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WiS 1970-5: Cleveland, OH: "Our dear sister Mrs. Dorothy A. Hassink “went home” March 11th. She was saved at age 22 as a result of meetings of the late James Marshall in Akron and Addison Rd. Assemblies. A patient sufferer for a good part of her married life, she was uncomplaining and kind. She leaves her husband of the Monticello Assembly, two daughters and one son. Also surviving her aged father, M. Becker of Akron."
* Franklin "Frank" Matthias Becker (b. 1850 Chippewa Twp., Wayne, OH - d. 1897 Akron, OH), son of Christian Becker (b. 1810 Germany - d. 1880 Wayne Co., OH) & Barbara G. Young Becker (1825-1902). Frank was employed as a C., A & C. car inspector, and died of pneumonia.
* Rebecca J. Groff Becker '''+1897-1932''' (b. 1854 East Union, Wayne, OH - d. 1932 Akron, OH), daughter of Henry S. Groff (b. 1818 Lancaster Co., PA - d. 1865 Wayne Co., OH) & Susannah Showalter Groff (b. 1821 - d. 1899).
** Henry "Harry" Arthur Becker '''+1913-1949''' (1873-1949). Wife: Anna Mary Lemke Becker (1877-1931).*** Lillian Rose Becker Beck (b. 1896 Akron, OH - d. 1995 Fairlawn, OH). Husband: Lou Oscar Beck (1886-1975 Akron, OH). In 1920, Lou was president of Akron Arcade Co., [https://www.mahoningmatters.com/news/article262216417.html Hippodrome Arcade & Theater] and the L.O. Beck Building Co.*** Nell B. Becker Dowling (1898-1963). ** Ruth Pearl R. Becker Christa '''+1897-1979?''' (1893-1979). Husband (1921 @ Akron, OH): James George Christa '''+1921-1976?''' (b. 1889 Yugoslavia - d. 1976 [[Longport Gospel Hall Home, NJ|Longport Gospel Hall Home]], Atlantic, [[New Jersey|NJ]]). In 1942, James was employed by [https://ethw.org/Ohio_Brass_High_Voltage_Laboratories Ohio Brass Co.], in Barberton. Ohio Brass is renowned for establishing the first full-scale outdoor electrical testing facility in the U.S. in 1920. Ruth is credited in her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/159205055 obit] from ''The Akron Beacon Journal'' as "a charter member of the Gospel Hall on Wooster Ave."** Dorance Elmer Becker, Sr. (1896-1972). He was a veteran of WWI, earning the rank of corporal. Wife (1926 @ Akron, OH): Lydia Ida Marquardt Becker-Wise (b. 1902 Akron, OH - d. 1979 Barberton, OH), daughter of Gustav Carl Albert Marquardt (1873-1959) from Poland & Anna Marie Koehn Marquardt (1874-1946) from Germany. As per her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/159213448 obit], Lydia was a retired clerk at Kaase's Bakery, where she worked 15 years. The bakery, previously known as City Bakery, was popular in the 1930's-1940's for their cinnamon star shortbread cookies. At the end of her life, Lydia was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran.** Elvina "Vinnie" L. Becker (1891-1914 Akron, OH). In 1910, Vinnie was employed as a saleslady at a tea store, and also a volunteer with the West Exchange Street Mission, sponsored by the assembly. Vinnie was notoriously killed by Harry Porterfield Boomer (1890-1974) during a robbery at her brother Frank's "Independent Tea Co." which also sold groceries at 16 Bartges St. A couple days prior to the murder, Boomer had eaten a meal prepared by Vinnie, with her brother Frank. He had previously worked occasionally for them over a span of six months, but there had been no work for him in two weeks and he elected to rob the store when she Frank was out making deliveries and Vinnie was 23 years old, by an unknown assailantalone. It was thought that it His original intent was to use a homemade mallet to knock her unconscious while she "was engaged in filling a sack at a barrel of rolled oats, to send out to for a customer" that , but she was attackedturned and recognized him, according so he switched to a hatchet and murdered her. This [https://www.newspapers.com/image/228136627/ news report]soon after the killing, and [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6431 this] after he was convicted, provides more detail. Her funeral was officiated by [[Thomas Donald William Muir|T.D.W. Muir]] of Detroit, and was regarded as one of the largest ever held in Akron due to Vinnie's many friendships thru her work with the gospel mission.
** Frank M. Becker '''+1897-1946+'''. He served as a pallbearer that year for William P. Douglas' memorial service, as a brother representing the Akron assembly. See ''Assembly Annals'' 1946-6 and/or the Soper family.
** Edna Becker Firestone ** Clara Bell Becker Heller-Stonebrook (b. 1872 Burton City, OH - d. 1952). 1914 @ Florida. Husband (1911): Willard Jacob Stonebrook (b. 1862 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN - d. 1953 Bushnell, Sumter, FL). Their wedding was officiated by William S. Adams, pastor of the [https://trinucc.org/history/ Wooster Ave. Reformed Church].
** Susie Becker Pfister - Cleveland
** Barbara Becker Swain
** Margaret M. Becker Adams (b. 1887 Clinton, OH - d. 1971 Stark Co., OH). Husband: Ross Quincy Adams (b. 1888 Copley, Summit, OH - d. 1917 Santa Clara Co., CA), son of John Quincy Adams (b. 1851 - d. 1897 Copley, OH). No known relation to the 6th U.S. president by the same name.
** Harry Becker - Orrville
** Daniel Lewis Becker '''+1897-1914'''. (b. 1875 Salt Creek Twp., Wayne, OH - d. 1939 Stow, Summit, OH). 1914 @ California. Wife (1909 @ Detroit, MI): Mabel Martin Becker (b. 1888 MI - d. 1911 pneumonia @ Akron, OH), daughter of Linneaus Martin & Ann Boyle Martin. Daniel & Mabel had one child who died in infancy in 1911. He was in charge of the "Little Gospel Mission" on West Exchange St., then moved to San Francisco, California in June of 1914 to establish a similar mission there. William P. Douglas officiated his memorial.
** Michael William Becker '''+1897-1975''' (b. 1881 Burton City, Wayne, OH - d. 1975 Barberton, OH). 1927 @ 376 Orleans Ave., 383 Kathryn Pl., Akron & 681 19th St., Cuyahoga Falls; +1930-1932+: 1733 19th St., C.F.;
*** Dorothy Althea Becker Hassink (b. 1904 Akron, OH - d. 1970 Euclid, Cuyahoga, OH). Husband (1923 @ Akron, OH): Daniel James Hassink (b. 1900 Warrensville, Cuyahoga, OH - d. 1986 Marion, Linn, IA), son of Herm "Hiram" Hassink (b. 1846 Olst, Netherlands - d. 1910 Cleveland, OH) & Johanna Rosina "Anna" Hulleman Hassink (b. 1861 Haarlem, Neth. - d. 1933 Cleveland, OH) who emigrated to the U.S. shortly after their wedding, as per [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105998448/johanna_rosina-hassink FindAGrave].
==Bercaw family==