Keith Beck, son of Henry and Esther Retzloff Beck, was born at Binford on October 14, 1927.
He came to Carrington with his parents in 1938. He attended school in Carrington.
He served in the Army Air Corps in Japan from 1945 to 1947.
After leaving the service, the attended the University of North Dakota and graduated from Northwestern University in 1954.
He practiced dentistry in Carrington from 1954 until he became ill in 1966.
In 1951 on June 17th, he married Ruth Watson of Carrington. They had three children: Kathryn, Thomas and John.
Dr. Beck died July 22, 1966.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 17B