William Allen Cap

William Allen Cap, 84, of Berea Ohio passed away on May 15, 2026.

He was born on August 27, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois to the late William and Elizabeth (Tvarozek) Cap. He graduated with an electrical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve University and later earned a master’s degree in education from John Carroll University.

He left behind a wife of 14 years, Neida Ramos-Cap, four daughters, Rachel (Brian) Ice, Rebecca (Craig) Cap Mertens, Megan (Richard) Wood and Mercy (Pasha) Ermakov, nine grandchildren, Brianna Ice, Clayton Wood, Shura (John Ethan) Baldwin, Joshua Ice, Dimitry Allen Ermakov, Jacob Wood, Abigail Ice, Anatoly Ermakov and Christian Mertens, one great- grandson, Boaz Baldwin and a sister Linda Dreher. He was predeceased by his first wife Betty Cap and daughter Renata Cap.

Bill was an early adopter of computer technology. The very first computers he worked with on his first job filled entire rooms. Later, he was an early purchaser of the first personal computers sold and his daughters remember him soldering wires on it to make it work. It was one of his contributions to his daughters’ home schooling education.

Bill loved math and was a patient educator. He taught a variety of mathematics classes at both the high school and college levels. He finished his working career with Diebold and his last job title was IT Strategist. Another love of Bill’s was for organic farming. His greatest love though was reserved for his family and his wide range of friends. He never met a stranger as they all quickly became his friends.

Bill had a great sense of humor and will be sadly missed by his family and friends.