Verliena Becker

KALONA ? Verliena Maxine Becker, 84, of North Liberty, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at her home.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A Rosary and Vigil Service will be held at 3 p.m., Friday at the Holy Trinity Parish Life Center in Richmond, and the family will greet friends from 3:30 to 8 p.m. following the Vigil Service. A memorial fund has been established for Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Iowa City Hospice. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Becker was born May 6, 1932, in rural Washington, the daughter of Robert and Josephine (Birka) North. She married Norbert Becker on Oct. 3, 1950, in Pleasant Plain.

She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1950. She and her husband farmed in the Ainsworth community for 30 years, retiring to Kalona in 1989. She moved to North Liberty in 2010. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church and lived her life each day honoring and worshiping the Lord.

Surviving are 11 children, Bob Becker and wife Gloria of Douds, Jerry Becker of Riverside, Don Becker and wife Cindy of North Liberty, John Becker and wife Karen of The Villages, Florida, Bonnie Becker and James Soukup of Bothell, Washington, Ken Becker of Hills, Terry Becker of Atalissa, Mary Jo Kinney and husband Rob of Coralville, Brenda Shelman and husband Matt of West Burlington, Deb Fuhr and husband Jim of Washington, and Steve Becker and wife Anita of Iowa City; 29 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Carol Gevock of Agency.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Norbert; and one son, Tim.