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Fred Decker
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Name Fred Decker Birth 15 May 1874 Porterville, Erie County, New York
Gender Male Death 8 Feb 1954 Maple Ridge, Arenac County, Michigan
Burial Clayton Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Arenac County, Michigan
Notes - Arenac County Independent
Wednesday, February 24, 1954
Maple Ridge Farmer Dead
Funeral Services for Fred Decker, 79, life-time resident of Maple Ridge, were held in Prescott Thursday afternoon at the Maple Ridge Free Methodist Church. The Rev. John Keetch officiated and burial was in Clayton Cemetary.
Mr. Decker was found dead the previous Monday evening in a field on his farm where he had been driving a tractor. Coroner Clare Forshee ruled death caused by a heart attack.
Born May 15, 1874 in Porterville, NY, Mr. Decker came with his parents to Maple Ridge at the age of four. He married the former Miss Lydia Sisco March 16, 1895 in Maple Ridge. Mrs. Decker died in 1935.
Surviving are five sons, William and Keith, flint; Glenn, Mt. Morris; Clyde,Sterling, and Archie, Twining; 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Person ID I34151 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 27 Jun 2020
Father Hiram B. Decker, b. Abt 1848, Allegany County, New York
Mother Mary Anne Whitford, b. 28 Jun 1855, Angelica, Allegany County, New York
d. 23 Aug 1928, Omer, Arenac County, Michigan
(Age 73 years) Marriage Abt 1870 New York
Family ID F12470 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Arenac County Independent
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Birth - 15 May 1874 - Porterville, Erie County, New York 

Death - 8 Feb 1954 - Maple Ridge, Arenac County, Michigan 

Burial - - Clayton Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Arenac County, Michigan 
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