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 Ferne
Decker
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[June
24, 2010]
LINCOLN
-- Ferne Louise Decker, 95, of Lincoln, died
Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 11:58 a.m. at St.
Clara's Manor.
Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln,
with the Rev. Wallace Reifsteck officiating.
Visitation will be from noon until the service
time at the funeral home.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery. |
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Mrs. Decker and her husband both worked at
Armour Creameries in Lincoln, where they met.
She worked at many jobs through the years as
they raised their family. She was a waitress at
the old Maple Club and other restaurants in
Lincoln. She worked at Lincoln Garment Factory
for a few years. Before her retirement, she and
her husband managed the Decker's Family Shoe
Store in downtown Lincoln for their son Jim.
She was born March 30, 1915, in Chestnut. Her
parents were Benjamin and Blanche Walters Baker.
She married Elva Decker on Nov. 4, 1933, in
Lincoln. He preceded her in death on Feb. 14,
1994.
She is survived by three sons, James R. (and
Doris) Decker of Lincoln, Larry L. (and Mary)
Decker of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Danny D. (Joan)
Decker of Dubuque, Iowa; one daughter, Betty J.
DeJarnette of Lincoln; one sister, Marian Baker
Field of Fort Myers, Fla.; 10 grandchildren,
Karen DeJarnette of Syracuse, N.Y., Shari (and
Eric) Ulvestad of Lincoln, Gregory (and Cindy)
DeJarnette of Emden, Lynn (and Steven) Mershon
of Antioch, Valerie Decker of Chicago, Matthew
Decker of Minneapolis, Minn., Tim Decker of Iowa
City, Iowa, Joel (and Kristy) Decker of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Sarah (and Ryan) Hess of Dubuque,
Iowa, and Jordan Decker of Dubuque, Iowa; and
nine great-grandchildren, Andrew and Caleb
DeJarnette, Lucas and Wyatt Lvestad, Mia and
Harper Decker, Tyler Hess, and David and Kevin
(and Katherine) Mershon. |
She was also preceded in death by two
brothers, Harold and Delmont Baker, and a
son-in-law, Kermit DeJarnette.
She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.
She is well remembered by her many customers
over the years.
She attended Chestnut Grade School and
graduated from Decatur High School.
Memorials may be made to St. Clara's Manor or
a charity of the donor's choice.
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Decker family.
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