Agatha M. Becher

Agatha M. Becher, 95, of Elkhart, died peacefully on March 18, 2015, at the Hubbard Hill

Retirement Community in Elkhart, IN where she had lived since 2008. She was

born in Wyatt, IN on May 28, 1919, the daughter of the late Philip W. Anthony

and Annetta M. (Roeder) Anthony.



On June 30, 1940 she married Richard P. Becher in Woodland, Indiana, who preceded

her in death in 1981. Also preceding her were a son, Lynn D. Becher in 1978, as well as

her sister, Evelyn in 1921. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and

Heidi Becher of Bristol, her daughter-in-law, Patsy Becher Ballard of Punta Gorda,

Florida, her beloved granddaughter, Teresa A. Down (Michael) of New York City,

her great-grandson, Paul Becher Down, her sister-in-law, Lura Limerick of South Bend, her

cousin Doris Rassi of South Bend, and numerous nieces and nephews.



Agatha graduated as salutatorian from Madison Twp. High School in 1937, and lived

in Wyatt all her life until 2000, when she moved to a retirement community in Bremen,

Indiana and subsequently to Hubbard Hill. She was a homemaker and partner with her

husband in a family business.



Her ancestors were early settlers of Madison Township and had worshipped at

St. Paul's Lutheran Church since the mid-1800s where Agatha had been a life-long

member. She was a talented seamstress and enthusiastic participant in the

church's sewing circle where many beautiful quilts were created.



Family and friends are invited to a funeral service which will be held in the Hubbard

Hill Chapel, 28070 CR 24 West, Elkhart, Indiana, on Friday, April 3, 2015, with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Chaplain Dave Severance will officiate. Burial will be private and will take place in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Woodland. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice.