The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Harold Peter Becker, 89, currently of Royal, escaped this world and was greeted in Heaven by his parents on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Funeral services will be delayed. Although Harold was never late for anything, some of his offspring are perpetually tardy.

Harold was born the sixth of 14 children to Mathew and Justine (Bormann) Becker. He lived most of his early years on the family farm east of Wesley. He graduated from Britt High School in 1950, having received an “A” in shop class. The life lessons he learned, both on the farm and in shop class, served him well throughout his life. He...