Wallace Decker

The funeral service for Wallace Decker will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Eagle Bend with Pastor Justin Hesterman officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 until 7:00 at the Domian-Anderson Chapel in Bertha, and will resume at the church on Thursday from 9:30 until the time of service. Wallace Herman Decker passed away on February 5, 2017 at the Lakewood Care Center in Staples MN after a long illness. Wallace was the son of Herman and Evelyn (Ellig) Decker and was born on September 17, 1933 at their home in Bertha Township, MN. He was the oldest of five children. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church near his birth home. Wallace grew up in the Bertha area and attended Boerner Country School and later received his GED through the G.I. Bill. He served in the U.S. Army and stationed at Fort Huachuca, AZ. He taught at Driver Training School. Wallace returned home and was married to Rita Genette Peery at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Eagle Bend, MN on December 28, 1957. The couple were married 59 years. They were dairy and crop farmers. He loved to pick rocks! The couple had five daughters and a son. Carolyn (Bill), Susan, Elaine, KyLynn (Carmen), Beth and Todd (Katie) and two grandchildren Jamese and Sammuel. He was active in many church and community boards including DHIA, Lutheran Laymen’s League, Lutheran Island Camp, Farm Bureau, Rose City Creamery, St. Paul’s Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran churches. He enjoyed family history and sharing those stories with relatives and friends. He enjoyed taking bus trips, attending plays and going to concerts with his wife. He is survived by his wife, his children, and sister, Ardith (Gary) Christenson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings, Gordon, Richard, and Joyce, along with in-laws Frank and Irene Peery. He was also survived by sisters in law and brothers in law. Nieces and nephews will be pallbearers including Bruce and Bradley Peery, Shelley Luedeke, Kara Bakken, Tate and Ward Jerome, Keith, Kyle and Cory Christenson, Mark, David and Mary Decker. Burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Bertha, MN. The family suggests memorial be directed to Lutheran Island Camp. (http://www.islandcamp.org/content_29.php)

Wallace Decker

September 17, 1933 - February 5, 2017