Lory Sandburg Hocker

HOCKER PEORIA, IL Lory Sandburg Hocker, 69, of Peoria, IL died at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, AL. She was born on Oct. 9, 1944, in Chicago, IL. She grew up in Galesburg, IL and graduated from Galesburg High School. She later attended Bradley University. Lory was retired. Previously she was self-employed. Surviving are her three children, James Blackwell, and Amy (Mark) Berg, and Ian (Karen) Hocker, all of Peoria, IL; four grandchildren, Ryan and Dylan Berg, Terra Blackwell, and Gabriel Hocker; one great-grandchild, Serenity Fuget; one brother, Jeffrey (Jo Ellen) Sandburg of Palm Coast, FL; one niece, Jorie (Sandburg) Orsi; and one great-niece, Ella Orsi. She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin G. and Shirley (Woolam) Sandburg, and her husband, Richard L. Hocker. There will be a private family burial at Linwood Cemetery in Galesburg, IL at a later date. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or American Lung Association. ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC. 2551 S. MCKENZIE STREET FOLEY, AL 36535 (251)943-2391 www.wolfefuneralhomes.com