CARROLL DECKER, ROCK OF FAMILY CANOGA PARK WOMAN WAS FEISTY, KNOWING, 'ALL-OUT MOM'.Byline: Holly J. Andres Staff Writer Carroll Decker's passion in life was her husband and family, instilling in·still also in·stil tr.v. in·stilled, in·still·ing, in·stills also in·stils 1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality . . . in her three children a solid work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work and positive outlook on life. Decker, who lived in Canoga Park since 1953, died Aug. 13 in Woodland Hills. She was 81. ``She was feisty, stubborn and always there for us,'' said daughter Judy Groskopf. ``She was an all-out mom. She knew how to raise us. She respected and cared for everybody.'' Carroll Francis Spitzer was born Dec. 25, 1923, in Ashley, N.D. She was a nursing student when she met future husband Elmer Decker in the morgue morgue (morg) a place where dead bodies may be kept for identification or until claimed for burial. morgue n. of the hospital in Fargo, N.D., where he worked as an orderly. The couple married on May 31, 1944, and lived in a trailer parked on Moonlight Beach in Encinitas before moving to North Hollywood. They also lived in Van Nuys until settling in Canoga Park in 1953. ``She had the best marriage I've ever seen,'' said daughter Joan Bowser Bowser may mean:
Bowser credits her mother's example for showing her how to take care of her own family. Decker's work ethic, moral sense and positive outlook on life are values that her children absorbed and passed on to their own children. ``Mom was very smart and down-to-earth. She was petite, 5-foot-2, but strong-willed and very independent,'' Bowser said. ``She was not a pretentious pre·ten·tious adj. 1. Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified. 2. Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious. See Synonyms at showy. or materialistic person. She was the rock in our family.'' Decker, who wore the perfume ``Beautiful,'' had an eclectic taste in reading material. Her daughters said she would rather sit with a book than watch a movie. She enjoyed playing card games, cribbage cribbage (krĭb`ĭj), card game played by two persons with a deck of 52 cards and a scoring (pegging) device known as a cribbage board. and dominoes. When her children were young, Decker enjoyed the family's camping and fishing trips, especially to the High Sierra The first CD-ROM file system, named for an area near Lake Tahoe where it was developed in 1985. See ISO 9660. . Decker reveled in stopping at any historical site along the way on family car trips. Decker is survived by her husband of 61 years, Elmer; her children, Judy Groskopf, Jim Decker and Joan Bowser; four grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. ; and five great-grandchildren. A funeral was held Thursday at Canoga Park Lutheran Church, with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth. Memorial donations can be made to Canoga Park Lutheran Church, 7357 Jordan Ave., Canoga Park, CA 91303-1277. Holly Andres, (818) 713-3708 holly.andres(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: DECKER |
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