Edwin Henry Beck1,2 
M, (9 June 1909 - 10 February 1983)
Edwin Henry Beck was born on 9 June 1909 at Tyndall, Bon Homme County, South Dakota.1,2 He was the son of John Beck and Rosaline Schmoll.2 Edwin Henry Beck married, at age 23, Bertha E. Friedrich, age 19, daughter of Otto Friedrich and Emma Weisz, on Thursday, 16 February 1933 at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Douglas County, South Dakota.1,2 Edwin Henry Beck died on 10 February 1983 at Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, at age 73 years, 8 months and 1 day.1,2 He was buried in the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, located in Delmont, Douglas County, South Dakota.2
His obituary was published sometime in February 1983 in the local paper, printed in Douglas County, South Dakota. His obituary stated:
Edwin Henry Beck was born in Tyndall, South Dakota, June 19, 1909 to John and Rose (nee Schmoll) Beck. Edwin and Bertha Frederick were united in marriage at the Saint Paul Lutheran Church, north of Delmont, South Dakota, February 16, 1933. Mr. Beck died in the Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Thursday, February 10, 1983. He attained the age of 73 years, 7 months and 22 days.
The couple farmed near Delmont until retiring in 1978. Mr. Beck was a charter member of the Delmont Baseball Association and an active member of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha; 2 daughters, Mrs. John (Lianne) Gunnare of Wagner, South Dakota; and Janice Jones of Shawnee, Kansas; three sons, Ronald Beck, Banks, Oregon, James Beck of Palisades, Colorado and Charles Beck of Delmont, South Dakota; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents he has been preceded in death by one sister and one brother.2
His obituary was published sometime in February 1983 in the local paper, printed in Douglas County, South Dakota. His obituary stated:
Edwin Henry Beck was born in Tyndall, South Dakota, June 19, 1909 to John and Rose (nee Schmoll) Beck. Edwin and Bertha Frederick were united in marriage at the Saint Paul Lutheran Church, north of Delmont, South Dakota, February 16, 1933. Mr. Beck died in the Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Thursday, February 10, 1983. He attained the age of 73 years, 7 months and 22 days.
The couple farmed near Delmont until retiring in 1978. Mr. Beck was a charter member of the Delmont Baseball Association and an active member of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha; 2 daughters, Mrs. John (Lianne) Gunnare of Wagner, South Dakota; and Janice Jones of Shawnee, Kansas; three sons, Ronald Beck, Banks, Oregon, James Beck of Palisades, Colorado and Charles Beck of Delmont, South Dakota; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents he has been preceded in death by one sister and one brother.2
Children of Edwin Henry Beck and Bertha E. Friedrich
- Lianne Beck2,1
- Janice Beck2,1
- Ronald Beck2,1
- James Allen Beck+2 (12 Jan 1946 - 24 Jan 2001)
- Charles Lowell Beck+1,2,3 (4 Jul 1949 - 27 Dec 2002)
Last Edited=1 Jul 2020
Citations
- [S2689] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 1 July 2020), transcript, "tombstone for Bertha E. (Friedrich) Beck (1914-2009), Find A Grave Memorial No. 40061353, records of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Delmont, Douglas County, South Dakota." Transcript by Shirley Price Nance (contributor 46984618), record added 30 July 2009.
- [S2690] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 1 July 2020), transcript, "tombstone for Edwin Henry Beck (1909-1983), Find A Grave Memorial No. 40072022, records of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Delmont, Douglas County, South Dakota." Transcript by Shirley Price Nance (contributor 46984618), record added 30 July 2009.
- [S2693] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 1 July 2020), transcript, "tombstone for Charles Lowell Beck (1949-2002), Find A Grave Memorial No. 40072190, records of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Delmont, Douglas County, South Dakota." Transcript by Shirley Price Nance (contributor 46984618), record added 30 July 2009.