07/11/2022
Gloria M. Decker, 89, passed quietly from this life on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in UPMC Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. Born in Harrisburg, the daughter of Simon and Helen (Sharp) Dean, she was a lifelong resident of Steelton and a 1951 graduate of Steelton High School.
Gloria was a secretary and receipts clerk for her late husband's business, Harold Decker Ceramic Tile, for many years and Church secretary for St. John's Lutheran Church, Steelton, for several Pastors. She sang in the choir and was a long time member of St. John's Lutheran Church and also sang in the Sweet Adelines Choral group.
Gloria was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Harold A. Decker; sisters, Mariam Brightbill, Evelyn Lewis and Patricia Neidinger; brothers, Robert Dean, William Dean and Alvin Dean. Survivors include her children, David A. Decker of Mechanicsburg, Patti Ann Leer of Carlisle and Robert D. Decker, and his wife Pamela, of Dillsburg; a sister, Betty Putt of Dillsburg; a brother, Ronald Dean of Harrisburg; and grandchildren, Rachel Decker, Megan Leer, Abigail Decker-Moore, and her husband Todd Moore, and Victoria Decker.
A Funeral Service will be celebrated in Hall & Stone Funeral Home, 112 North Harrisburg Street, Steelton, on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 11AM, with her Pastor, Vicar Rose Tolkin officiating. Interment to follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Friday, July 15, from 6-8PM and Saturday, July 16 from 10-11AM.