Joyce Becker Obituary
Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the Oldham Lutheran Church with Pastor Wanda Biel officiating. Visitation will be Friday, January 30, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Crawford-Osthus/Johnson-Henry Funeral Chapel in Arlington, and one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Burial will be in the Oldham Lutheran Cemetery in Oldham.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Crawford-Osthus/Johnson-Henry Funeral Chapel of Arlington, Lake Preston, Oldham. www.crawfordosthus.com
She was born on January 13, 1931, to Andrew and Clara Andersen. She lived on the family farm near Dell Rapids until 1938. Then they moved to a farm South of Elkton. She attended country school for a while, then went to Elkton High School until she graduated in 1948. She attended Beadle College in Madison for twelve-week teaching course. She then taught at Jodozi School near Oldham, SD, for one year. Then taught at Gruenhagen & Becker country schools near Oldham.
It was when Joyce was teaching at Becker school she met the love of her life, Lowell Becker. They were married on December 26, 1949. They resided on the Becker Family Farm. While on the farm she helped Lowell farm, milked cows, and run her own upholstery shop. With Lowell's passing in 1999, she continued to run the farm and her upholstery shop, with the family doing the farming. She continued to live on the family farm until she moved to Arlington in 2019. In 2025, with failing health she moved to Edgewood Assisted Living in Brookings, then to the Neighborhoods on Brookveiw until her passing. She was a devoted member of the Oldham Lutheran Church.
Left to cherish her memory is her children: Susan (John) Goebel of Oldham, SD; Roxanne (Mike) Cook of Bruce, SD; Steve (Kathy "Katie") Becker of Harrisburg, SD; James (Jolene) Becker of Brookings, SD. Grandchildren: Becky (Bryan) Jensen; John (Angie) Goebel; Kristy (Dan) Nelson; Mick (Rachelle) Cook; Eve (Scott) Langerock; Bobbi (Jordan) Snyder; Wade (Natasha) Becker; Andrew (Ashley) Becker. Great-grandchildren: Johannah (Brandon) Schwader with their children Delanie & Charlie; Tyler (fiancé Lily) Jensen; Tanley (Christian) Rystrom; Brenley Goebel; Kashley Goebel; Brent Nelson; Makayla Nelson; John Cook; Kennedy Cook; Maddi Langerock; Riggins Langerock; Hudson Snyder; Lucy Rozeboom; Colter Snyder; Natalie Snyder, Hadley Becker; Kuiper Becker, MacKlyn Becker; LuKan Becker.
She was preceded in death by her husband Lowell Becker; Grandson Ben Becker; Her parents Andrew & Clara Andersen; her brother Jerry Andersen; Jules Andersen; Dennis (Maria) Andersen.
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Susan Brown
January 29, 2026
Joyce was always so helpful to me over the years as I was refinishing furniture and would seek her knowhow. She was such an expert with her upholstery and refinishing knowledge.
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