Hattie Ann Becvar

CELEBRANT
Fr. Gerald Thury
MUSIC
Organist ~ Kathy Koenig
St. Leo Choir & Congregation
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
Members of the Catholic Order of Foresters and
Tyndall American Legion & V.F.W. Auxiliaries
CASKETBEARERS
John Becvar
Mike Brezina
Albert Schmidt, Jr.
David Schmidt
Eugene Sutera
Gary Ugland
Hattie Ann Becvar was born on Tuesday, April 4, 1922 in the Tripp area near Vodnany, South Dakota. Her parents were Frank and Mathilda (Sedlacek) Brezina. Hattie received the sacraments of baptism, her first Holy Communion, confirmation and marriage all at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church at Vodnany. She attended the Lake Region School #11 through the 8th grade, then worked on the family farm. Hattie was united in marriage to Peter Becvar on February 18, 1941. She worked at the Riven’s Store and for Gene Owens’ grocery for many years. She and Pete were longtime helpers for the funeral home and Hattie helped out with visitation and answering the phone. There was a funeral home phone line in her house from 1963 until 2002. Pete and Hattie made numerous trips to California, and one of the highlights of their retirement was attending the Tournament of Roses Parade every year. Hattie enjoyed working in her yard, mowing her lawn and tending her flowers. She was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church, St. Leo Altar Society Band #2, Catholic Foresters Holy Rosary Court #198, Pike-Wagner American Legion Post #2 Auxiliary and Simek-Ptak V.F.W. Post #6895 Auxiliary. She was a resident at North Point Apartments since November of 2002 and enjoyed her time there. Hattie passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Tyndall at the age of 87 years, 5 months and 15 days.
Grateful for sharing Hattie’s life are her three sons: William (Shirley) Becvar of Glasco, Kansas, Dennis Becvar of Monrovia, California and Douglas Becvar of Pine, Colorado; three grandchildren: Paul, Nicole and Andrea;  five great-grandchildren; one brother, Edward Brezina of Tripp; one sister, Ella Schmidt of Tripp; a brother-in-law, Joseph (Marcie) Becvar of Yankton; three sisters-in-law, Annette Kubel and Bernadine Matuska, both of Tyndall, and Geraldine Brezina of Tripp; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death are her husband, Pete Becvar in October of 1998, her parents, Frank and Mathilda Brezina, brother Emil, sister Helen Rokusek, and brother-in-law, Albert Schmidt.