Diane Mary O'Rourke

Diane Mary O'Rourke, 92, of McHenry, passed away peacefully September 16, 2023 in Wauconda IL.  Born in Chicago November 6, 1930 to the late Ernest and Ettie Zundel.  Beloved wife of the late Edward O'Rourke; loving mother to Iris (Mark) Dzemske and caring grandmother to her one and only granddaughter, Danielle Dzemske.

Diane was a fighter & a survivor. She survived polio, lived thru the depression & was a breast cancer survivor. Due to the repercussions of the polio she had limited mobility for the past 30 years but it never stopped her, she kept going. She spent a lot of time in her home watching movies and loved doing word searches. She talked on the phone for hours, sometimes the only thing that ended the conversation was the battery went dead on the phone. She loved animals but more than anything she adored her parents. There was not a day that would pass that they were not thought of or mentioned & knowing that she has now been reunited with them brings comfort. In her younger days she was a librarian and helped start up the Nunda Township Library, now known as The River East Library, she was so very proud of that. Diane was a very spiritual person, she had many prayer books that she read from daily. She prayed for everyone, had a good heart, was a sweet lady & she will be missed.

Join us for a memorial visitation September 29, 2023 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at Zion Lutheran Church 4206 W. Elm Street McHenry IL 60050.  Funeral Service to follow visitation at 1:30pm.  Pastor Mark Buetow will be officiating.