{"id":18281,"date":"2025-09-12T06:25:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=18281"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:57:31","slug":"john-j-rattaro-48-of-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/18281-john-j-rattaro-48-of-mason\/","title":{"rendered":"John J. Rattaro (48) of Mason"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div>John Rattaro passed away on September 8, 2025, age 48, at HSHS St. John\u2019s Hospital in Springfield.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with Pastor Jeff Morrison officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the veteran&#8217;s section of Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Born on October 26, 1976 in Burlingame, CA, John is survived by his mother, Pam Ketcik, and his father, Ron Rattaro and his step-mother, Karyn. \u00a0Also surviving are his brother Jason Rattaro and his sisters, Reyanna Rattaro and Deena Gilbert and her husband Josh and their children, Jordan and Jake. \u00a0He sadly leaves his fianc\u00e9 Heather Miller and aunts, uncles and many cousins.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>John was proud to be a member of the Army National Guard serving in Iraq. \u00a0When he returned home, he was always with family and friends. \u00a0He enjoyed life to the fullest and will be truly missed by all. \u00a0From the time of toy cars and trucks to owning the real thing, John loved machinery. \u00a0He enjoyed hunting deer every fall and was a good woodworker. \u00a0He was always helping friends and entertaining them.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Rattaro passed away on September 8, 2025, age 48, at HSHS St. John\u2019s Hospital in Springfield. 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