Becky Hendrickson

Becky Hendrickson, age 89 of Belle Fourche, died Saturday, August 3, 2024 at her home, with her loving family by her side.

The funeral service will be held 10:30am Friday, August 9, 2024 at the Belle Fourche Global Methodist Church, with Pastor Sheri Fadley officiating. Visitation will take place 5 to 7pm Thursday at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. At 6:30pm their will be a prayer service.   Interment will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Belle Fourche Ambulance.

Rebecca Ann Merrill was born July 26, 1935 in Belle Fourche. She was the daughter of Charlie and Mary Anna (Brawner) Merrill. Becky was raised in Harding County and graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1954. On November 6, 1954, Becky was united in marriage to Arthur Leroy Hendrickson in Rapid City. To this union was born 4 children: Lori, Twyla, Susan, and Jeffrey. Following their marriage, Arthur and Becky lived in Newell for a short time before settling in Colony Wyoming, where Bud worked for LP Larson. In 1959 the family moved to Belle Fourche and Bud began working for Tommy Truman at Mobil Oil. In 1982 the business was purchased and renamed, the Hendrickson Oil Company. Bud died in 1987 at a very young age. Becky was a rock to her family during those hard years without her husband. She worked hard to keep things going, and eventually retired in 2006. In her younger years she did a lot of babysitting, and she cleaned the Bank of Belle Fourche, and she made many clothes for her children to wear.

Becky was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She was great at watching the grandchildren. She was an exceptional cook and baker, and she taught her girls well. Becky enjoyed making big meals, and many happy meals were enjoyed together. She was kind and giving, and a friend to many. She will be missed greatly by her family and friends.

Becky is survived by her children: Lori (Ricky) Sorrells of Port Deposit Maryland, Twyla (Ken) Nelson of Belle Fourche, Susan (Zane) Kittelmann of Miles City Montana, Jeffery Hendrickson of Belle Fourche; 14 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandson; several nieces and nephews, and her sister-in-law, Lorraine Hendrickson of Gillette WY. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; 2 brothers, David and Henry Merrill; and 5 sisters, Mary Jane Stone, Naomi Thiemann, Opia Heikkila, Sarah Merrill, and Vashti McCoid.

Funeral Service

10:30 A.M. – Friday – August 9, 2024

Belle Fourche Global Methodist Church

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Officiant

Pastor Sheri Fadley

Special Music

The Pickers

“Here I Am Lord”, “Because He Lives”,

“Do You Know My Jesus”

Casketbearers

Bruce Hendrickson                              Matt Hendrickson

Casey Hendrickson                          Norm Hendrickson

Keith Hendrickson                                    Stuart Larson

Interment

Black Hills National Cemetery

Sturgis, South Dakota