- Obituaries
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- May 30, 2024
Lorna Marie (Voss) Engwall passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024.
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Lorna was born on June 13, 1949 in Topponish, Washington to her parents, Floyd Arthur and (Marie) Kathryn Voss. She attended Shirland Grade School (Shirland, IL), Hononegah High School (Rockton, IL) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) where she majored in Special Education.
After many years of teaching special education at Bi-County of Whiteside County, Union Grove and career counseling at Whiteside Area Vocational Center, Lorna went back to NIU to get her Master’s Degree in Education Administration. After graduate school, she served as the Principal at Lincoln Elementary in Sterling, IL and as Assistant Regional Superintendent of schools for Whiteside County until she retired in 2003.
Although Lorna was a lifelong educator, she was also a dedicated and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Lorna started dating Paul Duane Engwall in November of 1971, and they were married only six months later on April 1, 1972.
Lorna is survived by her husband Paul, their sons Jonathan Engwall, Ben (Heather Porter) Engwall, and Sam Engwall. She is also survived by her sisters Karen (Larry) Judd, Durand, IL, Brenda (Garrett) Sullivan, Shirland, IL, Virgene McVay, Shirland, IL, Irene Lange, UK; her brother Donnie Voss, Colorado; her three granddaughters Maya, Stella, and Mercedes; as well as many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 5 p.m. at the United Methodist Church at 200 W Lincoln Way in Morrison, IL with a luncheon to follow. An additional service for familywill be held on June23 in Scottville, MI. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to NAMI of the Sauk Valley or Bi-County Education Cooperative.
Online condolences may be sent towww.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
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Thinking of you all. Sorry for your loss.
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I knew Lorna fondly for 4 years of high school. I was privileged to be in her first wedding. Rest in peace My Friend❣️❣️
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So very sorry to hear this, a Great Lady, and will be missed by many!
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Lorna was a very special 1967 Hononegah classmate of mine and my husband’s. We always seemed to have a good time when we would get together. Jim even took Lorna to our junior prom and they had a great time. She will be greatly missed. 🤗😘
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Lorna was an exceptional educator and friend. She truly cared about each student who attended the R.O.E.’s Safe Schools Program, which she founded, and where I spent my last years of teaching. She was the first female principal in Unit 5, and was assigned to Lincoln School. She touched many lives and will leave a hole in my heart and the hearts of many others, I’m sure.
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Lorna was part of our Rockford Voss clan.
It was a big deal to get the group from Dubuque and Rockford together when we were growing up. I saw her several years ago in Dubuque. It was a shock to see that she had died. Sending sympathy to the entire family. May her memory always be a treasure.Reply
So sad to hear this! I went to high school with Lorna. She was always so funny! Carry on, Lorna!
I met Lorna several years ago when I was getting my GED through the whiteside area education outreach program in Sterling. She became like a second mom to me. She showed me what a Mother’s unconditional love and support felt like. She stayed in my life as a mother figure. I just had lunch with her a couple weeks ago. She has been a support and present for the hard times as well as the celebrations in my life. Accepting that now both her and my wife have passed. I still can’t believe this is real. Long phone calls for advice, lectures when needed, sitting in the waiting room for my surgeries, proofreading my college essays to being the subject of one of them, encouraging me, crying with me, laughing with me, and loving me. This woman embodied the true meaning of a mother to not just her own children but to others as well. She will be deeply missed. She alongside my wife was my biggest fan and cheerleader thru the years. Getting thru now loosing them both will not be an easy road. I know she’d be noticing all the grammatical errors in this as she read it. But she was always a big fan of my writing and loved the message and content but cringed at the grammer. Love always until we meet again rest in heaven to the mom who chose to mother me in my adult life and accepted me as I am in all my imperfections.
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I’m so sorry to hear this. Lorna and Paul were such good neighbors and friends to my dad, Fred Steele, when he lived across the street from them in Lyndon. I know you will miss her. Condolences to you, Paul and your family.
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So sorry to hear. Prayers for her family.
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Lorna was my little sister but when I needed advice or help, she was always there for me. She would always do the driving and I always got lost so my life will really change. We had lots of laughs and I loved her so. Bye for now but we will be together again.
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So sorry for your loss
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My deepest condolences to Lorna’s families. I’m so sorry for your loss.
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Prayers for Paul and family. Lorna had a heart for serving. Her eyes lit up with joy when she was with her grand children. She will be so missed!
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