Delores "Dee" Eleanor Witfoth

1925 - 2009  (84 years)

• Name	Delores "Dee" Eleanor Witfoth  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Dee
  Birth	11 Apr 1925	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 May 2009	Crete, Saline County, Nebraska   [3]
  Burial	6 May 2009	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Notes	Dee taught school in Saline and Fillmore County. She was later head teacher in Ohiowa. (Milligan, p 195). She taught for 43 years and retired in 1987. (Milligan, Nebraska, 1988-2008, p. 110). DeLores Eleanor (Witfoth) Becwar went on her last trip on Thursday, May 2, 2019 leaving from Tabitha Gardens at Crete, Nebraska at the age of 94. She was born April 11, 1925 to Clarence and Bertha (Kasl) Witfoth on a farm nine miles south of Friend. DeLores attended Sunflower Country School District #100 in Saline County through the 8th grade. Both her grandfathers (Fred Witfoth and Joe Kasl) had attended this school as well as her father. Dee graduated from Friend High School with the class of 1942. On August 28, 1945, she was united in marriage to Leonard Becwar in Friend. To this union three children were born: Kenneth LeRoy, Dawn Eloise and Mark Leonard. They lived in Ohiowa, Fairmont, Salina, Kansas, Milligan and Friend. Recently Dee moved to Crete after Leonard passed away. Dee ("Mrs B" to her students) taught in several schools during her 43-year career: Districts 100 and 90 (which was north of District 100), Spunky Hollow (North of Western), Golden Egg (East of Milligan), District 33 (South of Exeter), Ohiowa, Fairmont and Milligan Public Schools. She touched the lives of over 1,000 students from Kindergarten through the 9th grade. Mrs. B was reminded by several of her former students about "Station BECWAR". If this station was on-the-air they had better be tuned in. They made comments about having fun and enjoyed her sense of humor. But also knew when they should get down to business. Her hobbies included bowling, crocheting, knitting, quilting, oil painting, tole painting plus her special collection of over 1,200 bells. Reading, playing games and connecting with friends on FaceBook on her IPad and playing bingo were her favorite pastimes these past 5 years. From 1977 to 1997, Dee and LB planned over 90 tours and had a mailing list of 370 couples and singles. She enjoyed giving talks about their tours to organizations and her students. She was known as Mama Dee when singing with the LB Orchestra. Dee was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leonard in 2008, son, Kenneth and his wife Sandy in 1993. Leaving to mourn are her daughter, Dawn (Doug) Mundt, Crete, son Mark, Albuquerque, NM. Seven grandchildren and spouses, Shannon (Shaun) Mee, Colorado Springs CO, Chad Becwar, Lincoln, Jennifer Becwar, Lincoln, Kamron Becwar, Boca Del Toro, Panama, Jarod (Stacey) Mundt, Windsor, CO, Julie (Jared) Rohrs, Lincoln and Chandler Marintzer, Greeley, CO, eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson, nieces, a nephew, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends. The family will greet relatives and friends from 6-8 pm at the funeral home on Sunday.
  Person ID	I3717	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Clarence C. Witfoth,   b. 26 Oct 1904   d. 1 Oct 1993, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Bertha O. Kasl,   b. 20 Jun 1907, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska d. 3 Aug 2002, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F9031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leonard Mike Becwar,   b. 22 Aug 1924, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 2 Mar 2008, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	28 Aug 1945	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Kenneth LeRoy Becwar,   b. 3 Mar 1947, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska d. 1 Jun 1993 (Age 46 years)   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F2138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Apr 1925 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Marriage - 28 Aug 1945 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Death - 2 May 2009 - Crete, Saline County, Nebraska Burial - 6 May 2009 - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 195 (Reliability: 3). [S26] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee, "Milligan Nebraska 1988-2008, Centennial Supplement Book", p. 109 (Reliability: 3). [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).