Carlene Rozella Decker, 81, of North Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Janesville and Cedar Falls, died at home on Saturday, December 27, 2014. She was born October 7, 1933 in Rockwell City, Iowa, the daughter of Lynn Gilbert Jarvis, Sr. and Ada Lorene Lee Jarvis. Carlene married Jack Ruggles on December 9, 1950, and they later divorced. She married Robert G. Decker on August 9, 1958 in Austin, Minnesota. He preceded her in death on November 29, 1991. Carlene was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and worked for Viking Pump Company in Cedar Falls for thirty-seven years, retiring as a sales manager in 1994. She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls
Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Hoefer, Denise Link and Darlys Swinham; a son, Robert Decker, Jr.; several grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters.
Carlene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Decker; a daughter in infancy, Karen Ruggles; a son, David Ruggles, and a sister.
Services will be private. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.
Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Hoefer, Denise Link and Darlys Swinham; a son, Robert Decker, Jr.; several grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters.
Carlene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Decker; a daughter in infancy, Karen Ruggles; a son, David Ruggles, and a sister.
Services will be private. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.
Carlene Rozella Decker, 81, of North Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Janesville and Cedar Falls, died at home on Saturday, December 27, 2014. She was born October 7, 1933 in Rockwell City, Iowa, the daughter of Lynn Gilbert Jarvis, Sr. and Ada Lorene Lee Jarvis. Carlene married Jack Ruggles on December 9, 1950, and they later divorced. She married Robert G. Decker on August 9, 1958 in Austin, Minnesota. He preceded her in death on November 29, 1991. Carlene was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and worked for Viking Pump Company in Cedar Falls for thirty-seven years, retiring as a sales manager in 1994. She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls
Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Hoefer, Denise Link and Darlys Swinham; a son, Robert Decker, Jr.; several grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters.
Carlene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Decker; a daughter in infancy, Karen Ruggles; a son, David Ruggles, and a sister.
Services will be private. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.
Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Hoefer, Denise Link and Darlys Swinham; a son, Robert Decker, Jr.; several grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters.
Carlene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Decker; a daughter in infancy, Karen Ruggles; a son, David Ruggles, and a sister.
Services will be private. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.
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