Edwin Jay Decker, 82, of Clifford, PA, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at the emergency room of Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after being stricken ill at home. His wife of 38 years is Florence I. Stevens Decker. Born January 23, 1934 in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of the late Dean Hoffman and the late Evelyn Adams Hoffman Decker. He was the adopted son of the late Albert Decker. Ed earned a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education from SUNY Cortland and served in the Army. He had a distinguished career as a high school football coach and athletic director and later became an assistant football coach at Columbia University in New York City and Ithaca College. He concluded his coaching career as head football coach at SUNY Cortland from 1980 to 1982. After coaching, he had been employed as assistant superintendant at Salmon River School District, Fort Covington, NY and retired from Waverly Central School District where he was an elementary school principal. He was an avid fan of the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Phillies and knew all the stats on every player associated with the team . He was also an avid fly fisherman. He is survived by one daughter: Julie Callaghan and husband John of Palmyra, NY; one step daughter: Tammy Lynn Bradford of Trenton, TN; one step son: Joseph Lee Frisbie of Castle Rock, CO; four grandchildren: Andrew and Alex Callaghan and Abigail and Dallas Frisbie ; four sisters and one brother; several nieces and nephews; his faithful dog and cat: Rufus and Sophia. He was preceded in death by one daughter: Emily Decker. Per Ed's request, he was cremated and no services were held. Interment, Willow View Cemetery, Clifford, PA. Cremation services were under the care of the Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Clifford Township Volunteer Fire Company, PO Box 10, Clifford, PA 18413 Final Resting Place Willow View Cemetery 120 Cemetery Street Clifford, Pennsylvania, United States 18413