LaRhue Doris Beck

August 6, 1930 - October 7, 2020

LaRhue D. Beck, 90, formerly of Clarks, Nebraska died after a battle with cancer on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Litzenberg Memorial Long Term Care in Central City. Graveside services will be Monday, October 12, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Bureau Cemetery near Pierce Chapel by Clarks, NE with Mark Hartley officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, October 11, 2020 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Solt-Wagner Funeral Home in Central City. Burial will be at Bureau Cemetery near Pierce Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later time. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral.com. LaRhue was born near Clarks, Nebraska on August 6, 1930 to Linord and Doris Johnson. She attended rural school at District #55 Northwest of Clarks and graduated from Clarks High School in 1948. She attended Kearney College in the fall of 1948 and received her diploma to teach in the rural schools. She taught one year East of Clarks at District #7 and three years at District #55 Northwest of Clarks. LaRhue married Bill Beck on March 22, 1951 at her parents’ home North of Clarks. After Bill was drafted into the Marine Corps, she stayed home and taught school. LaRhue and Bill had two children, LeAnne Kay and Steven Roy. In November of 1984 LaRhue began working as a nurses aide at Long Term Care in Central City and retired at the age of 86 in 2016. LaRhue enjoyed spending her time sewing and gardening. She did a lot of canning with the produce from her garden. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Those left to cherish her memory are her son; Steven and Terri Beck of Grand Island, NE; five grandchildren, Chad (Tina) Beck, Megan (Dalton) Helms, Allison, Brooklyn and Aubrey; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill; her daughter, LeAnne Brittain; her daughter-in-law, Barbara Beck; and her siblings, Florence Kring and Richard Johnson.