Stefan J. Decker

Stefan J. Decker obituary, Panama City, FL

Stefan J. Decker

Stefan Decker Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Panama City on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Stefan J. Decker, 65 of Panama City, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 8, 2025. He was born in San Pedro, CA on December 31, 1959.
Stefan honorably retired after a distinguished career in the United States Air Force, where he served as a law enforcement officer.
He was a man of faith and a devoted member of New Family Assembly of God Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Forrest Decker and Antoinette de-Montalent.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Marites Decker; daughters, Antoinette and Stephanie; son, Krystian; granddaughter, Tessa Annielieze; grandson, Rowland; five sisters, Dominique Aguilar, Janet Salmons, Florence (Vini) Decker-Wells, Celine Decker, and Miriam Decker. Mr. Decker will also be remembered by his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sylvia Flores and Florentino Flores; sisters-in-law, Marilou Flores, Marisyl Flores, and Mary Ann Flores; brothers-in-law, Danilo Flores, William Flores, George Flores, Florentino Flores, Jr., Ranilo Flores, and Manuelo Flores; cousins in France, Frédéric Boulnois, Edith Boulinois, and Aude Boulnois.
Heritage Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Stefan J. Decker.
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