Obituaries

Edward Decker, 99, WWII Vet, Died Thursday

Decker was a Bronze Star recipient.

Edward M. Decker, 99, of Wayne, died Thursday.

An Army veteran of World War II, he received an Oak Leaf Cluster Star and a Bronze Star.

Before retiring, he worked for Butler Soft Rubber and the Little Falls Quarry.

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He was predeceased by his wife Sophie, daughter Gayla Evans, and brother Arthur.

He is survived by his sisters Joanna Watt, Mary Ellen Eckrich, and Alice Connizzo.

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A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Anthony R.C. Church in Butler.

Arrangements: The Morrison Funeral Home, Butler. 


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