Source: Rockford Register Star, April 15, 2019.
River Bluff Nursing Home
Veterans Who Have Passed
Source: Rockford Register Star, Dec. 9, 2019.
Parnello, Sarah M.
born 3/10/1910 in Freeport daughter of George and Jennie Petta Modica. Married Nicholas Paranello 4/25/1937 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Freeport. Died 2/12/2005 in River Bluff Nursing Home
Source: Rockford Register Star 2/14/2005
Giorgi, Amadeo A.
& Marilyn busn. rep. United Food and Commercial Workers Union :pca; No 1540 h1529 Victoria Ave.
Source: 1987 Rockford City Directory
Source: Rockford Register Star 5/19/2013
Nursing Homes, 1978 – listed in phone book yellow pages
Source: Illinois Bell Telephone Directory for Rockford and Loves Park for 1978
Bianchi, Mary Waelti – 2003 obituary
Source: Rockford Register Star Dec. 21, 2003
Winnebago County Poor Farm
Became River Bluff Nursing Home
Source: Rockfordiana file under W & Nuggets of History 1986, Vol. 23, No. 1 and No. 2
John Frank Zore – 2015
Source: Rockford Register Star 12/9/2015
River Bluff Nursing Home (and other history/names)
1853: It was called the Winnebago County Farm and sometimes Winnebago County Poor Farm or The Almshouse
1883: A section was added to the building to expand for additional residents
1953: The name of the institution changed to Rockford Township Hospital and Nursing Home
1956: The name changed to River Bluff Nursing Home
We have a Rockfordiana File of W – River Bluff Nursing Home
We have a Cemetery Book of Winnebago County Farm Cemetery.
This is one of the yellowed original newspaper articles about the County Hospital from 1953. (The news never dies with us! We LOVE the history in the newspaper!)
Source: Rockford Morning Star March 15, 1953
Main St., No., 4401 (approx.)
photo above, approx 1970, River Bluff Nursing Home
Source: “Growing Up in Rockford” Facebook.com