"he continued to chase memories with the people he loved." didn't know him, just saw the obituary shared online, and that line stuck with me.
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Michael J. Carbone was a resident of Roselle, Illinois, who died at his home on September 25, 2026, at the age of 65. He was born on January 16, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, to Vincent and Josephine Carbone, and he grew up in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. According to the…
Michael J. Carbone was a resident of Roselle, Illinois, who died at his home on September 25, 2026, at the age of 65. He was born on January 16, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, to Vincent and Josephine Carbone, and he grew up in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
According to the obituary published by Salerno's Funeral Home-Rosedale Chapel in Roselle, Carbone spent his younger years playing hockey, traveling, and riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, which he considered a defining part of that period of his life. He carried a lifelong love of new places and new experiences into adulthood, and those who knew him described a man who continued to chase memories with the people he loved.
Professionally, Carbone worked for Corvette Coring before his retirement, though public reporting does not go into further detail about the nature of his role there or the length of his career with the company. He was not a public figure in the conventional sense, having no Wikipedia page or wider media biography, and what is known about his life comes from the obituary notice released by his family through the funeral home handling his arrangements.
Family was at the center of how Carbone was remembered. He was a devoted partner to Roxanne, and a father to his children Nicholas, Ashley, and Christopher. He was also a grandfather to Vincent, Addison, and Emelia, and a brother to his sister Kathy Carbone. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his brothers Frank and Marty Carbone. Friends and family recalled him as an unusually kind and generous man, one who cared deeply for the people around him and who was known, in the words used by those who wrote his obituary, as someone who would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need.
Carbone's death was announced through the standard obituary notice placed with Salerno's Funeral Home-Rosedale Chapel in Roselle, Illinois, rather than through wider news coverage, reflecting his life as a private individual rather than a public figure. No cause of death has been made public. His family and community have been invited to view the full notice, send flowers, and sign the guestbook through the funeral home's website, and further service details are expected to be shared there as arrangements are finalized.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Legacy obituary.