Debra "Debbie" Coziahr's Obituary
DECATUR - Debra (Debbie) Coziahr, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 4:10 a.m., Monday, July 15, 2024, after a beautiful weekend with her family.
A celebration to honor the life of Debbie will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday August 3, 2024, at Glad Tidings, 500 S. 27th St, Decatur, IL 62521, with a remembrance service at 5pm. Casual clothing please. Debbie will be cremated and will be taken home to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Memorials are suggested to the Decatur 911 Memorial.
Debbie was born on September 22, 1952, and was raised on an army depot in Igloo, SD, the daughter of Duane and Dagny (Jordahl) Bauer. She married Tim Coziahr on August 1, 1970. Debbie was a graduate of Savanna (IL) high school. She co-owned G&W Harley-Davidson in Galesburg, IL, and later Coziahr Harley-Davidson in Forsyth, IL, with her husband. Debbie was very civic-minded, using the Harley shop as a means to give back to her community in a number of different ways. She played an active role in bringing the 911 Memorial to Decatur, as well as giving generously to many local community organizations and projects. She was instrumental in the success of the Blessing of the Bikes at Coziahr Harley-Davidson, as well as bringing Bike Nights to the community. She loved to be involved in her children’s lives and enjoyed reading. She was passionate about her two Grandchildren and thoroughly enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and the world with her husband.
To know Debbie was to know kindness, strength, wisdom, and humor. She made those who knew her feel like family, as if they were her own. She will be loved and missed by many people.
Surviving is her husband, Tim, of Decatur, IL; son Michael of Decatur, IL; daughter Michele and her partner Travis Orr, of Decatur, IL; brother, David Bauer of Brooklyn Park, MN; sister, Diane Pape and her husband Dan of Vancouver, WA; her grandchildren Jeremiah Blue and Adeline Leigh; and various nieces and nephews, all of whom she adored.
Debbie was preceded in death by her sister Lavonne, her special dog Petie, and her parents.
“Show love, kindness, empathy, compassion, strictness when needed, laughter, responsibility, respect, have a good and honest heart, and in regard to your character, do what’s right, not what’s popular.”
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