Alyce Sally Becker

1935 - 2023

Alyce Sally Becker

October 10, 1935 - August 18, 2023

Alyce A. Sally Becker passed away August 18, 2023, in Estes Park, CO, with family by her side. There will be graveside services on September 8, 2023 at 10:00AM at Davenport Memorial Park in Davenport, IA. Meet by the main entrance cottage at 9:50 AM to go to the grave site. There will be a memorial service September 8, 2023, at 3:00 PM at Good Samaritan Society - Estes Park Village. Sally was born in Davenport, IA October 10, 1935, to parents Mary E. Hild and Paul W. Becker. She graduated from I.C.A. '53 and from Marycrest College in Davenport, IA with a B.A. and elementary teaching certificate. She taught elementary school in various locations in Iowa for over thirty years. May 8, 1991, Sally received a heart transplant at the University of Iowa and retired from teaching. The next twenty-some years were spent with her good friend Cleo Bryant traveling, spending winters in Mesa, AZ and summers in Estes Park, CO, eventually living in Estes Park full-time. Many years were spent as a volunteer at the Estes Park Senior Center - especially at the fundraising Saturday Breakfast Buffets. She was a member of Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church.

Sally was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Paul Becker; her sister, Janet Kristopeit and brother-in-law, Phillip Kristopeit; nephew, Kevin Kristopeit, and great-nephew, Gregory Kristopeit. She is survived by her niece, Karen Kristopeit-Parker and husband Robert Parker of Westminister, CO, as well as nieces, nephews, many cousins, and close friends the Bryant family. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Good Samaritan Society, Estes Park Health, Estes Park Library, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, or Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church in Estes Park.