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Beatrice got the nickname, Becky, at a young age because of the character, Becky Thatcher, from The<\/em> Adventures of Tom Sawyer<\/em>, which matched her maiden name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She attended the former Mt. Pleasant Church in rural Van Wert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Becky enjoyed traveling the country with her husband Ray and family. She cherished time and activities spent with family members, especially her husband, son, grandchildren and great grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Becky spent her career as a secretary, first for the Hoaglin-Jackson School and later with Lincolnview Local Schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She is survived by her son, Alan (Belinda Miller) Lautzenheiser of Van Wert; a brother, Phil (Bonnie) McClure of Van Wert; a sister, Donna Johns of Miamisburg, Ohio; a brother-in-law, Marlin (Rose) Lautzenheiser of Cridersville; two sisters-in-law, Judy Lautzenheiser of Van Wert and Sharon Lautzenheiser of Van Wert; her grandchildren, Scott (Nadine) Lautzenheiser of Washington, Illinois, and Sean (Tracie) Lautzenheiser of Woodburn, Indiana, and great grandchildren, Levi and Liam Lautzenheiser of Woodburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to her parents and husband, Becky was preceded in death by three brothers, Kenneth, Carl and Harvey Thatcher; and a sister, Betty Foust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 22, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert, with Pastor Steve Haddix officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Van Wert. Visitation will be from 12-1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the donors choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n