Thursday, April 15, 2010

Mario's Daddy... so sad.

REDENIUS Joel Redenius, 39, formerly of Rockford, Ill, died as a result of a car accident on Friday, April 9, 2010, in New Orleans, La. Born Sept. 15, 1970, in DeKalb, Ill.; the son of Randall and Carolyn (Anderson) Redenius. Joel received his Bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University. He worked in Rockford at Alpine Bank and in Rockford and South Beloit at Trackside. Joel relocated to Louisiana in 2005 for a management position with Churchill Downs Inc., Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, New Orleans. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn; aunts, Diane (John) Elliott, Donna (Jim) Carlson, Nancy (Bill) Dinges, Arlene K. Redenius, and Kitty Keene; cousins, Tonya Lamia, Steve Elliott, Amanda Carlson, Andrea (Tom) Farone, Greg (Shelley) Carlson, Kristin (Dean) Bice, Kelly (Jim) Duncan, Craig (Leah) Carter, Aaron (Jill) Dinges, Barbara Keene, Patty Newcomb, and Debbie (Bruce) Tipton; and in New Orleans, Joel's special friend, Cindy Orgeron. Joel will be greatly missed by Mario, his German Shepherd. Predeceased by his father, Randall; and uncles, Richard and Roger. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 600 N. Horsman St., in Rockford, Ill with Pastor Larry Yaw officiating. Burial at Highland Garden of Memories, Belvidere, Ill. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2010, at Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd., Fred C. Olson Chapel, 1001 Second Ave., in Rockford, Ill., and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday prior to the service in the church. Memorials to be determined by the family. To share a memory or send a condolence, visit olsonfh.com.

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