Decsi, Linda

Linda (Rice) Decsi passed away peacefully at home on November 14th, at the age of 67, after a long and difficult battle with cancer. She will be watching us now from heaven. Linda was born in Canton, OH, and raised on a dairy farm by parents Clara Catharine and John Walter Rice. She was working at Nationwide Insurance in Canton where she met husband Jerry. They were married in 1969. They raised daughter Andrea in Massillon, OH, Columbia, SC, and Charlotte, NC. Linda was active in the Trace 18 Holers, helped condition houses for Habitat, and she ushered at St Stephen Catholic Church. She is survived by loving husband Jerry, daughter Andrea Roche of Raleigh, her husband Mike, and grandchildren Vincent, Jack and Chelsea. She is also survived by Sisters Virginia Rice of New Philadelphia, OH, Peggy McFarren and husband Bill of Granville, OH, and Brother John Rice and wife Nita of Delroy, OH, and two nieces and families, and one nephew. She also left behind a host of close friends and fond memories at Carolina Trace. A mass will be held at St Stephen Catholic Church, 901 N Franklin Dr in Sanford at 11 o‘clock on Friday, 11/19. Presiding will be Monsignor Steve Worsley. A Celebration of Life with be held immediately following at Carolina Trace Country Club. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Linda‘s name to Community Home Care & Hospice, 809 Wicker St, Sanford, NC 27330, or the Carolina Trace County Club Commemorative Fund, 2100 Country Club Dr, Sanford, NC 27332. Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford is serving the family. Family assisted by Miller-Boles Funeral Home