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.

woman dies after tree crushes her mobile home

Rockford Fire Department photo

woman dies after tree crushes her mobile home

Rockford Fire Department photo

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