Matilda S. Decker, 99

DOVER - Matilda S. Decker, of Dover, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, in Westminster Nursing Home. She was 99. Born in Nenzel, Neb., she was the daughter of Anton and Cecilia Lorenz Schaefer. Mrs. Decker had served as a registered nurse at the Hines Hospital in Chicago, Harrison Co. Hospital in Iowa, and later with the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She moved from White River, S.D., to Dover in 1992. Throughout her life of caring for others, Mrs. Decker remained a devoted mother of four. She was especially fond of the time spent with her grandchildren and in her quieter moments she enjoyed crocheting. She had been a life long Catholic and a member of Holy Cross Church, Dover. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry James Decker in 1949, along with eight brothers and sisters. Mrs. Decker is survived by four sons, John B. Decker of White River, S.D., Henry J. Decker and his wife Ellie of Dover, William A. Decker and his wife Bonnie of Sturgis, S.D., and Steven J. Decker of Boise, Idaho; and six grandchildren. Services and interment will be private. Arrangements by Michael J. Ambruso Funeral Director, Dover.