Theresa E. Beck

Theresa Rodgers Beck
Theresa E. Rodgers Beck, 91, of Butler died Sunday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 22, 1912, in Reading, she was a daughter of Paul E. and Emma Arnett Cirillo.
She was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church and served in St. Peter's Women's Council and Phase II. She also was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America 443 and Tanglewood Senior Center. She was a past president of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary and East Butler Firemen's Ladies Auxiliary. She currently was president of the U.S. Catholic Conference at the Butler Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where she was a volunteer for 43 years.
She was a lifelong crafter and had donated much of her handiwork to charitable organizations both here and abroad.
Surviving are a son, Richard E. Rodgers of Butler; seven daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Mary) Payung, Ginger Martin, Judy Beilstein Mrs. Michael (Pat) Nicolazzo, Mrs. Keith (Gerry) Morgan and Micky Rodgers, all of Butler and Mrs. Jack (Theresa) Beilstein of Clifton Springs, N.Y.; two brothers, Michael and William Cirillo, both of Butler; and a sister, Angelina Schaffner of Pearland, Texas. Also surviving are 28 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was the widow of Kenneth L. Rodgers, who died Dec. 12, 1979; and Paul J. Beck Sr., who died Oct. 26, 1982. She also was preceded in death by a son, a daughter, two great-grandchildren, four sisters and six brothers.
BECK - Friends of Theresa E. Rodgers Beck, who died Sunday, June 20, 2004, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME, 201 E. Cunningham St. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, Franklin Street, with the Rev. Marvin Justi, O.F.M., Cap., officiating. Burial will follow at St. Peters Cemetery.
The members of the C.D. of A. will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home to recite the rosary
The Women's Council of St. Peter will recite the rosary at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.