Cold Spring
October 25, 1927 – April 5, 2025
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Cold Spring, MN for Esther C. Decker, age 97, who died April 5, 2025, at Benedictine Assumption Home in Cold Spring, MN. Burial was in the Parish Cemetery.
Esther was born on October 25, 1927 in Marty, MN to Anton and Mary (Loesch) Pelzer. She married Ernest Decker on June 21, 1949, in Holy Cross Catholic Church, Marty, MN. Esther enjoyed going to the casino, Bingo, playing cards, flower gardening, farming, and baking bread.
She is survived by her daughter Kathleen (+John) Hardie, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest; son, Frank; siblings, Rosemary, Sylvester, Tony, Andy, Phillis, Germaine, Grace, Viola, and Joan.
Special thanks to St. Croix Hospice and Benedictine Assumption staff for the exceptional care given to Esther.
Arrangements were with the Wenner Funeral Home, Cold Spring, MN.
