Mrs. Earl "Rose Mary" (Feldman) Decker 1926-1988

DECKER, HANCOCK, OBRIEN, SHANAHAN, BRADLEY, FELDMAN, DEVANEY, MCCARTHY

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Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Jan. 27, 1988

Mrs. Earl Decker

BERNARD, Iowa -- Services for Mrs. Earl (Rose M.) Decker, 61, of rural Bernard will be at 10:30 am Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Garryowen, rural Bernard.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday at the Devaney Funeral Home, Cascade, where the parish wake service will be said at 7:30 pm.

Mrs. Decker, who was born March 14, 1926, in Dubuque, died Monday morning, Jan. 25, 1988, at Mercy Health Center, St. Joseph's Unit, Dubuque, after a long illness.

She was raised in Dubuque and graduated from St. Martin's High School, Cascade. She married Earl Decker Oct. 19, 1948, at Cascade. She owned and operated Decker's Cafe, Bernard, for 22 years and was a member of St. Patrick's Rosary Society.

Surviving besides her husband are four daughters, Mrs. Gary (Bonnie) Hancock of Epworth, Debi O'Brien of Des Moines, Mrs. David (Carol) Shanahan of Bernard, and Mrs. Steve (Margie) Bradley of Bernard; two sons, Larry of Nashville and James of Bernard; eight grandchildren; her step-mother, Lela Feldman of East Dubuque, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Rita) Devaney of Cascade and Mrs. Ron (Dorothy) McCarthy of Dubuque; and a brother, Elmer "Joe" Feldman of Dubuque.

A memorial fund has been established.