
Dale and Donna would have celebrated their 71st anniversary in May of this year.ĭale was active in the V.F.W. He was also a regular at auction sales around the area. Dale continued to spend time at the truck line enjoying his different hobbies and assembling his many collections of stamps, coins, phonographs and glassware to name a few.

when their son, Don, acquired sole ownership of the company. In 1993 Dale retired as owner of Decker Truck Line, Inc. family business where he participated in all phases of the company's activities. In 1945, after earning two Purple Hearts in the Marine Corps, Dale Decker rejoined his brother Loren in the Decker Truck Line, Inc. Marine Corps from June of 1943 to December of 1945. Dale served as a Private First Class in the U.S. He married Donnabelle Simonson on in Grant City, Missouri. He graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High. He was preceded in death by his parents John & Lillian (Newsum) Decker, brothers Loren and Clayton Decker, sister Ruth Peterson and son Duane Decker.ĭale was born on Apin Fort Dodge, Iowa. Decker of Los Angeles, California Mark Decker, wife Jill and their children Hans, Stefan, Maren and Kersten Decker of Burnsville, MN Craig Decker, wife Nancy and their children Hannah, Morgan and Jacob Decker of Des Moines, Iowa and Julie Gibson, husband Nate and their children Emma, Calvin and Eva Gibson of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Decker of West Des Moines, Iowa Ashley G.

Five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren: Dale T. Survivors include his wife, Donna and son Don Decker and wife Dianne of Fort Dodge, Iowa. The Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements. at Decker Truck Line, Inc., 4000 Fifth Avenue South in Fort Dodge on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, where his body will lie in repose for a public visitation. A celebration of life will be held from 4:00 p.m.

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Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge with full military honors conducted by the VFW Post #1856 and the United States Marine Corps. on Thursday, Februat the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Dodge, 1111 5th Avenue North, with Pastors Anita Johnson and Austin Hill officiating. Decker passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
