Darrell Lee Sweeney

Darrell Lee Sweeney obituary, Loves Park, IL

Darrell Lee Sweeney

Darrell Sweeney Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory - Loves Park on May 7, 2024.
Darrell Lee Sweeney, 76, of Rockford, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Darrell was born in Rockford on February 19, 1948 to Donald and Deloris (Nystrom) Sweeney. He was an East High School graduate and worked for Quaker Oats, Pacific Scientific and retired from Dean Foods. He enjoyed spending time with friends and family and vacationing in Cancun.
He is survived by his sisters, Barbara Jean Oakley, Carol Ann Guthrie and Penny Raye Moody; one brother, David Wayne Cross; significant other, Betty Ramirez and her family. He is predeceased by his parents; and siblings, Edward Sweeney, Kathy Sweeney, Pam Pruitt and William Sweeney.
Memorial service will be at 1:00pm on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory-Mulford Chapel, 4311 N. Mulford Road, Loves Park, IL 61111. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family.
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