Bernice L. Borecki

Bernice L. Borecki, formerly known as Bernice Bunte, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025 at Miller Healthcare in Kankakee, IL. She was born on December 3, 1929 in Beecher, the daughter of Arthur and Martha (Hoppensteadt) Bunte. Bernice was a lifetime member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Beecher, the Dorcas Society, a charitable organization where she volunteered, and a member of the Steger Historical Society. She enjoyed playing golf, reading, playing cards and joined her pinochle club in 1953. Bernice was employed as a bookkeeper for Steger Furniture Manufacturing Company in Steger. She retired after 25 years of service. She is survived by several loving nephews, nieces and friends. Bernice is preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Borecki on March 29, 2002; parents, Arthur and Martha Bunte; sisters, Marian (Bruce) Drever, Lavern (Charles) Grimes and Ferne (Clyde) Cann. Visitation will be held at Peace Lutheran Church in Beecher Friday, December 19, 2025 from 10 am to 11 am. Service will start at 11 am officiated by Pastor LaMie. Burial will be at Eagle Lake Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Zion Dorcas Society and Uplifted Care Hospice of Bourbonnais.