Published in the Morning Call on  1/4/2009


Willard  B. Willie Beck, 82, of Allentown, PA, died Friday, Jan. 2,
2009, in Lehigh  Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.  He and his wife,
Margaret L.  Peggy (Epler), celebrated 57 years of marriage.  Born in
Allentown, he  was a son of the late Alfred E. and Muriel W. (Kocher)
Beck.

Employed at Allen Organ, Macungie, Willie was a woodcarver for more than
30 years.  He was a member of Cathedral of St. Catharine of  Siena,
Allentown.  He was a Navy veteran of World War II and had  earned the
rank of seaman 1st class.

Survivors: Wife; sons,  Willard P. and wife Linda K. of Carleton, Mich.,
Joseph W. of Allentown;  daughters, Marie Miller and husband Douglas of
Frederick, Md., Susan Kijak  and husband Peter, and Patricia Zandarski
and husband Edmund, all of  Allentown; brother, Marlin, and sister, Theda
L. Bartynski, both of  Allentown; six grandchildren, a great-grandson;
nephews, nieces.

Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Stephens Funeral Home Inc., 1335-37 W.  Linden
St., Allentown.  Call from 8:30 a.m. until the time of services  Tuesday.
Interment, Resurrection Cemetery, Wescosville.  www.stephensfuneral.com.

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, to the  Alzheimers Association,
Suite 102, 399 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19106.