Christine A. Becker, nee Krause, 98, of Collinsville, Ill., born Saturday, Dec. 25, 1915, in Trenton, Ill., passed away at 6:25 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at Relais Bonne Eau Hospice Home in Edwardsville, Ill.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter H. Becker; parents, Julius and Margaret, nee Stahl, Krause; and 12 brothers and sisters.

Surviving are her nephew, Todd Parker of Collinsville, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Southern Illinois at the Relais Bonne Eau Hospice Home. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.herrfuneral.com.

Funeral: Per request cremation was accorded. Burial will take place at Fort Sheridan National Cemetery near Lake Bluff, Ill., at a later date.