Anna Brock Kennedy

ANNA "GRAMMIE" SCHUCH BROCK (KENNEDY), 92 LOVES PARK - Anna, 92 died peacefully in her favorite chair on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Born in Jabing, Austria on June 25, 1921 to Michael and Fannie (Eberhardt) Schuch (both deceased). She immigrated to the United States in 1934. She lived in New York City, where she met her husband. In 1939, Anna married Jerry Brock (deceased). They lived in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Indiana. They had a truck stop together for a time where Anna would share her cullinary gift with many hungry drivers. They had four children, Jerry, Gary, Annie (Atkinson, deceased), and Marie (Mitzi). They finally settled in Rockford, Illinois in 1960. After her husband passed in 1965, she continued to raise and care for her children. She moved to Loves Park, Illinois, worked on a punch press for Rockford Acromatic for many years and surrendered her career in manufacturing to help care for her family. Anna was a cullinary whiz, known for her famous cheesecake, potato salad, baked beans, crepes, and more than thirty-five different varieties of Christmas cookies she baked every year and gave as gifts to her family and loved ones. She was also renowned for crocheting and knitting blankets, sweaters, and scarves for everyone she could give them to. Over the years, she adopted the moniker "Grammie" by all of her grandkids and their friends, because she was "everybody's Grammie." She loved watching soap operas like Days of Our Lives and seldom missed "her stories." She also loved watching Highlander the series and Batman the Animated Series with her grandkids. Anna always took care of everyone, making sure everyone was fed, comfortable, and happy. She retired from caring for her family and became a resident at Wilkommen Plaza in Rockford, Illinois for a couple of years where she put her knitting and crocheting skills to generous use by making baby blankets and caps for the newborns at local hospitals. In 2012, Anna moved to Park Towers in Loves Park, Illinois, where she resided for the rest of her days.

Survived by her three children Jerry (Kris), Gary (Marlyce), and Mitzi (Darwin Peterson); grandchildren Ricky, Brent (Lisa), Julie (Jeff Vaughn), Brandon, Michelle (Atkinson), Dennis Atkinson, Jennifer (Clarke), Jerry Peterson, Jeanette (Aaron Johnson); a plethora of great-grandchildren; and grand-puppies Ziggy, Toby, Gunny, and Pepper. She is loved and will be missed by us all.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family.

A visitation for Anna will be Monday May 19, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home 8800 N. Alpine Road in Machesney Park. Graveside service will follow at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.sunsetfhmemgardens.com