Betty Rae DeCocq

Betty Rae (Frye) DeCocq, 48, a long-time resident of Fishers, Indiana, went to her final rest on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was the fifth of six siblings born to Raymond L. Frye Sr. and Catherine (Forrest) Frye in Mishawaka, Indiana on September 8, 1968.
As a child, Betty enjoyed spending the summers with her grandparents, Dee and Olive Frye, at their lake cottage in southern Michigan. Betty attended Mishawaka High School, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Kaplan University in Accounting in 2015. Returning to college was a long term personal and professional goal for her; one she was determined to finish in spite of her battle with cancer. During her career, she worked a variety of jobs in the retail and service industries until she was offered the opportunity to take an accounting position. Betty remained in this role throughout the rest of her career, working her way up to senior accountant. She especially enjoyed working for her final employer, the Dora Hotel Company, a private company where the owner knew everyone by name and treated his team with dignity and respect. Betty married her high school sweetheart, John DeCocq, on January 16, 1988 in Mishawaka, and they remained happily married until her passing. Throughout her marriage, Betty and John moved several times as they were afforded opportunities to advance their early careers. They lived in Indiana, Florida, Texas, Illinois, and Maryland before settling in central Indiana. Betty and her family enjoyed watching movies, especially science fiction, and vacationing together. In the last few years, they visited Mount Rushmore and the South Dakota Badlands, the Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, the California Redwoods at Muir Woods in San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and Niagara Falls. She and John were often seen riding their tandem bike around their adopted hometown. Betty was most proud of raising two children who love and respect their parents, are capable and independent adults, and understand that family is more important than anything else in the world.
She is survived by her husband, John; their children, Athena and Zachery of Fishers; her mother, Catherine Frye of Mishawaka; her siblings, Raymond L. Frye Jr., Mary (Robert) Keller, Dee (Lanlan) Frye, Tracy (Steve) Silvers, and Kimberly (Rick) Rosler; her half-brother, Kenny (Mary) Frye; plus many nieces & nephews and great-nieces & great-nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her father, Raymond; her half-brother, Bobby Frye; and all four grandparents.
Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Randall & Roberts Fishers Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers. A funeral mass will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, 11441 Hague Road in Fishers, with Rev. Travis Stephens officiating. Graveside services with interment will follow at St. Luke Mausoleum in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, 9700 Allisonville Road in Indianapolis. A reception will then be held at the church after the interment.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear, Arizona for their exceptional care that helped prolong Betty's life and maintain the quality of life she deserved. We would also like to thank the staff of the St. Vincent Hospice team for easing her final days and providing the family with much needed comfort and care. Special thanks go to Michaela Farrar and Kimberly Rosler for their tireless efforts during Betty's hospice care.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 5635 W 96th Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278; or Betty's Monsters, BeMo, 85109 Chezem Road, Eugene, OR 97405.