Alexys Paige Helm Becker, 8, of Aberdeen died Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital. Her funeral will be Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Aberdeen. The Revs. Marcia Sylvester and Tanya Rist will officiate. After the funeral service, there will be a time for fellowship and lunch at the church. Burial will be in the Rockham Cemetery. Closed-casket visitation will be Friday from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield.
Alexys was born Dec. 17, 2003, in Pierre. She lived a vibrant life until the age of seven. She attended O.M. Tiffany Elementary School in Aberdeen. She was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome which is a blood cancer that later formed acute Myloid Leukemia.
She spent the last almost two years in hospitals in Sioux Falls and Minneapolis.
Alexys loved people, life and animals. She could light up a room just by walking into it. She was in dance and enjoyed her horse, Taffy.
Alexys is survived by her parents, John and Melissa Becker and her brother, Nicholas, all of Aberdeen; her maternal grandparents, Les (Audrey) Helm of Redfield and Connie (Terry) Hull of Aberdeen; her paternal grandparents, Jim and Julie Becker of Rockham. Also her great-grandparents, Earl Schultz and Leona Becker of Redfield.
She was preceded in death by great-grandma and grandpa Helm, great-grandma and grandpa Weisz, great-grandma, Arlene Schultz, and great-grandpa Milton Becker.
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