Christina Beck

Christina Beck

Age 93, formerly of Boynton Beach, FL, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at The Montgomery Home, in Odessa, NY.

The family will receive friends Friday from 4-6pm at Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen. A service remembering her life will be held at the funeral home at 6:00pm. A graveside committal service will be held at a later date at the Shandaken Cemetery, in Shandaken, NY

Christina was born in Springfield, MA, the daughter of Scott and Mary (Greentree) Sickler. She grew up with her family in Phoenicia, NY and worked as a secretary for the Kingston Consolidated School District, in Kingston, NY. She and her husband, Justin C. Beck, moved from Kingston, NY to Boynton Beach, FL after retiring. After her husband passed away in 1989, she moved to the Sidney Place Apartments and later the Montgomery Home in Odessa, NY.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Michele Beck, of Mecklenburg, NY; and two grandchildren, Rachel and Joshua. She was predeceased by her husband; both parents; sisters, Elizabeth Hanel and Rae Gumaer; and a brother, Ronald Sickler.

Memorial donations in her memory may be directed to the Odessa Fire Department Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 132, Odessa, NY 14869. You may view her memorial at www.Royce-Chedzoy.com.