Roberta "Kay" (Decker) Decker-Lee
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - January 22, 2017
Roberta "Kay" Decker-Lee
April 13, 1945 - January 11, 2017
Roberta "Kay" Decker-Lee, 71, died January 11th, 2017, following a brief illness. She passed peacefully at HopeWest in Grand Junction, CO. Born April 13th, 1945 in Winfield, KS, she was the daughter of the late Robert Harold Decker and Laura Catherine McCaleb.
Kay attended high school in Enid, OK and graduated from
Mesa College with a degree in Nursing. She worked many years at the Grand Junction Regional Center in various roles as well as St Mary’s Hospital as an RN.
Kay enjoyed spending time on her small farm in Orchard
Mesa. She loved working in her vineyard and spending time
with her dogs, horses and cats. Kay also loved the outdoors and spent many summer days camping in Pitkin, CO. She cheered on the Denver Broncos every football season and was
unbeatable at Scrabble. Earlier in life, Kay was an avid bicyclist
and rode over many passes in Colorado and surrounding areas.
Always friendly and generous, Kay was an easy soul to love.
She was kind to animals and took care of them as family. Kay
was an amazing friend, mother, wife and sister. Memories of her
will be cherished by all who knew her.
Kay is survived by her husband, Ed; daughter, Jennifer (Ken)
Peterson of Grand Junction, CO and their children Melissa and
Zachary; son, John (Rachel) Sparkman of Fort Collins, CO and
their children Abigail, Kayla and Bradley; step-sons, Scott
(Jodi) Lee of Pagosa Springs, CO; Andrew (Wendy) Lee of Fort
Worth, TX, and their children, Asher, Deacon, Aspen and Jax;
step-daughter, Alicia Lee of Palisade, CO; sisters, Janet (John)
Frieden of Topeka, KS, and Christa (Sal de Stasio) Grijalva of
Tucson, AZ, and brother, Richard (Ellie) Decker of Lenexa, KS.
The family would like to thank the staff and volunteers of
HopeWest for their care and compassion.
Please consider a charitable contribution in Kay’s honor to
Roice Hurst Humane Society, https://rhhumanesociety.org/,
HopeWest, https://hopewestco.org/, or the Salvation Army,
http://grandjunction.salvationarmy.org/.
A service in memory of Kay will be held at 11:00 a.m. on
February 4th in Grand Junction at the Canyon View Vineyard
Chapel.
