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Details: William Becker William Becker, .76, Racine, died there Saturday night (June 25, 1988) at St. Luke's Hospital. The son of the late Heinrich and Hulda (Quandel) Becker, he was born May 8, 1912, in Germa ny. He attended school in Germa ny before coming to this country and Kenosha in 1925. He lived in Jackson, Mich., from 1942 until 1953 when he moved to Racine. On June 25, 1938, he married Elise Schneider. Associated with the Interna tional Harvester Co. since 1929, he was president of the IH truck dealership for more than 20 years. He retired in 1980. He had been affiliated with the Christian Assembly and for- merly had been a member of the board of directors of the Racine County Historical Society and the Rotary Club at Racine. Surviving are his Wife; two sons, William, Madison, and Randall, Racine; two daughters, Lovice Becker and Mrs. Carol Olson, both of Racine; two brothers, Robert, Lake Forest, Ill., and Richard H., of Jackson, three sisters, Mrs. Emmy Knauz, Lake Forest, Mrs. Herta Ebener, Kenosha, and Mrs. El- len Baradell, Chicago; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul, in 1969, Siegfried. in 1977, and a sister, Mrs. Ida Vedder, in 1976. The Hansen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kenosha News
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