WALTER F. “NICK” VANDERLAAN, 84, of Decatur, IL passed away peacefully surrounded by his family 3:00 P.M. on Friday, August 16, 2024, at St. Mary’s Hospital.A Private Graveside funeral will be held at Point Pleasant Cemetery in Long Creek on Monday August 19, 2024. Pastor Rick Spangler will officiate. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. Nick was born on May 10, 1940, in Chicago, IL to Fred and Mary Ellen (Smith) Vanderlaan. Left to cherish his memory are his three children, Tammy J. “TJ” Vanderlaan-Wells and her husband Paul, Greg Vanderlaan and his wife Connie, and Kevin Vanderlaan and his wife Christie; eleven grandchildren, Trevor Petro, Andria Sapp, Kyle Petrucha, Brandi Vanderlaan, Sarah McLain, McKinzy Vanderlaan, Isaac Vanderlaan, Brianna Richardson, Veronica Keatts, Nathaniel Woods, and Gabriel Vanderlaan; nineteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson; two brothers, Roger and Fred Vanderlaan and many , many nieces and nephews.Nick was prec

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