Kent Aaron Becker

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for KENT AARON BECKER, 55, at 10am Saturday, June 29, 2019 at St. Rose Catholic Church with Rev. Father Ray Moss officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3pm to 5pm at the funeral home and a Rosary will follow at 7pm at the Church. Kent died June 26, 2019 at Community Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Memorials can be given to Saint Rose Catholic Church or St. Joseph Children’s Home in Torrington or Sacred Heart Church in Lyman, Nebraska. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Kent was born October 20, 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska to Alois and Jan (Russell) Becker. He grew up in Millard, Nebraska and graduated from Millard South High School in 1982. He continued his education at Eastern Wyoming College where he earned a certificate in refrigeration and air conditioning. There he met and eventually married the love of his life, Barbara Goyen on June 6, 1987 in Casper, Wyoming. Following college he worked for Action Refrigeration in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He later moved back to the Omaha area and worked at the Hegge Horse Farm. Following his wedding he returned to Cheyenne with his bride and was employed at United Medical Center in the Maintenance Department. In 1994 the couple moved to Torrington, Wyoming where Kent was employed at Goshen Irrigation District for several years. After a short stint at the Union Pacific Rail yard in Morrill, Nebraska he began working for the State of Wyoming Water Office as a hydrographer-first in Casper and then in Torrington. Throughout their entire marriage Kent and Barb worked hard to gradually build up their agricultural enterprise. They ranged for Cheyenne to Lyman to Torrington raising anything from chickens and pigs to cows and sheep and were also engaged in farming, having planted crops ranging from corn, wheat and beans to alfalfa and grass hay. Kent had many hobbies that included hunting, fishing and having a good time with friends and family. Blessed with a great sense humor, he was always great fun to be around. While Kent was in high school he participated in football and continued his love of sports by coaching junior football and basketball and also watching his two sons compete during their adolescence. He was an active member of the Southeast Booster Club, was a statistician for the football team, ran the chains at football games, and helped ump Little League baseball. He was a member of St Rose Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Goshen County Predator Board. Kent is survived by his wife of thirty-two years Barbara; sons David and Timothy; mother Jan Becker; brother Kevin (Kay) Becker of Weatherford, Texas; sisters Kim (Calvin) Mueller and Karen (Ward) Putnam of Omaha, Nebraska; along with numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father Alois and brother Kurtis Becker.

Kent Aaron Becker

October 20, 1963 - June 26, 2019