Janice "Jan" Decker

1931 - 2025

Janice "Jan" Decker
Born: April 5, 1931 in Sandwich, IL
Died: November 7, 2025 in Naperville, IL
Janice "Jan" Decker, age 94, of Naperville, Illinois, formerly of Oregon, Illinois died on November 7, 2025 at Sunrise Senior Living Naperville North. Jan was born on April 5, 1931, in Sandwich, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Emma (Sawyer) Bjelland. She grew up in Millbrook and graduated from Yorkville High School before attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During her first year of college, she met Jackson "Jack" Decker, who had returned from serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. They were married on April 9, 1950 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Leland, Illinois, and made their first home in Dixon, Illinois, where their sons, Marc and Eric, were born. They later moved to Oregon, Illinois, where they raised their family and became deeply involved in the community. Jan and Jack were among the founding members of St. Bride's Episcopal Church in Oregon. She was an exceptionally talented organist and vocalist, remembered for the beauty of her music and her dedication to the life of the church. Jan was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Jack (2008); Jack's parents, Roy and Ruth Decker; and her siblings Howard, Robert, and Andrew Bjelland, Eleanor Harms and Doris Rubenking. She will always be loved and remembered by her sons, Marc (Mary) Decker of Aurora, Illinois, and Eric (Anne) Decker of Shipton-under-Wychwood, England; grandchildren Jenna (Kevin) Kelly of Ponte Vedra, Florida; Jordan (Jen) Decker of Winnetka, Illinois; and Grace (Damian) Holland of Witney, England; and great-grandchildren, Declan and Deirdre Kelly, Sophie and Hadley Decker, and Leo and Maia Holland; and eight nieces and nephews. Her family wishes to extend special thanks to the compassionate staff at Sunrise Senior Living Naperville North and Residential Hospice for their loving care and support. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 14, 2025, at St. Bride's Episcopal Church, Oregon, Illinois with a brief visitation in the church foyer prior beginning at 10:00 am until time of service. Father Eldred George will officiate the service. Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to St. Bride's Episcopal Church, PO Box 223, Oregon, IL 61061.