He was born in East Cocalico Township to the late Elias S. and Ruth (Fehr) Beck and was the husband of the late Ethel (Good) Beck who passed away in 2006.
Jim was a member of the Wyomissing Church of the Brethren. Before meeting his wife, Jim served in the Civilian Conservation Corps at the Westmoreland State Park in Virginia, CO 2352 Camp SP-19. Over the course of their married life, they lived and worked in Marietta, Millersville, Quarryville, Reading and then moved to Reamstown and lived there for a little over 25 years.
Jim worked as an estate manager for C. Scott Althouse for 17 years and then worked for Security of America Life Insurance Company of Reading as a maintenance supervisor from 1970-1987. He was very handy at plumbing, electrical work, painting and wallpapering. Jim retired in September 1987. His hobbies were working outside doing farming, lawn care, flower gardening, reading and doing jigsaw puzzles with his friends and family.
He is survived by a son, James, husband of Carol Beck of Wernersville; a daughter, Joyce, wife of Day Fasnacht of Denver; 5 grandchildren, Keith Beck, Todd, husband of Anna Beck, Jennifer, wife of Matthew Martzall, Mitchell, husband of Kelly Fasnacht and Teresa Strohl; 4 great-grandchildren, Caleb and Nash Fasnacht, Parker and Skyler Strohl;
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Julian Peter Fasnacht; 2 infant siblings, Alvin and Arlene Beck; 5 brothers, Henry, Harold, Carl "Ben", Ammon and Joseph Beck; 5 sisters, Helen Preperto, Alice Ecenrode, Minie Lohr, Dorothy Hogarth and Frances Hogarth.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, July 8, from 10 to 11 am, at the Roseboro Stradling Funeral Home, 533 Walnut Street, Denver, followed by his funeral service at 11 am. Interment will take place in the United Brethren Church Cemetery.
The family would like to thank all the caregivers from the Herrnhut Unit at Moravian Manor and Hospice from Masonic Village for the excellent care given to Jim.
Arrangements by Roseboro Stradling Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Denver.
He was born in East Cocalico Township to the late Elias S. and Ruth (Fehr) Beck and was the husband of the late Ethel (Good) Beck who passed away in 2006.
Jim was a member of the Wyomissing Church of the Brethren. Before meeting his wife, Jim served in the Civilian Conservation Corps at the Westmoreland State Park in Virginia, CO 2352 Camp SP-19. Over the course of their married life, they lived and worked in Marietta, Millersville, Quarryville, Reading and then moved to Reamstown and lived there for a little over 25 years.
Jim worked as an estate manager for C. Scott Althouse for 17 years and then worked for Security of America Life Insurance Company of Reading as a maintenance supervisor from 1970-1987. He was very handy at plumbing, electrical work, painting and wallpapering. Jim retired in September 1987. His hobbies were working outside doing farming, lawn care, flower gardening, reading and doing jigsaw puzzles with his friends and family.
He is survived by a son, James, husband of Carol Beck of Wernersville; a daughter, Joyce, wife of Day Fasnacht of Denver; 5 grandchildren, Keith Beck, Todd, husband of Anna Beck, Jennifer, wife of Matthew Martzall, Mitchell, husband of Kelly Fasnacht and Teresa Strohl; 4 great-grandchildren, Caleb and Nash Fasnacht, Parker and Skyler Strohl;
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Julian Peter Fasnacht; 2 infant siblings, Alvin and Arlene Beck; 5 brothers, Henry, Harold, Carl "Ben", Ammon and Joseph Beck; 5 sisters, Helen Preperto, Alice Ecenrode, Minie Lohr, Dorothy Hogarth and Frances Hogarth.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, July 8, from 10 to 11 am, at the Roseboro Stradling Funeral Home, 533 Walnut Street, Denver, followed by his funeral service at 11 am. Interment will take place in the United Brethren Church Cemetery.
The family would like to thank all the caregivers from the Herrnhut Unit at Moravian Manor and Hospice from Masonic Village for the excellent care given to Jim.
Arrangements by Roseboro Stradling Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Denver.
Family Members
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Helen Harriet Beck Preperato
1916–1988
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Alice Mae Beck Ecenrode
1917–2002
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Henry Fehr Beck
1919–1976
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Harold Fehr Beck
1919–1967
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Alvin Norman Beck
1921–1923
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Arlene Beck
1924–1924
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Carl Benjamin Beck
1925–2003
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Ammon Edward Beck
1928–1991
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Minnie Elizabeth Beck Lohr
1929–2000
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Dorothy Lillian "Dotty" Beck Hogarth
1932–1965
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Frances Joann Beck Beatty - Hogarth
1934–2005
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