Ethel Mae Becker, 93, of Loveland died November 1st at McKee Hospice Care Center. She was born May 15th, 1924 in Loveland, Colorado to Lawrence Neville and Sarah Alice Gano. Her father, Lawrence, was one of the first settlers in Loveland and Loveland is where Ethel made her home.
She married Henry (Hank) Becker in 1942 and gave birth to 5 children. She worked periodically to help the family finances, but mostly, she was a homemaker that made the family home warm to come home to every day. She was an organizer, family historian and photographed every event taking place in the family. Hank had a country band and she kept all the books of his music, not to mention kept a closet of tapes she had recorded of the band. She went to every dance he played.
Christmas time was especially magical when the family would put up the tree. She made sure that every icicle and trinket was just right. It was always a beautiful tree. Christmas music filled the house as the children came home from school. It made the season more special and filled with love and laughter. She loved her children and could be as tough as a drill sergeant or as soft as a ge...[more]
e rainfall. When Hank was sick with cancer and was in the last stages of his life, she would not let him be taken from his home. At 80 years old, she fought people who said he should go into a nursing home and she won. They had been married 63 years when he passed. She is survived by her son, Dwight Becker of Loveland, her son Larry Becker and wife Sherry of Loveland, her daughter Linda Pharris and husband Jerry of Loveland and her daughter Debbie Becker-Rhoads of Greeley. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by 4 brothers, 1 sister, her husband, Hank, her son, Jim. Her son-in-law, Gregg and 2 grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, November 10th at Buckhorn Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Joseph Moore will be officiating.
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