Mick was born April 8, 1929 in Kewanee, IL the son of Alois and Henrietta (Brate) DeFauw. He graduated from Mineral High School in 1947. Mick married Dorothy Beyn on July 2, 1949 in Sheffield. She died on April 28, 2009. Mick had worked for DeFauw-Beyn Produce, Sheffield Brick Yard, in the Coal Mines, Laura, IL, Barcol Overdoor, Sheffield and at I. H. Harvester Works, East Moline until retiring in 1983.
Memberships include St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sheffield, Knights of Columbus, Sheffield Homecoming Association, Sheffield Rolle Bolle Club, and Hidden Lake Men’s Golf League. Mick enjoyed playing cards, especially, bieden; golfing where he was a member of the Hole in One Club. He enjoyed watching sports, especially basketball. He loved time with his family especially the grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a 30 year cancer survivor.
Those surviving children and their spouses, Rick DeFauw, Carlyle, IL, Robert (Patsy) DeFauw, Annawan, Karen (David) Taylor, Sheffield, and Randy (Luci) DeFauw, Watseka, IL. Other survivors include nine grandchildren, Lindsay, Casey (Sondra), and Grady DeFauw, Anita (Daniel) Rakestraw, Robbie DeFauw, Brooke (Matthew) Allen, Erika Taylor, Jake and Dylan DeFauw and seven great grandchildren, MacKenzie, Jordyn, Laynie, Hannah, Maddison, Matthew and Anmarie. His parents and wife preceded him in death.
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