Mutual Telephone Company. Bernard is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty of Jesup, IA; 4 sons, Greg (Ann) Becker of Jesup, IA, Doug (Leslie) Becker of Jesup, IA, Kevin (Theresa) Becker of Norfolk, NE, Dave (Marsy) Becker of Independence, IA; 4 daughters, Laurie (Randy) McGee of Plano, TX, Karen (Brad) Lichty of Cedar Rapids, IA, Lisa (Paul) Halford of Winthrop, IA, and Angela (Ted) Reiter of Prior Lake, MN; 28 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; 1 brother, John (Carolyn) Becker of Jesup, IA; 3 sisters, Mary Weber of Gilbertville, IA, Theresa (Louis) Schmitz of Gilbertville, IA, Rita Becker of Gilbertville, IA; and 1 sister - in - law, Beverly Becker of Gilbertville. He was preceded in death by his parents; 3 brothers, Gerald Becker, William Becker, Paul Becker; 1 son-in-law, Michael Thome; and 1 brother-in-law, Robert Weber. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. - Saturday, October 21, 2017, at St. Athanasius Catholic Church, with Fr. Jeff Dole as celebrant. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Military Rites will be conducted by Pump-Sheer American Legion Post #342. Visitation will be 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 20 at White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA, where there will be a parish rosary at 4:00 p.m. and parish vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue for an hour before services at the church on Saturday. Memorials will be directed to St. Athanasius Catholic Church, St. Athanasius Catholic School, and Cedar Valley Hospice. White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA is in charge of arrangements. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.white-mthope.com/component/content/article/2-obituaries/887-bernard-r-becker.html