Michael J. Hollingsworth, 63, of Rochelle lost his second battle with cancer on May 18, 2017 at 8:10a.m. in his residence.
Memorial services will be Monday at 4:00p.m., at Victory Baptist Church, Mendota with Michael Nelson officiating.
Michael was born October 21, 1953 in Belvidere to Herman and Darlene (Oakley) Hollingsworth. He married Elaine Mavis on August 13, 2005 in Morristown, TN.
Michael was a 1972 graduate of Belvidere High School. He was a forklift driver for Conway Trucking for 30 years. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of Rochelle; two daughters Kasandra (Josh) Beck of North Carolina and Jodie Hollingsworth of West Virginia; four stepchildren Tammie (Michael) Nelson, Tina Piskie, and Paul (Cindy) Piskie all of Mendota and John (Anna) Long of Ailey, GA.; eleven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; his father Herman (Nancy) Hollingsworth of Belvidere; three sisters Mary (Karl) Holten of Loves Park, Linda (LeRoy) Blum of Belvidere, and Rita Szkeradek of Portland, OR.
He was preceded in death by his mother Darlene Spooner, his stepfather Alden Spooner, and several aunts and uncles.
Memorials may be directed to Mike's favorite charity's OSF Peoria Cancer Care or Illinois Children's Hospital or any cancer charity of donors choice in Mike's name.