Joseph Guido Panozzo

Joseph Guido Panozzo WEST BRANCH, Iowa--Joseph Guido Panozzo, 87, died peacefully in his sleep following an extended illness on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Crestview Care and Rehab Center in West Branch, Iowa. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Rockford, Illinois. Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery with military honors. The Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch, Iowa is in charge of arrangements. Joseph was born on January 12, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Angelo and Marina Zonata Panozzo. On October 14, 1950, he was united in marriage to the former Josephine DeBenedetto. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict from 1950 - 1952. He had been employed with Carnation for many years in Los Angeles, California, and Rochelle, Illinois. He served on the Planning Commission for many years and served as Mayor for four years in Rochelle. He is survived by his wife, Josephine Panozzo of West Branch; one son, Joey Panozzo and wife, Kim Wiley Panozzo; grandchildren, Joey, Rene', and Marie Panozzo and Brack Bingham; sisters-in-law, Anita (Jay) Guarino, Pauline Panozzo ...[more]

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Judy DeBenedetto; and nieces and nephews, Karen and Frank Guarino, Mark Panozzo and Brian and Judi (DeBenedetto) Schrock. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Angelo, on August 29, 1991; and a brother Gino.