Jessye graduated from Bridgeport Township High School in 1936, and attended MacMurray College.
She married Bernard Dekau on September 23, 1939, in Bridgeport, Illinois and moved to Wabash, IN in 1946.
She and her husband were the owners of the Hotel Indiana (now Charley Creek Inn and previously The Red Apple Inn) from 1946-1976. She was in charge of personnel, the dining room, restoration, marketing and interior design.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Wabash Country Club, member and past president of the Womans Clubhouse Association and a member and past president of Delta Theta Tau Sorority. She relocated to Cocoa Beach, Florida in 2004. Jessye was an avid golfer, bridge player, superb cook and hostess with a talent for interior design and business. She leaves a legacy of accomplishment, talent, lifelong friendships and a devoted loving family. “Joy she gave, Joy she has found.”
She married Bernard Dekau on September 23, 1939, in Bridgeport, Illinois and moved to Wabash, IN in 1946.
She and her husband were the owners of the Hotel Indiana (now Charley Creek Inn and previously The Red Apple Inn) from 1946-1976. She was in charge of personnel, the dining room, restoration, marketing and interior design.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Wabash Country Club, member and past president of the Womans Clubhouse Association and a member and past president of Delta Theta Tau Sorority. She relocated to Cocoa Beach, Florida in 2004. Jessye was an avid golfer, bridge player, superb cook and hostess with a talent for interior design and business. She leaves a legacy of accomplishment, talent, lifelong friendships and a devoted loving family. “Joy she gave, Joy she has found.”
Jessye graduated from Bridgeport Township High School in 1936, and attended MacMurray College.
She married Bernard Dekau on September 23, 1939, in Bridgeport, Illinois and moved to Wabash, IN in 1946.
She and her husband were the owners of the Hotel Indiana (now Charley Creek Inn and previously The Red Apple Inn) from 1946-1976. She was in charge of personnel, the dining room, restoration, marketing and interior design.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Wabash Country Club, member and past president of the Womans Clubhouse Association and a member and past president of Delta Theta Tau Sorority. She relocated to Cocoa Beach, Florida in 2004. Jessye was an avid golfer, bridge player, superb cook and hostess with a talent for interior design and business. She leaves a legacy of accomplishment, talent, lifelong friendships and a devoted loving family. “Joy she gave, Joy she has found.”
She married Bernard Dekau on September 23, 1939, in Bridgeport, Illinois and moved to Wabash, IN in 1946.
She and her husband were the owners of the Hotel Indiana (now Charley Creek Inn and previously The Red Apple Inn) from 1946-1976. She was in charge of personnel, the dining room, restoration, marketing and interior design.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Wabash Country Club, member and past president of the Womans Clubhouse Association and a member and past president of Delta Theta Tau Sorority. She relocated to Cocoa Beach, Florida in 2004. Jessye was an avid golfer, bridge player, superb cook and hostess with a talent for interior design and business. She leaves a legacy of accomplishment, talent, lifelong friendships and a devoted loving family. “Joy she gave, Joy she has found.”
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