John M. Beck, 85, died Saturday, August 29, 2009 in Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a sudden illness.  Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hrabak Funeral Home by Rev. Jack Andrews.  Inurnment will be in the Rector Cemetery, Chelsea.  Visitation will be after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

He is survived by his wife Esther; sons, Richard (Nelsene), Jerald and John Jr. (Kathy), all of Belle Plaine, and Dennis (Deb) of LeGrande; daughter, Joan (Scott) Schild of Belle Plaine; brothers, Albert (Ruth) of Belle Plaine and Nathan of Blairstown; sisters, Martha Strong and Gertrude McElroy , both of Belle Plaine; also by seventeen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.

A memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hrabakfuneralhome.com under “obituaries.”