Theresa Becker

Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am, Friday, February 5, 2016 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie, for Theresa Becker, age 89, of Long Prairie. Family and friends may call from 4-8 pm, Thursday at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie and one hour prior to service.
Theresa is one of nine children born to John & Frances (Geisenhof) Gogala. She was born January 28, 1927 and lived in St. Anthony until her marriage to Clarence Becker on October 25, 1947. They were married at St. Anthony’s Church in St. Anthony.
Theresa attended District 98 in St. Anthony for eight years and then attended the Albany High School; graduating in 1946. Theresa was employed as a legal secretary in Long Prairie until her marriage to Clarence Becker in 1947. Together they started a dairy farm and farmed eight miles north east of Long Prairie where they were blessed to raise their family of nine boys and three girls.
Theresa was a member of St. Mary’s of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie. During her life she especially enjoyed going to dances, vegetable gardening, tending to flowers, cooking, baking and spending time with family. What she loved most was cooking and baking for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren that would visit her.
Theresa is survived by her children: Margaret (Pete) Leither, Frank (Julie) Becker, Ray (Diane) Becker, Al Becker, Joyce (Byron) Froh, Joe Becker, Tony (Lori) Becker, Jim (Mary) Becker, Steve (Sherri) Becker, Henry (Jennifer) Becker, Ed Becker, Mary (Brian) Pelzer; 31 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; brother John Gogala; sisters: Gertrude Gilk and Frances Bryniarski and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Theresa is preceded in death by her parents; husband Clarence Becker on January 21, 1993, daughter-in-law Connie Becker; sisters: Agnes Trenda and Mary Ann Frericks; brothers: Joe, Andrew and Anthony Gogala; brothers-in-law, Gerome Frericks, George Trenda and Richard Bryniarski.