Sister Dolores Becker, BVM
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Sister Dolores's obituary
Sister Dolores Becker, BVM, 83, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, 1160 Carmel Dr., Dubuque, Iowa, died Oct. 21, 2022.
Visitation will be from 9-9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at Mount Carmel Bluffs. Sharing of Memories will be at 9:30 a.m., followed immediately by the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial is in the Mount Carmel Cemetery. All services may be viewed through live videostream at: https://portal.stretchinterne….
Sister Dolores served as director of religious education in Butte, Mont.; San José, Calif.; and Lodi, Calif. She ministered as a pastoral associate in Norridge, Ill.; Hampton, Va.; and Fresno, Calif. Sister Dolores was an elementary teacher in Chicago; Seattle; Tigard, Ore.; and Portland, Ore. She codirected a Christian life center in Manchester, N.H., supervised a home for people with AIDS in West Hempstead, N.Y., and served as a licensed practical nurse in West Babylon, N.Y., and Amityville, N.Y.
She was born Aug. 30, 1939, in San Francisco to George and Dolores (Banker) Becker. She entered the BVM congregation Aug. 2, 1957, from Most Holy Redeemer Parish, San Francisco.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Bill Becker, and a brother-in-law Gordon Porter. She is survived by a sister Nancy Porter, San Francisco; two nephews; and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 65 years.
Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003 or online at https://www.bvmsisters.org/su….
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