Bernice “Bernie” Marinelli has been a member of River City Sound for 3 years. She immediately fell in love with barbershop singing and made sure that everyone she met got an introduction to River City Sound. At performances she tells the audience that her life is now complete after she found River City Sound Chorus. Bernie is currently the secretary, helps with marketing, and is co-chair of our upcoming show in 2025. Bernie is a nurse and owner of Anam Care of Rockford, a dementia care group home for people who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Bernie is currently on the Board of Directors of the River Bluff Nursing Home. She has worked in the Rockford area as a community health nurse and administrator for more than 20 years. Bernie believes our nation’s elderly deserve to live a life of quality and choice. Bernie’s motto in life is to keep things simple and to live life as though you’ve already died. Bernie enjoys spending time with her family, which includes her husband Tom, and her two daughters and grandchildren. Bernie is an inspiration to all she meets and we at RCS are proud to call Bernie our Women of Note for 2025.
