Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Decker, Jennie (Herrick) May 18, 2013
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues. May 21, 2013

Jennie Decker, 51, of Lake Odessa passed away peacefully at home after a long 
battle with cancer on May 18, 2013.

She was born on December 30, 1961, daughter of Joanna (Brower) and Ned Herrick.

Jennie moved to the Lake Odessa area in 1995 where she worked at Larry Neil 
Agency in Hastings, Koops Funeral Chapel and Robin Chase Insurance. On July 23, 
1999, she married Brian Decker. She was best known for her optimistic outlook 
and unwavering faith. Besides being a devoted wife and mother, Jennie loved 
music and cruising around in her Jeep Wrangler. As her own struggles with 
cancer continued, she actively reached out to others battling the disease. 
Also, she was active in both Relay for Life and the Susan G. Komen Cancer 
Foundation. She was a longtime member of the Central United Methodist Church in 
Lake Odessa, where she was very much loved.

Jennie will be dearly missed by her husband, Brian; son, Jared (Joe Barnwell) 
Bickford of Howell; daughter, Chelsea (Dave) Zook of Lake Odessa; mother, 
Joanna Herrick of Fort Wayne, Ind.; stepsons, Matt (Holly) of Wayland, Andrew 
(Liz) of New Jersey and Joe Decker of Woodland; brother, Jeff (Raye) Jacobs of 
Fort Wayne, Ind.; sister, Jill (Steve) Sosenheimer of Fort Wayne, Ind.; mother-
in-law Virginia Decker of Lake Odessa; brother-in-laws, Dennis (Darlene) of 
Lyons, Allen (Kathy) of Hastings, Jim (Terri) of Hastings and Steve (Jackie) 
Decker of Rockford; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her father, Ned Herrick; and father-in-law, Orville 
Decker.

Visitation is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 
2013 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, 935 4th Ave. in Lake Odessa. Funeral services 
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the Lakewood United 
Methodist Church, 10265 E. Brown Road in Lake Odessa.

Memorials may be given to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or the Lake Odessa 
Public Library.



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