DeDecker, Donna M.

1927 - 2016  (89 years)    Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	DeDecker, Donna M.
  Born	10 Jan 1927	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Jun 2016	Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Obituary	17 Jun 2016
  APC
  Reimer, Donna M. (DeDecker) Donna was born in Appleton, WI, daughter of Victor and Genevieve (Zapp) DeDecker. Donna was active with and served the Catholic Church as a volunteer on numerous fronts. She received the Benemerenti Award in 1999 from Pope John Paul II for her devotion and service to the Catholic Church. Donna was a loving wife and partner to her husband and an amazing mother grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had an unmatched sense of humor and the ability to hold her family together in the midst of difficulties. Donna is survived by her husband Gale Reimer, seven children: Neil Reimer, Therese Reimer Agnew, Carol Clark, Joan Saveland, Beverly Colgate, Daniel Reimer, Mary Jo Reimer-Weissman and eleven grandchildren: Claire andTim Reimer, Alexander and Sean Peckinpaugh, Donna Looper, Joel Clark, Benjamin, Peter, and Jenevieve Weissman, Ethan Saveland, Rachel Reimer and four great-grandchildren: Logan, Brianna, Kaylynne Peckinpaugh, and Julian Baca Reimer. Her older sister and best friend, Yvonne Vandenberg of Appleton, WI, and numerous nieces and nephews. Donna is preceded in death by her father, Victor DeDecker (d. 1972) and mother Genevieve DeDecker (d. 1983), a sister and four brothers. Her vigil and Rosary will be held at Bastian & Perrott Oswald Mortuary, 18728 Parthenia St., Northridge, CA on June 20, 2016 at 7:00PM. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on June 21, 2016 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 5011 White Oak Ave, Encino, CA at 1:00PM, followed by interment at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, 11160 Stranwood Ave., Mission Hills, CA. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on June 17, 2016 From Funeral Home web site; REIMER, Donna Mary January 10, 1927 - June 7, 2016 Donna passed away peacefully on June 7, 2016 from Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 89. She died in her Tarzana, California home surrounded by loving family. Donna was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, the second daughter of Victor and Genevieve (Zapp) DeDecker. She married the love of her life, Gale Reimer on February 14, 1953 (it was a Valentine's Day wedding). They were married for 63 years. Gale, also born in Wisconsin, and Donna established their home in California in 1953 where they raised seven children. Donna had eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren that she greatly enjoyed. Donna was a devoted wife and partner to her husband, an amazing mother and grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and an unwavering Christian woman of God . As a devout Catholic she was a trusted friend, spiritual confidant and strength for many, young and old alike. She served as the greatest example of the importance of self- sacrifice and placing others before one's own needs. She received the Benemerenti Award in 1999 from Pope John Paul II for her devotion and service to the Catholic Church. Her faith in God was the compass of her life, a faith embraced by all of her children. Donna was active with and served the catholic church as a volunteer on numerous fronts, specifically at Our Lady of Grace parish in Encino where all seven of her children attended. She and Gale gifted the parish with their time, talents, and an unending commitment to help with whatever was needed. She greatly valued the close friends she made there over so many years. Donna had a great love for painting and crafts and shared her paintings with her children. She and Gale had so many interests including travel, baseball, music and sharing the holidays with their family. We will greatly miss Donna's unmatched sense of humor, endless energy, her determination and perseverance to do what is right by God, her beautiful and unique green eyes, her ability to make us laugh in the midst of difficulties, but most of all her full encompassing love for her family. Donna is survived by her husband Gale Reimer, seven children: Neil Reimer of Honolulu, HI (m. Carol Jackson), Therese Reimer Agnew of Porter Ranch, CA (m. Clyde "Buddy" Agnew), Carol Clark of La Crescenta, CA (m. Stephen Clark), Joan Saveland of Sacramento, CA (m. Lee Saveland), Beverly Colgate of Santa Barbara, CA (m. John Colgate), Daniel Reimer of Chatsworth, CA (m. Charlene Wong), Mary Jo Reimer- Weissman of Agoura Hills, CA (m. Aaron Weissman) and eleven grandchildren: Claire Reimer, Tim Reimer, Alexander Peckinpaugh, Sean Peckinpaugh, Donna (Clark) Looper, Joel Clark, Benjamin Weissman, Peter Weissman, Jenevieve Weissman, Ethan Saveland, Rachel Reimer and four great-grandchildren: Logan Peckinpaugh, Brianna Peckinpaugh, Kaylynne Peckinpaugh, and Julian Baca Reimer. Her older sister and best girlfriend, Yvonne Vandenberg of Appleton, Wisconsin, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive her. Donna is preceded in death by her father, Victor DeDecker (d. 1972) and mother Genevieve DeDecker (d. 1983), a sister and four brothers; Joan DeDecker (d. 1932), Thomas DeDecker (d. 1934), Victor Jr. DeDecker (d. 1936), Jerome "Jerry" DeDecker (d. 1994), James "Jim" DeDecker (d. 2013). Her vigil and Rosary will be held at Bastian & Perrott Oswald Mortuary, 18728 Parthenia St., Northridge, CA on June 20, 2016 at 7:00PM. The funeral mass will be celebrated on June 21, 2016 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 5011 White Oak Ave, Encino, CA at 1:00PM, followed by interment at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, 11160 Stranwood Ave., Mission Hills, CA. The family is very grateful to Care One Hospice who ensured Donna's last few weeks were comfortable. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to San Fernando Valley Serra Club, 4113 Nagel Ave., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. Arrangements under the direction of Bastian & Perrott, Oswald Mortuary, Northridge, CA.
  Buried	21 Jun 2016	San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California
  Person ID	I107334	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	DeDecker, Victor,   b. 30 Aug 1903,   d. 28 Oct 1972  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Zapp, Genevieve,   b. 21 Jan 1907,   d. 3 Nov 1983  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F61005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reimer, Gale
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F48780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 10 Jan 1927 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 7 Jun 2016 - Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA Buried - 21 Jun 2016 - San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California  = Link to Google Earth
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