Mr. Maurice DECAP

1924 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Maurice DECAP
  Title	Mr.
  Nickname	Joe
  Birth	29 Aug 1924	East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jul 2011	Friendship Manor, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Burial	29 Jul 2011	St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I2999	sukunda
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Mr. Camiel DECAP,   b. 8 Dec 1892   d. 1971, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mrs. Margaret HENDRICKS,   b. 14 Nov 1902   d. 23 Sept 1995, Illinois, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	20 Nov 1919	Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States
  Family ID	F825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mrs. Caroline Theresa BILEDDO,   b. 15 Oct 1921, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA d. 30 Oct 2011, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Aug 4 1945	St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Children	+ 1. Mrs. Diane DECAP  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Mr. Gerald DECAP  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Ms. Mary Kathleen DECAP,   b. 1946   d. 1953 (Age 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2017

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Portrait Portrait of Maurice 'Joe' DeCapp from his time in the service
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  Headstones

  Family Headstone Family headstone for Maurice De Cap, his wife Caroline Theresa Bileddo and their daughter Mary Kathleen De Cap

  
  

• Notes

  Changed surname to DeCapp MAURICE "JOE" DECAPP Maurice "Joe" DeCapp, 86, of Rock Island, formerly of East Moline, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. A memorial visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Private graveside services will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline. Memorials may be made to the family or to Jordan Catholic School. Joe was born Aug. 29, 1924, in East Moline, the son of Camiel and Margaret Hendricks DeCapp. He married Caroline Bileddo Aug. 4, 1945, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rock Island. He served in the U.S. Army as 1st Sergeant during World War II in Patton's 3rd Army throughout its victory march across France, including the Battle of the Bulge to war's end. He retired as a machine operator from John Deere Plow Planter in 1989, after 40 years of service. He was a UAW Retiree, a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, East Moline, prior to moving to Florida. He enjoyed farming, and was always there when someone needed a helping hand. He was power-chair bound for the last 20 years of his life with Muscular Dystrophy. He continued to help others when they needed something fixed, in his specially lowered workshop, which gave him much happiness and a challenge to create something out of the impossible. Survivors include his wife of 65 wonderful years; daughter, Diane Hahn, Rock Island; son, Gerald (Marlene) DeCapp, Kenosha, Wis.; grandchildren, Jennifer, Rock Island, and Joel (Keri), Moline; great-granddaughter, Allie; sister, Rose Marie (John) Sacco, East Moline; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Mary Kathleen; brother, Don; son-in-law, Michael Hahn. He touched many lives and will sadly be missed by everyone who knew him.