William F. Becker

BECKER, Mr. William F. Parchment, MI Died Wednesday evening January 17, 2007. William was born March 1, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Frank and Dorothy James Becker. He served Honorably with the U.S. Marines years ago. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the James River Corporation for 11 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Geraldine Becker on November 18, 1983; and a niece, Michelle Kruse. He is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Ronald Price of Kalamazoo; 3 grandchildren, Joshua, Jamie, and Joey Ballay; 2 step-grandchildren, Christopher Price and Deseree Phillips; 2 great-grandsons, Joshua James Price and Joshua Adam Ballay, Jr.; a sister, Carolyn Bart Kruse of St. Joseph, MI; a niece, Heidi Jason Roffman of Granger, IN; and a nephew, Daniel Socorro Kruse of Adrian, MI. Services will be held 1 o?clock Tuesday from the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest North Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be directed to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.