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Decker, Wayne 'Swede'
Wayne “Swede” Decker, 78, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.
He is survived by his wife, Donna; two daughters, Lori (Darrell) Alderson of Sigourney, and Amy (Ross) Hemsley of Sigourney; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Willard Decker Jr. of Hayesville; and a sister, Darlene Thomas of Oskaloosa.
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church, Sigourney. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Holm Funeral Home. Burial: East Cemetery, Sigourney.
A memorial fund has been established.
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