Excerpts from mystateline.com:
A 55-year-old woman was killed during a severe thunderstorm Wednesday after a tree fell on a trailer home in the Rockford Riverview mobile home park at 2530 S. Main around 10 a.m.
The Rockford Fire Department said three people were rescued from the home.
Family members identified her as Joy Gerken in a GoFundMe set up to raise money for her funeral
The National Weather Service recorded gusts of up to 60 mph during a severe thunderstorm which swept through the northern Illinois region.
Rockford Fire Department photo
Rockford Fire Department photo
