Mr. Alfred Achiel DECAP

1927 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Alfred Achiel DECAP
  Title	Mr.
  Birth	18 Jun 1927	Erie, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jul 2014	Hillsdale, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Burial	16 Jul 2014	National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I2325	sukunda
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Mr. Morris Charles DECAP,   b. 12 Feb 1906, Moline, Illinois, US d. 26 Jan 1997, Erie, Illinois, US (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mrs. Godelieve M. WIJCKHUYS,   b. 2 Jul 1907, Tielt, Belgium d. 17 May 1968, Erie, Illinois, US (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	28 Aug 1926
  Family ID	F796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mrs. Joan VAN HECKE
  Marriage	10 Oct 1953	East Moline, Illinois, USA
  Children	+ 1. Mrs. Jane Decap,   b. 19 Oct 1956, Morrison, Illinois, USA d. 22 Feb 2014 (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Mrs. Sue Decap  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Mr. John Decap  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Mrs. Julie Decap  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2017

  
  

• Headstones

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• Notes

  Alfred A. "Al" DeCap, 87, of Hillsdale, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at home. Visitation will be at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home Port Byron on Tuesday, July 15 from 3-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 2:30 p.m. Funeral services will held on Wednesday, July 16, at 10 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church, Rapids City, with burial immediately following at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to St. John's Catholic Church, the Riverdale Education Foundation or the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities. Mr. DeCap was born June 18, 1927 in Erie, the son of Morris and Goldie Wychkus DeCap. He married Joan VanHecke on Oct. 10, 1953, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, East Moline. Al farmed in the Hillsdale area, retiring in 1992. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War as a radio operator. Al served in many positions on a number of local government boards to include: Rock Island County Board – 10 years, Rock Island County Township Officials, Coe Township Supervisor, Coe Township Precinct Committeeman, Rock Island County Council oon Addictions, Vice-Chair Rock Island County Township Officials and Vice-Chair Rock Island County Democratic Central Committee. He also served as a member of the Riverdale Board of Education for 10 years, the Antique Engine & Tractor Association, the Western Farm Business Association and was a founding member of the Rock Island County Extension and 4-H Education Foundation. He was a trustee on the Rock Island Regional Office of Education Board of Trustees, a member of the USDA State Agriculture Committee and a member of the Coe-Lamb American Legion Post 0421. Survivors include his wife; children, Sue (Howard) Ickes, East Moline, John (Cheryl) DeCap, Hillsdale, Julie (Doug) Wagner, Midland, Ga., son-in-law, Doug Davis, Davenport; grandchildren, Rebecca Ickes, Jessica Mulder, Tony DeCap, Adam DeCap, Meghan Peterson, Katy Nahra, Emily Wagner and Luke Wagner; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Elsie (LaVerne) Jacobs, Erie; brother, Jim (Pat) DeCap, Geneseo. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane Davis, on Feb. 22, 2014. and a granddaughter, Michele Ickes. Al always said "If I made somebody laugh today – it was a good day!" (Rock Island Argus) Inscription: A1C US Air Force Korea