Clifford A. Becker, 96 of Sergeant Bluff, died Friday, May 19, 2017 at a Sioux City hospital.

Services will be held 11 am Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the Community United Methodist Church in Sergeant Bluff, with Military Rites provided by the Army. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to service time. Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service of Sergeant Bluff.

Clifford August Becker was born on April 10, 1921 in West Union, Iowa, the son of Earl and Mabel (Mittelstadt) Becker. Cliff entered the Army in 1942 and served in the European Theatre during WWII. On October 31, 1952 Cliff was united in marriage to Dorothy Bartels in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Cliff worked at Iowa Steel and Iron Works until his retirement in the early 1980’s.

Cliff was also a part time roofer. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being involved with the Boy Scouts of America. Cliff and his family also traveled with their camper from Iowa to Texas, Florida and Nebraska for many years. In 2004 Cliff and Dorothy moved to Sergeant Bluff.

He was a member of the Aircraft Recover Team for the Mid-America Air Museum and the Community United Methodist Church.

Cliff is survived by his wife Dorothy; 2 sons, Leslie Becker of Lawtey, FL and John Becker of McMinnville, OR; 2 daughters, Ellen (Ron) Cosgrove of Huffman, TX and Ruth (Arlen) Dean of Dakota City, NE; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, Fern Carrillo and Ruth Gregory and a daughter in-law, Judy Becker.