Joseph Paul La Salla

ROCKFORD- Joseph Paul La Salla, age 67, of Rockford passed away Thursday February 2, 2017. Born in Rockford on November 12, 1949 to Joseph Anthony & Edna Viola La Salla (Moorman). Joseph graduated 6th in his class at the Northrup Institute of Aviation and Engineering. He worked as an engineer for many years at Ingersol and owned & operated J Paul Design and Manufacturing. He was also the Director of Engineering at Astral AR LLC. A talented musician and songwriter, Joe was the bassist and the face of Hudson-McCoy, the band with whom he was a member for many wonderful years. Beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle, he will remain in our hearts forever.

He is survived by daughters, Sara (Paul) Bowker and Leah La Salla ; granddaughters, Abigail La Salla - Young and Isabella Bowker; siblings, Tom (Lois) La Salla, Patty Olsen and Johnny (Chris) La Salla; aunt, Gretchen Peterson; uncle, Jasper La Salla; many nieces & nephews; The Hudson McCoy Band, Jim Hudson, Mike McCoy, Kiffer Allen and Chris Starke; dear friends, Randy Sunday, Matt Randall, Lil Joe and many others. He is predeceased by his parents.

Funeral Services to be held Monday February 6, 2017 at 8:00 pm at Christenson Funeral Home, 925 3rd Ave., with visitation from 5:00 pm until the time of service at 8:00 pm. Cremation rites accorded. Memorials to the family.