San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Beck Sr., Clifford April 11, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vickie Stone VctrStV4U@aol.com April 16, 2005, 12:53 am Lodi News-Sentinel Apr 15, 2005 Clifford Beck Sr. Russell Clifford Beck Sr. "Clifford", 91 of Lodi passed away on Monday, April 11, 2005 at his Lodi residence. He was born to Roy and Hattie Beck on October 29, 1913 in Aubrey, TX and was raised in Oklahoma where he met his wife Lena Horst. They were married on August 14, 1935 in Butler, OK. In April of 1937 they moved to Lodi where he worked farming grapes prior to working in the Stockton Shipyard from 1942-1945 during WWII. Clifford then went to work for Super Mold in Lodi where he worked as a Machinist for twenty-six years, retiring in 1975. Following retirement he continued working for Castamagna Farms hauling grapes and walnuts until 1998. Clifford was a Fifty-year Veteran of the International Machinist Union Lodge No. 1528 and the Carpenters Union. He was a member of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 259, Toastmasters and was an Assistant Boy Scout Master for Troop No. 29. Clifford was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church in Lodi where he served as head usher and was active in the United Methodist Men's Group. Clifford was a supporter of the Heifer International and served as a Heifer Cowboy, deliverng goats to Mexico. He loved his flowers and was proud of his vegetable garden. Clifford especially enjoyed spending time at family gatherings. He is survived by his wife of 69 years Lena Beck of of Lodi, CA. Children Bill Beck and wife Mary of Modesto, CA, Russell Beck and wife Mary of Stockton, CA, Sharron Rains of San Gabriel, CA, Janet Beck of Modesto, CA. Grandchildren, Sara Jensen, David Beck, Jim Beck, ... Clifford Beck October 29, 1913 - April 11, 2005 Clifford Beck, age 91, passed away on Mon., Apr. 11, 2005. Visitation: Sun., Apr. 17, 2005 from 2 - 5 pm. at Gierhart-Wells & Donahue Funeral Home, 123 N. School St., Lodi. Memorial Service: Mon., Apr. 18 at 11:30 am at the First United Methodist Church, Lodi. Interment will be private at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/becksr7294gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb