Deanna Lee (Beck) Becker passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at
Hays Medical Center, at the age of 82. She was born on August 28, 1938, to Harold and Reva (Rigby) Beck in the Round Mound Township of Osborne
County, Kansas. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Becker on October
22, 1960, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Plainville. The couple
spent 60 years of marriage together and were blessed with three sons:
Michael, Douglas, and Chad.
Deanna grew up in the Osborne County area. She graduated from Natoma
High School with the Class of 1956 and then attended Fort Hays State
University for one year before starting a job at the State Capital in
1957. She then moved to Plainville in 1958 and worked for Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company for 15 years, followed by 20 years for Chase Well
Service taking care of the books and radio communication. While working
at home for Chase Well Service, she would also babysit for friends and
family in Plainville. She stayed busy later in life when her children
grew up and had children of their own. It was rare for her to miss any
activities or events that her grandkids or great-grandkids were involved
in. She was a sports fan and her top teams were K-State for football
and KU Jayhawks for basketball. She also enjoyed watching her grandson
Joseph play football at McPherson College. When she traveled to her
grandkids’ games, she would visit different churches in the area – she
has probably seen most of the churches in the state, a testament to her
devoted faith and love for the Lord. Traveling in general was something
she loved to do as she traveled to several different vacation spots and
made sure to hit some casinos on the way. She stayed busy when she was
at home with her garden, being apart of the Daughters of Isabella,
attending church events or masses, and even helping prepare funeral
meals for Sacred Heart members who passed on before her.
Deanna was a hardworking woman who showed her love by serving and
caring for her family, friends, and church. With the same love and
patience required to grow her gardens, she planted in each one of us the
seeds of faith, hope, and love. Through her daily example, she showed
us that the greatest of these is love. Although Deanna will be greatly
missed, she will live forever in the hearts of those who knew her best,
for she was greatly loved.
She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Becker of the home; sons,
Michael (Jody) Becker of Plainville, KS, Douglas (Tammi) Becker of
Raytown, MO, and Chad (Lisa) Becker of Tecumseh, KS; siblings, Beverly
Hachmeister of Natoma, KS, Anita (Gail) Griffin of Alton KS, and Harold
Jr. “Bud” Beck of Russell, KS; eleven grandchildren, Ashley (Brian) Hay,
Joseph (Jana) Becker, Alaina Becker, Andrew Becker, the twins: Henry
and Cory Becker, Matthew Becker, Emma Becker, Jacob Becker, Jeremy
Rowles and Adel (Christina) Bjiouat; and eleven great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Reva Beck.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 7,
2020, at 10:30AM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial to
follow at the Natoma Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, 2:00PM to
4:30PM, at the funeral home in Plainville and moved to the church 6:00PM
to 8:00PM with a Vigil Service and Rosary at 7:00PM.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sacred
Heart Catholic Schools, D of I, or Rooks County Health Center and may be
sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd St,
Plainville, KS 67663.