Decker Family Cemetery

LOCATION: The Decker place is located on the north side of CR 441, about 3/4 mile east of State Highway 173. The family cemetery is in the pasture, under a large oak tree, approximately 750 feet northwest of the Decker house.

NOTE: The following tombstone inscriptions were copied word for word, line for line. Tombstones identifying more than one grave are identified by a hyphen (1-2). Underlined information is relative to all graves or burials sharing a common tombstone. FS signifies footstone. A slash (/) indicates the end of a line. Information in italics (italics ) represents comments or observations made by the transcriber or are from other sources as noted.

Compiled by the Medina County Tombstone Inscription Project, Jim Menke, Coordinator, in cooperation with the Castro Colonies Heritage Association, Historical Research Committee. (2004)

No.	Name	Inscription/Remarks
1	DECKER, C	CHARLES / DECKER / BORN / MAY 15, 1844 / DIED / MAR. 14, 1898 / DEAREST BROTHER / THOU HAST LEFT US / HERE, THY LOSS WE / DEARLY FEEL, BUT TIS GOD THAT HATH / BEREFT / US, HE CAN / ALL OUR SORROWS / HEAL
2-3	DECKER, L DECKER, C	LOUISE M. / AUG. 10, 1863 / AUG. 30, 1962 CAROLINE R. / MAY 12, 1869 / FEB. 28, 1960 / DECKER
4-5	DECKER, J DECKER, T	DECKER / JOSEPH / BORN MAR. 1, 1836 / DIED SEPT. 25, 1922 / FATHER THERESA / BORN JAN. 5, 1838 / DIED FEB. 12, 1922 / MOTHER
6	WANTZ, F	FRANCISKA WANTZ / 1794 - 1870 / VICTIM OF THE INDIANS
7	DECKER, J	JOSEPHINE / BORN / MAY 4, 1881 / DIED / AUG. 15, 1882
8-9	DECKER, C DECKER, K	DECKER / FATHER / LOUIS CHARLES / DECKER / NOV. 26, 1860 / 7/28/1940 MOTHER / KATIE URSULA / OEFINGER / HIS WIFE / AUG. 10, 1865 / JULY 8, 1963 / THO LOST TO SIGHT, YET EVER PRESENT TO THE HEART
10-11	DECKER, J DECKER, J	DECKER / JOE LOUIS / SEPT. 16, 1901 / JAN. 16, 1905 JOSEPHINE / BORN & DIED / FEB. 2, 1907