BOONE AREA DEATH

      Charles Peter (Chuck) Becker, 76, St. Joseph IA. Formerly of Webster City and Stratford. In 1983, started C&M Sand and Gravel, based in Stratford with his partner, Mike Nepereny. In 1993, he became the sole owner of the renamed Becker Gravel. Retired in 2008 after selling the business. Three years later, he bought back his original company in Stratford and named it Stratford Gravel. In 2015, he sold the business to his daughter, Monica, his former partner's son, Patrick Nepereny, and a valued former employee, James Frank. In 1998, Chuck had married Liz Lichter and they made their home on an acreage outside of Stratford until moving to St. Joe in 2020. Survivors include his wife, Liz, three adult children, including Monica Becker of Stratford and two brothers. Services in St. Joseph.