Noreen Ann Decker, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2023, at the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was 85 years old.
Noreen was born on June 26, 1937, in Bellaire, Ohio, to Norbert and Anna (Weir) Rose. She attended St. John’s Catholic Church in Bellaire, Ohio, and was a member of the Board of Directors for Imperial Glass in Bellaire, Ohio.
She graduated from St. John’s High School in 1955 and went on to attend the Ruth Brant School of Nursing in Martins Ferry from which she graduated in 1964. After graduation from Ruth Brant, she went to Ohio University where she obtained a Bachelor’s of Art degree in 1974. Noreen was employed as an instructor with the Ohio Valley General Hospital School of Nursing until its closure in 1988, and then was employed with the Switzerland of Ohio School District as a School Nurse from 1992 until her retirement in 2016.
Noreen is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Thomas J. Decker, Sr., her granddaughter, Lauren Michelle Decker, and her “special friend,” Bernard “Nardy” Lipscher.
Noreen is survived by her son, Thomas J. Decker, Jr., of Wheeling, West Virginia, her sisters, Janet Green of Greensboro, North Carolina, Paula Johnston formerly of Bellaire, Ohio now residing in Grove City, Ohio, her granddaughter, Kalie Ann Decker of Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, her nieces and nephews, Jeff Decker of Orlando, Florida, Lisa MacClugage of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Michelle Collignon of Grove City, Ohio, Geoffrey Johnston, BJ Green of Atlanta, Georgia, Michael Green of Greensboro, North Carolina, her sister-in-law, Betty Decker of Upper Arlington, Ohio, and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Noreen will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and aunt. Her dedication to her work as an instructor, school nurse, and her involvement in her community will not be forgotten. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Family and friends are to be received on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from 2:00pm- 4:00pm and 5:00pm- 8:00pm at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Home 441 37th Street, Bellaire, Ohio 43906. Additional visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 9:00am-9:45am at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer with Funeral Mass at 10:00am with Fr. Daniel Heusel as celebrant. Interment to follow at Belmont County Memorial Park in St. Clairsville, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Home of Wheeling at TMCFunding.com.
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