Rev. Gilbert Carl Edward
& Velma Louise (Fletcher) Becker
Tombstone photo
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bartlesville, Washington County, OK
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Obit for Rev. Gilbert posted by Ann Weber
Mar 15, 1919 - Aug 21, 2016
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BARTLESVILLE
EXAMINER-ENTERPRISE
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
Reverend Gilbert Carl Edward Becker, 97, was called
home Sunday morning, August 21, 2016, in Abilene,
Texas.
He was born March 15, 1919, in Altamont Illinois to
Carl Becker and Wilhelmina Priess. He graduated from
high school in 1938 and went into the Lutheran
ministry. As he tells it, he was dropped off at the
seminary by his pastor and had no ride home. He
graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in
Springfield, Illinois in 1945. He was ordained in
Midland, Texas, where he became the pastor of Grace
Lutheran Church and helped organize Redeemer
Lutheran in neighboring Odessa.
In 1946 he married Velma Louise Fletcher. Their
marriage was blessed by four children: Jonathan and
his wife, Patricia, of Enid, Oklahoma; Ellen and her
husband, Reverend Clyde Kieschnick, of Abilene;
Carla and her husband, Cary Stelmachowicz, of
Leawood, Kansas; and a son, Daniel, who died in
1969.
In 1953 the family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma,
where he served as pastor of Redeemer Lutheran
Church until his retirement. During his ministry he
served in many district capacities, among them youth
chairman of the Oklahoma District, district board
member, and Miami circuit counselor. In 1973 he
received the Servus Ecclesia Christi award from
Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield,
Illinois. He was active as a Lutheran minister for
over 70 years. After retirement, he volunteered his
time at the church and was delivering Meals on
Wheels in Abilene until age 94. He will be
remembered for his humble service to others, his
keen wit, and his Bible knowledge.
He is survived by his three children and their
spouses, 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren,
and a sister, Ruth Klitzing, of Sadorus, Illinois.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August
24th at 6:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran in Abilene. A
memorial service will be held Saturday, August 27th
at 10:00 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran in Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, with interment to follow.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by The Hamil
Family Funeral Home in Abilene, and Stumpff Funeral
Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Memorials may be sent to Zion Lutheran Church,
Abilene; The Lutheran Hour; or Hospice of the Big
Country.
Online condolences may be submitted at
www.HamilFamilyFuneralHome.com or at
www.stumpff.org.
Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory
1600 Southeast Washington Boulevard
Bartlesville,
OK
74006
(918) 333-4300
Published in Examiner-Enterprise from Aug. 24 to
Sept. 23, 2016
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