DeCOCK, Donatus

DECOCK, KEARNEY, SCALLAN, DHUYVETTER, HURLEY

Posted By: Michael Kearney (email)
Date: 1/12/2002 at 14:12:32

The Clinton Herald, Monday March 3, 1958 p.11 DeWitt Donatus A. DeCock, 78, former DeWitt mayor, died about 11:15 p.m. Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Francis Kearney, in Monmouth, Ill. He had been in poor health for some time. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph's Catholic church in DeWitt, with Rev. Edward Lew officiating. Burial will be in St. Jospeh's cemetery. The body is at the Hanrahan funeral home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock this evening by the Knights of Colubus, and at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday by Father Lew. Mr. DeCock was born July 16, 1881, at Long Grove, the son of the late Evo and Pelagia DeCock. He was married to Ella M. Scallan DeVetter at St. Joseph's church in DeWitt Feb. 14, 1911. She preceeded him in death March 21, 1948. He served as mayor of DeWitt for two terms, and had been in the insurance business for a number of years. Mr. DeCock was a life member of Archbishop Hennessy council, Knights of Columbus, and was a past grand knight. Surviving are three daughters, Sister M. Donatus, BVM, Mundelein college Chicago, Mrs. Francis Kearney, Monmouth, Ill., and Mrs. Edward Hurley, Des Moines; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Julia Vanderbeke, Anaheim, Calif., and two brothers, Thomas and John of Davenport.