Anderson Funeral Home Montevideo, MN 56265 320 269-8844 ROSELLA BECKER Rosella Becker, of Montevideo, died on Monday, November 3, 2008 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 87. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, November 8, 2008 at 1:30 P.M. at Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Charles Leonard officiating. Interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Rosella Irene (Grove) Becker was born on February 20, 1921 in Stoneham Township of Chippewa County, MN to Anton and Lina (Kortgard) Grove. She was baptized and confirmed at Wang Lutheran Church and attended country school. On September 30, 1940 she was united in marriage to Herman Becker in Clara City, MN. They farmed south of Clara City until 1955, when they moved to a farm northwest of Sacred Heart. They lived and farmed there until moving to Montevideo in 1975. She had been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City and Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart and was currently a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo, and had been involved in their women's groups. She enjoyed raising flowers, reading, cats, quilting, baking, arts and crafts and piano playing. She played piano at family gatherings with other family members who played violin and banjo. She is survived by her husband, Herman; three daughters: Mardell Rand of Granite Falls, MN; Marilynn (and Myron) Partington of Apple Valley, MN and Cheryl (and Don) Knutson of Maynard, MN; seven grandchildren: Curtis (and Jill) Rand; Allan Rand; Todd Partington; Vickie (and Jim) Loyva; Cristin (and David) DeLong; Justin (and Amber) Knutson and Joshua (and Amy) Knutson; five great grandchildren; Dalton, Devan, Kirstyn, Hannah and Ava. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Dwayne Rand; three brothers: Odean, Leonard and Dariel Grove; two sisters: Cordella Thompson and Adeline Schroeder and two infant great grandsons.