Paul Joachim Deckert, 81, Vining, died at his home Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004.
He was born in Girard township, Otter Tail County, March 20, 1923, to Adolph and Bertha (Kneifel) Deckert. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Henning and attended school in Girard township. He joined the US Navy in 1944 and served in the Atlantic and South Pacific theaters aboard the USS Florence Nightingale and the USS Joseph Wedemeyer and was also an interpreter of German prisoners.
He was married Aug. 31, 1946, to Ardis Christopherson in Vining. They lived in St. Paul, where he worked for the Waldorf Paper Company and modeled clothing for the Starr Garment Company. They purchased the farm where they currently lived in 1947.
He was a member of the Vining Lutheran Church and served on the church council for many years. He was a volunteer Fireman, served on the school board, Vining Creamery Board, and Cenex Board of Directors. He belonged to the Veterans of Foreign wars and Vining Senior Citizens. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed country music, reading and visiting. He was always cheerful and had a great sense of humor.
He is survived by his wife, Ardis; sons, Randy (Elizabeth) Deckert, Sauk Rapids, and Keith Deckert, St. Paul; daughter, Renae Krabenhaft, Hawley; grandsons: Brandon (Melissa) Deckert, Ft. Benning, Ga., serving in Afghanistan, Regan Deckert, St. Cloud, Ryan and Aaron Krabbenhaft, Hawley; and a great granddaughter: Ariel Deckert, Ft. Benning; brothers, Carl (Agnes) Deckert, Henning, and Harold (Dolly) Deckert, Buena Park, Calif.; and sisters: Laura Ruoff, Norwalk, Calif., Alvina Gibson, Goleta, Calif., and Madeline Kahn, of Eugene, Ore.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters: Olga, Erna, Paula, and Anne.
Visitation: Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and will resume for an hour prior to services at the church with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service Friday at the funeral home
Military honors: Provided by members of VFW Post #612, Fergus Falls
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Vining Lutheran Church Clergy: Rev. Lloyd Button
Burial: Vining Cemetery
Funeral Home: Belmont Funeral Home, Henning
Paul Joachim Deckert, 81, Vining, died at his home Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004.
He was born in Girard township, Otter Tail County, March 20, 1923, to Adolph and Bertha (Kneifel) Deckert. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Henning and attended school in Girard township. He joined the US Navy in 1944 and served in the Atlantic and South Pacific theaters aboard the USS Florence Nightingale and the USS Joseph Wedemeyer and was also an interpreter of German prisoners.
He was married Aug. 31, 1946, to Ardis Christopherson in Vining. They lived in St. Paul, where he worked for the Waldorf Paper Company and modeled clothing for the Starr Garment Company. They purchased the farm where they currently lived in 1947.
He was a member of the Vining Lutheran Church and served on the church council for many years. He was a volunteer Fireman, served on the school board, Vining Creamery Board, and Cenex Board of Directors. He belonged to the Veterans of Foreign wars and Vining Senior Citizens. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed country music, reading and visiting. He was always cheerful and had a great sense of humor.
He is survived by his wife, Ardis; sons, Randy (Elizabeth) Deckert, Sauk Rapids, and Keith Deckert, St. Paul; daughter, Renae Krabenhaft, Hawley; grandsons: Brandon (Melissa) Deckert, Ft. Benning, Ga., serving in Afghanistan, Regan Deckert, St. Cloud, Ryan and Aaron Krabbenhaft, Hawley; and a great granddaughter: Ariel Deckert, Ft. Benning; brothers, Carl (Agnes) Deckert, Henning, and Harold (Dolly) Deckert, Buena Park, Calif.; and sisters: Laura Ruoff, Norwalk, Calif., Alvina Gibson, Goleta, Calif., and Madeline Kahn, of Eugene, Ore.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters: Olga, Erna, Paula, and Anne.
Visitation: Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and will resume for an hour prior to services at the church with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service Friday at the funeral home
Military honors: Provided by members of VFW Post #612, Fergus Falls
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Vining Lutheran Church Clergy: Rev. Lloyd Button
Burial: Vining Cemetery
Funeral Home: Belmont Funeral Home, Henning
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