OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE AND THE POST TRIBUNE:
FROM FIND-A-GRAVE:
BIRTH 18 Dec 1917, Scotts, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
DEATH 14 Feb 2007 (aged 89), Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
BURIAL Evergreen Memorial Park, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID 158063980
The above information was obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158063980/wilbur-edward-dekema.
FROM THE POST-TRIBUNE:
WILBUR E. DEKEMA "Deke" Dycusburg, Kentucky Formerly Hobart, Indiana Age 89, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. Wilbur was a former longtime Hobart resident and a retired electrican affiliated with IBEW Local #697 in Hammond. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Deke was a member of Lake Station American Legion Post #100 and member of Hobart VFW Post #5365 for over 50 years. He was the last surviving charter member of the Hobart Eagles #2498. Mr. Dekema was a former member of the Hobart First Christian Church and currently a member of the Dycusburg United Methodist Church. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Kentucky Dam Village Golf Club.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lorene Dekema, parents, Nick & Ilda (nee Hunter) Dekema, a sister and two brothers. He is survived by his wife, Moneta Jean (Ferguson) Dekema of Dycusburg, KY; daughter, Barbara Dekema; and son, Bruce Dekema, both of Hobart; 3 grandsons, Chuck, Mike and Eric Pilbean; 2 sisters, Thelma (Charles) Bennett of Thompsonville, IL, Clara June Wiely of MI; stepson, Tim (Kim) Cannon of Paducah, KY; numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 20, 2007, 11:00 a.m. at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Rd., Hobart, with Mr. Steven Campbell, Minister, officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Hobart. Visitation is Monday from 2-5 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel. Ph: 219-942-2109 www.reesfuneralhomes.com.
This information was obtained from: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/post-tribune/name/wilbur-dekema-obituary?id=25987290.