Kurt Frank Lightcap

Our hearts are heavy as we announce the passing of Kurt Frank Lightcap, age 63. He passed unexpectedly in Chicago, Illinois on April 22, 2025.

Kurt was born in Valparaiso, Indiana on September 2, 1961, to Frank and Evelyn Lightcap. He attended Valparaiso High School in Valparaiso, Indiana and Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He studied abroad at Oxford, London and later received his Master of Business Administration at Northwestern University. He played football throughout high school and college and took great pride in his senior year at Wabash, when the team went undefeated. His love and enthusiasm for sports continued throughout his life. He most recently was an assistant coach of the men's rugby team at Loyola University and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He also took great pride in supporting his nieces and nephews in their sports and activities.

Kurt had a diverse career in commodities and finance that spanned multiple locations and companies. He most recently was the Head of Operations at P1us500 US Financial in Chicago, Illinois. Through his career, he also worked in the Financial Districts in New York and London. He was well known and well respected in this industry.

Kurt cherished spending time with family and friends and loved traveling. He was deeply loved and in touch with a great number of friends from around the country and abroad. Kurt and his wife of 28 years, Stacy, enjoyed traveling to Alaska, Fiji, Hawaii, and Mexico.

Kurt was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Evelyn Lightcap; father in-law, Paul (Denny) Robertson; niece, Ashlee Duttlinger.

He is survived by his wife, Stacy Lightcap; sisters, Gail (Carl) Schurman, Carol (Dave) Little, and Deborah (Eace) Roberts; mother-in-law, Susie Robertson; sisters-in-law, Wendy Solberg and Teresa Phillips; nieces and nephews, Chris Roberts, Erica Applegate, Derek Schurman, Erin Moore, Brett Roberts, Ryan Solberg, Nicole Solberg, AJ Elgersma, Paul Phillips, Shalyn Phillips, and Tyler Phillips; 11 great nieces and nephews; 3 great-great nieces and nephews.

A visitation was held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Dykes Funeral Home, 2305 N. Campbell Street, Valparaiso, Indiana. A Funeral Mass was conducted at 10:00 am on May 1, 2025, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1855 W. Harrison Boulevard, Valparaiso, Indiana. Rev. Douglas Mayer, officiating. The Funeral Mass may be viewed on page 2 of saintpaulvalpo.org/live-stream-and-social-media.

A Committal Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden, Iowa with Father Mauro Sanchez of the Our Lady Of Guadalupe Parish, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden officiating. A time of lunch and fellowship will follow at the Hawarden Golf Course.

Contributions may be made to Wabash College Class of 1983, www.Wabash.edu /eive, and an Endowed Scholarship in Kurt's name to the men's rugby team at Loyola University, www.LUC.edu/KurtFrankLiehtcanMemorial.

Arrangements by Dykes Funeral Home, Inc., Valparaiso, Indiana and in Hawarden by Porter Funeral Home, with website of www.porterfuneralhomes.com.