Edith Mae Heckert
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 5 May 1918 - Massilon, , OH 1
Christening:
Death: 12 Feb 2008 - St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO 1
Burial: Feb 2008 - Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Andrew Co, MO
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 297-07-7068
• Obituary, sjoenews.net, 13 Feb 2008
Edith Becraft
1918-2008
Edith Becraft, 89, St. Joseph, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, at a local health-care facility.
Mrs. Becraft was born May 5, 1918, in Massillon, Ohio.
While attending the University of Michigan, she met her future husband.
She married Charles Edward Becraft on Sept. 2, 1950. He preceded her in death March 17, 2006.
During the early years of their marriage, they lived in Prairie Village, Kan. In 1972, they moved to St. Joseph, where Edith assisted Charles with his legal practice for many years.
She retired from the Great Lakes Pipeline, where she was an executive secretary.
Mrs. Becraft was a member of Wyatt Park Christian Church, Runcie Club, Alpha Delta Pi sorority and American Association of University Women. She had many interests, including reading, sewing and playing bridge.
A loving wife and mother, Edith will be deeply missed along with her husband.
Mrs. Becraft also was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn Pflug and Evelyn Walton (Fisher) Heckert; and brother, Robert E. Heckert.
Survivors: son, Robert W. Becraft; and sister-in-law, Jane Stingley, both of St. Joseph; two nephews, Mark Stingley, Lenexa, Kan.; and John Stingley, Connecticut.
There will be a private service under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, St. Joseph. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph.
The family suggests memorial gifts to the Northwest Missouri chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Published in the St. Joseph News-Press on 2/13/2008.
Spouses and Children
1. *Charles Edward Becraft
Marriage: 2 Sep 1950
Status:
Children:
1. Robert W Becraft
Sources
1. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.