James L. DeKay Sr.

December 5, 1944 - December 22, 2006
age: 62

James L. DeKay Sr., 62 years, of Addison, MI and formerly of Temperance, MI, died Friday, December 22, 2006, in his home.

Born December 5, 1944, in Toledo, OH, he was the son of Leland and Margaret (Bladel) DeKay. A 1962 graduate of Clay High School, he married Harriette Sauer on December 18, 1964, in Monroe, MI.

James was the owner/operator of James DeKay & Son Custom Homes for the past 40 years, remodeling and building custom homes in Southwest Michigan and Northwest Ohio until retiring to Addison, MI in 1999, where he started a smaller remodeling business.

He and his wife were antique dealers for several years and he enjoyed refinishing antique furniture. He was a member of the former Judson Baptist Church in Toledo, where he served as a deacon and taught Sunday School. He was recently attending Rollins Friends Church in Addison, MI. James was also a past member of the Board of Directors for the Toledo Youth for Christ, zoning ordinance officer for Bedford Township, Better Business Bureau, The Toledo Home Builder's Association and the Bedford Business Association.

Surviving is his loving wife, Harriette; children, James (Tracy) DeKay Jr. of Maumee, OH and Terri Tucker of Toledo, OH; sisters, Diane (Dan) O'Connell of Oregon, OH and Cathy (Don) Rice of Toledo, OH; 4 grandchildren, Ashley and Jeremy DeKay and Isaiah and Danielle Tucker. Jim was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 3-9 p.m. at the Michael W. Pawlak Funeral Home, 1640 Smith Rd. (at Jackman) Temperance, MI, where an informal prayer circle will be held Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home with interment following at Whiteford Union Cemetery, Whiteford Twp., MI. Reverend Dr. Robert M. Wisehart, officiating. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lenawee. www.pawlakfuneralhome.com 

Published in Toledo Blade on Dec. 24, 2006
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