King County WA Archives Obituaries.....Swanson, Mathilda September 7, 1951 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Stephanie Mannion Wrightson swrightson51@gmail.com March 1, 2011, 6:43 pm The Issaquah Press, Thursday, September 13, 1951 Thilda Becker 1889 Pioneer Dies at Home. The death of Mrs. Thilda Becker at her home Friday took another Isssaquah pioneer from the community. Mrs. Becker had lived here for 62 years. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Issaquah Funeral home and were followed by burial at Hillside cemetery, beside her husband, Louis Becker, who died in 1918. Rev. Stan M. Kuhn officiated at the rites. Born in Sweden on March 19, 1868, Mrs. Becker came to this country at the age of 17 and was married soon after in Illinois, the young couple moving on to Issaquah. For many years they owned the Stockhom (sic) hotel here, a pioneer landmark. Her last illness followed a stroke two years ago. She became ill while watching the Sunday Labor Day parade. Survivors include many relatives here, three daughters, Mrs. Lilly Enberg, Mrs. Blanche Hoye, Mrs. Myrtle McQuade; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother Carl Swanson os Issaquah, and a sister, Mrs. Augusta Friend of Centralia. Additional Comments: Original surname: "SVENSSON." Parents: Sven TUFVESSON and Petronella BENGTSDOTTER. MATHILDA SVENSSON was born March 19, 1868 in Sweden, and died September 07, 1951 in Issaquah, King, WA. She married LOUIS BECKER January 25, 1887 in Bloomington, Illinois. He was born December 16, 1863 in Sweden, and died June 16, 1918 in Issaquah, King, WA. Children of LOUIS BECKER and MATHILDA SVENSSON are: i. LILLIE CHRISTINA BECKER, b. January 13, 1890, Washington State; d. October 01, 1960, Bellevue, King, WA; m. OLAF WILLIAM ENBERG, December 26, 1910, Issaquah, King, Washington; b. April 06, 1883, Akeruns, Sweden; d. March 01, 1968, Everett, King, WA. ii. NELS A. BECKER, b. 1892, Issaquah, King, WA; d. 1892, Issaquah, King, WA. iii. BLANCHE HILDEGARD BECKER, b. January 18, 1893, Gilman, King, Washington; d. July 29, 1971, Overlake Hospital, Bellevue, King, WA; m. BERTRAM HOYE, September 13, 1910, Issaquah, King, Washington; b. May 08, 1887, Illinois; d. January 20, 1952, Seattle, King, WA. iv. ELMER SIEGFRID BECKER, b. September 11, 1895, Issaquah, King County, Washington; d. June 04, 1948, Seattle, King County, Washington. v. MYRTLE SELMA BECKER, b. July 25, 1902, Issaquah, King, WA; d. December 31, 1983, North Bend, King, WA; m. CHARLES THOMAS MCQUADE, September 07, 1920, Seattle, King, WA; b. July 23, 1894, Gilman, King, WA; d. July 19, 1971, Orting, Pierce, WA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/king/obits/s/swanson888gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb