Marcel "Bob" DeJaegher

Funeral services for Marcel "Bob" DeJaegher, 83, of Silvis, Ill., will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, East Moline, Ill. Burial will be in Hampton Township Cemetery, Hampton, Ill. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will also be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mr. DeJaegher died Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis, Ill. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association.
Mr. DeJaegher was born December 2, 1923, in Moline, Ill., the son of Rene and Zulma (Whittevrongel) DeJaegher. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Vera Wendell, August 9, 1942, in Kahoka, Mo. She died December 30, 2004.
Bob was very active in the Rock Island County Democrat Party for over 40 years. He served on the County Board, was County Board Chairman, Township Supervisor, State Representative of the 72nd District, and Silvis 1st Ward Alderman. Bob was truly devoted to the people of Hampton Township, as seen by the formation of the Hampton Township Health Clinic. Bob was also instrumental in the founding of Illini Hospital, Silvis.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Duane Steffe, Colona, Ill., Renae and Michael Warner, Moline, Michelle and Steve Papish, East Moline, and Lori and John Medina, Silvis; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Kathleen DeJaegher, Virginia Beach, Va., and Robert and Rebecca DeJaegher, Moline; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister, Elaine Smith, of Hampton.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, and brothers, Rene and Joe.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.vanhoe.com.