A. Linden "Pete" Decker

Apr 2, 1917 - Mar 15, 1990

SOUTH BEND - Services for A. Linden "Pete" Decker, 72, of Mesa, Artz, formerly of South Bend, who died about 11 a.m. Thursday at Desert Samaritan Hospital, Mesa, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Church of the Resurrection, Tempe, Artz.

Burial will be in Valley of the Sun Cemetery, Chandler, Ariz Melchers Funeral Home, Mesa, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Littie Sisters of the Poor, Chandler. Mr. Decker was owner of the former Central Dental Laboratory.

He was born April 2, 1917, in South Bend and moved to Artzona in 1971.

On Sept. married Elizabeth Vanderbosch. She survives with two daughters, Lynn Verhaeghe of Wakarusa and Cyndi Decker of Boncarbo, Colo.; three sons, Thomas of Albuquerque, Jerry (Judy Veris) Decker of Trinidad, Colorado, and Michael Decker of Mesa, Arizona.; sister, Mary Madison Sun City, AZ; and a brother, Henry of Sun City

He was a member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and a veteran of World War II.

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

02/07/2025 EJS

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