Beck, Robert Lewis 'Bob'

1926 - 2012  (86 years)

• Name	Beck, Robert Lewis 'Bob'
  Birth	15 Feb 1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BECK.R002
  _FGRAVE	90992240
  Military Service	World War II, Seebees, United States Navy
  		Seabee, United States Navy
  		Seabees in World War II
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Navy Shield
  Death	27 May 2012  [1]
  Burial	Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Beck, Robert Lewis
  Person ID	I28539	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Beck, Arthur August Friedrich 'Artie',   b. 22 Sep 1901, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois d. 22 Jan 1942, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Smith, Bernice,   b. 25 Nov 1903   d. 2 Feb 1953, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F12131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Watson, Norma Jean,   b. 28 Jun 1927, Wheeler Township, Gratiot County, Michigan d. 20 Sep 2003, Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1947	Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 5 months - She : 20 years and 1 month.
  Children	1. Beck, Stephen   2. Beck, David   3. Beck, Jack   d. 2022
  Family ID	F12138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 18 Jul 1947 - Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Burial - - Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Lewis Beck, 86, passed away at 8:15 p.m. Sunday (May 27, 2012), Champaign. He was born on February 15, 1926, a son of Arthur and Bernice Smith Beck. He married Norma Jean Watson on July 18, 1947. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, William (Bud) Beck and Oliver Jack Beck and his son, Jack Beck. He is survived by two children, Steve and David Beck of Champaign; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He served as a U.S. Navy Seabee during World war II. Full obituary at News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Wednesday, May 30, 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S8320] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Beck, Robert Lewis, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90992240/robert-lewis-beck), none. (Reliability: 2).