A committed and beautiful loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt passed peacefully in the early morning hours of her 60th birthday in Mission Springs, CA. Debbie was born and raised in Hilmar, CA and attended Hilmar Schools where her father, G. Eldon Strom, was Superintendent. After attending Modesto Jr. College, Debbie worked in the medical field in San Luis Obispo and eventually in Turlock at Turlock Medical Clinic. Debbie met her husband Mark in 1979 and they were married in September of 1980, and together they worked as a team in local family businesses that are still operating today.