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Debra Bostek Obituary

DECATUR - Debra Kay Bostek, 55, of Decatur went home to be with her lord, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore, Illinois. A service to celebrate the life of Debra will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday June 8, 2011 at Maranatha Assembly of God Church, Decatur, Illinois. A visitation for Debra will take place 3-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 2011 at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Interment with "Flight Home" ceremony will be at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Debra was born June 26, 1955 in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of Robert and Yvonne (Wisnasky) Christerson. Debra was a devoted wife and a loving mother and will be greatly missed by all. We all love and miss you. She married Jerry Bostek in Decatur, Illinois, April of 1998. She leaves behind on this earth to cherish her memory, husband Jerry, daughters, Michelle Holsapple and husband Josh of Oreana, and Rachael Roland and husband Brian of Decatur, grandchildren, Bailey and Carson Holsapple, and Mason, Jaxson, and Logan Roland. She was greeted into Heaven by her Parents. The family of Debra Kay Bostek is being served by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home honored provider of Veterans Funeral Care, 2091 N. Oakland Ave. Decatur, IL. View the online obituary, send condolences, and share memories with the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at http://legacy.com/obituaries/herald-review/

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Published by Decatur Herald & Review on Jun. 5, 2011.

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Sandra Homoky

June 13, 2011

My sincere sympathy to Jerry Bostek.

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