stanley Park United Brethren in Christ Church where Rev. C. Keith Nicholson and Rev. A. Ward Woolner will conduct the service Friday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Donations to the building fund of the church, the K-W Optimist Club or the Canadian Diabetic Society may be made as expres-sions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ethel Irene Brighton - Petzold - 1979. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Marguerite Jean Becker - Shantz - 1985. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045734-26. Roland Howard Becker, 24, occ. Office Clerk, b. Waterloo Twp, res. 95 Pandora Ave. Kitchener, son of Henry F. Becker (B. Waterloo Co) & Melissa Schweitzer married Fern Effie Brighton, 19, occ. Sewing Machine Operator, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Freeport, daughter of Isaac William Brighton (B. Waterloo Co) & Amanda Hallman, Witn: Lloyd Becker of RR#2 Kitchener & Irene Brighton of RR#1 Preston, 26 May 1926 in Freeport. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 13.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jan 1902 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Office Clerk - 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 May 1926 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1970 - 72 Maplewood Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Sep 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth