Esther Guzzardo

ROCK FALLS – Esther Guzzardo, 94, of Freeport, formerly of Rock Falls and Mount Prospect, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at Regency Healthcare in Sterling.

She was born May 19, 1922, in Patoka, the daughter of H. Frank and Etta Mae (Clark) Crawford. She married Dr. Bennie Guzzardo on July 15, 1944, in Chicago. He preceded her in death Aug. 10, 1999.

Survivors include two sons, John (Karol) Guzzardo of Sterling and David Guzzardo of Wauconda; one sister, Florence Ticknor of Sandoval; one brother, Luke (Barbara) Crawford of Odin; four grandchildren, Tony (Angela Myrvold) Guzzardo, Gabrielle (Jonathan) Viard, Terry (Abby) Cox, and Amber (Luke) Hayen.

She also was preceded in death by three sisters, Kathryn Mayer, Ruth Crawford, and Pauline Lutz; and three brothers, Frank, Robert, and Paul Dean Crawford.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, and the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Raymond de Penafort Parish, 301 South I-Oka Ave., Mount Prospect.

Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines.

In lieu of flowers, the Guzzardo family has asked that memorials be made to Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

Arrangements were completed by Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

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