Benjamin "Sonny" DeCicco, 81, of Apple Canyon Lake, IL, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at Mercy One/Dubuque Medical Center.

Sonny was born on November 17, 1938, in Chicago, IL, the son of Benjamin J. & Sophie (Ruffolo) DeCicco.  He graduated from Austin High School and was a proud Veteran of the U. S. Army where he served as a paratrooper and spent time in his ancestral home of Italy.

He returned to marry his high school sweetheart and raise his brood of girls in Cicero and Elk Grove Village.  He worked at Sears for years as a long-haul trucker and led many convoys with the handle Noble Roman.

Ben retired to Apple Canyon Lake, IL, with his loving wife, Mary, where he served as the Post Commander of the Apple River Legion Honor Guard.  He also ran for the local school board in Chicago and cherished his morning coffee talk with his fellow vets.  He was a master story teller and would never fail to tell you which cross streets in the city the event took place.

He was the devoted husband to Mary: cherished brother to Judith (Edward); loving father to Rhonda, Tamera (James), Dana (Joseph) Trina (Chuck), Serena (Brian), and Bena (James); caring stepfather to Kristi (Jeff); Proud Papa to Salvatore, Anthony, Gia, Vincent, Angela, Jason, Shana, Dustin, Joseph, Michael, Stephen, Adam, Jared, Zachary, Julia, Rosemarie, Zachary, and Joshua; dear Great-Grandfather to 32.

A Memorial Service will be scheduled at a later date.

The Miller & Steinke Funeral Home, of Scales Mound is serving the family.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com