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Leona Alberta Peterson Beck

25 Dec 1919 – 12 Jul 2011

Birth	25 Dec 1919
Death	12 Jul 2011
Cemetery	Litchfield Cemetery Litchfield , Sherman County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Kathy Burgess Burr on 08 Jun 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73292589

Bio

Leona A. Beck, 91, of Litchfield died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at St. John's Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. Leona was born Dec. 25, 1919, in Sherman County to John and Alvena (Bichel) Peterson. On June 9, 1944, she married Irwin Beck in Kearney. Survivors are: husband; sons, Jack Beck and his wife, Judy, of Omaha, Gerald Beck and his wife, Pat, and Marvin Beck and his wife, Vicky, all of Litchfield, and Myron Beck and his wife, Mary, of La Cresenta, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Luella Sass of Grand Island; and brother, Dale Peterson of Kearney. Leona was educated in Sherman County and graduated from Loup City High School. Leona and Irwin made their home on a farm near Litchfield. Leona was a member of Litchfield United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and was a 4-H leader. Leona enjoyed gardening and her family. Leona was preceded in death by a sister and a brother. Published in Kearney Hub on July 13, 2011

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Family

Parents

• John Raymond "Johnnie" Peterson 1894–1969
• Alvina Emma Bichel Peterson 1897–1965

Spouse

• Irwin John Beck 1921–2014 FaG

Siblings

• Evelyn Marie Peterson Senff 1918–2011
• Leon Albert Peterson 1919–2002
• Luella Emma Peterson Sass 1930–2024
• Dale Dean Peterson 1934–2014

Children

• Gerald Dean "Jerry" Beck 1947–2013 FaG

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