Becker, Leota F. 'Tootie'

Leota F. “Tootie” Becker, 87, of Tipton, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Private family services will take place, with the Rev. David Mears officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Clarence. Arrangements with Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence.

Born July 13, 1925, in Cedar County, Iowa, the daughter of Everett and Freida (Bock) Ford, she married Alvin Becker on Nov. 30, 1942, in Kahoka, Mo. He died Sept. 15, 2010.

Leota and her husband, Alvin, farmed from 1946 until 1989 in rural Clarence. They moved to Tipton in 1990. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence and the Women's Fellowship. Survivors include two daughters, Donna Oldorf of Cedar Rapids and Marian McKee of Denver, Colo.; son, Steven (Rita) of Stanwood; sister, Evelyn Clark of Tipton; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvin; two sons, Harlan and David; four brothers; three sisters; and sons-in-law, Dennis Oldorf and Michael McKee.

Published May 3, 2013 in The Gazette