Oliver Herman Becker

1887 - 1948  (61 years)

• Name	Oliver Herman Becker
  Born	8 Aug 1887	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Business	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Becker Funeral Home
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Baptist
  Sports	1908	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	1908 North Waterloo Hockey Champion
  		New Hamburg, North Waterloo Champions 1908 Backrow left to right Otto Schultz, Oliver Becker, Robert Puddicombe, H. Mowat?, Middle Row: Fleming Fraper, Dan Ritz, Henry or Harry Beik, Dr. John Brodrecht, Robert Emil Beger (Manager) Front Row: Victor Meron, Brock Puddicombe (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  Name	O. H. Becker
  Occupation	undertaker
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Salesman - General store
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85955P
  Died	2 Nov 1948	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I85955	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Becker,   b. 26 Dec 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1925, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lydia Schulte,   b. 20 Jun 1857, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 16 Mar 1910, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F22306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel Lenore Browning,   b. 13 Jul 1888,   d. 11 Jan 1980  (Age 91 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1913	Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario
  Children	1. Betty Becker   2. Robert Browning "Bob" Becker,   b. 5 May 1919,   d. 31 Oct 2001  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F48506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Oliver H. Becker Is Called by Death," Mr. Oliver Herman Becker, Local merchant passed away at his home on Jacob Street, New Hamburg at 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening, November 2nd, aged 61 years. He had been in ill health for several years and was taken very seriously ill about a week before his passing. He was the only son of Daniel Becker and Lydia Schulte and was born in New Hamburg on August 8th, 1887. He received his early school training here and later attended Woodstock College. After his schooling he entered the departmental store of his father and took over the business after the death of his father in 1925. Ollie Becker was a general favorite among his associates and was fond of athletic sports. He was one of the mainstays of the New Hamburg hockey team in the old days of the Oxford-Waterloo league when he helped to win championships for his home town. He was also fond of horses ad an expert horseback rider. Mr. Becker was a member of local Masonic Lodge, and a faithful and active adherent of New Hamburg Baptist church. Mr. Becker was married at Exeter on Nov. 25, 1913, to Miss Hazel I. Browning, daughter of Dr. Robert Browning of that town. He leaves in bereavement his wife, one daughter, Mrs. A. J. Taylor Betty of London, a son Bob at home, and one sister, Mrs. Emil Wurm, of South St. Paul, Minn., and one granddaughter Susan Elizabeth Taylor, of London. The funeral will be held this Friday afternoon with a short private service at his late residence at 2: 00 o'clock, followed by a memorial service at 2: 30 at the Baptist Church, Rev. W. B. Fisher, pastor, will be in charge. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. The remains are resting at the home. New Hamburg Independent, Nov. 5, 1948

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 4. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 26;. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. [Front/East] Robert Browning/ Becker/ Born May 5, 1919/ Died Oct. 31, 2001/ His Beloved Wife/ Margaret Elizabeth/ Derstine/ Born May 29, 1918/ Died Dec. 14, 1986/ Oliver Herman/ Becker/ Born Aug. 8, 1887/ Died Nov. 2, 1948/ His Beloved Wife/ Hazel Lenore/ Browning/ Born July 13, 1888/ Died Jan. 11, 1980/ Eternal Love/ Becker/ [A] Robert [B] Margaret [C] Oliver [D] Hazel [Back/West] Daniel Becker/ Died June 10, 1925/ Aged 68 Years/ Emma L. Laschinger/ His Wife Died June 27, 1934/ Aged 62 Years/ 13 Days/ Lydia Schulte/ Beloved Wife Of/ Daniel Becker/ Died Mar. 16, 1910/ Aged 52 Yrs/ 8 Mos. 24 Dys./ Asleep In Jesus Blessed/ Sleep,From Which None/ Ever Wake To Weep/ Becker/ [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 9. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, “Oliver H. Becker Is Called by Death,”- Nov. 5, 1948.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Aug 1887 - , Ontario, Canada Business - Becker Funeral Home - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports - 1908 North Waterloo Hockey Champion - 1908 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Salesman - General store - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Nov 1913 - Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario Died - 2 Nov 1948 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth