Lisa A. Bowers

Lisa A. Bowers, 67, of Herscher, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Riverside Medical Center. She was born December 27, 1957, in Kankakee the daughter of Delmar and Helen (McNeish) Weerts. After attending St. Paul’s Lutheran School and graduating with the class of 1976 from Westview High School, Lisa went on to be a bookkeeper and waitress at the Homestead for 28 years. She was an avid game player and loved to be surrounded by friends and family playing cards and Yahtzee. She loved her grandchildren with all of her heart. Lisa is survived by her children, Andy (Cat) Bowers of Paducah, KY, Kristie (Pete) DeLuca of Boston, MA, and Stephanie (Andrew) Mackin of Limestone; grandchildren, Alvi (Zacary Price) Bowers, Kinsley Mackin, Briggs Mackin, and Ruth DeLuca; siblings, Cathy (Don) Smith, Kay (Mike) Clendenin, and Kevin (Dixie) Weerts; many nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews; former husband, James K. Bowers; father-in-law, James “Skip” Bowers; sister-in-law, Jeanette (Mark) Fritz; cherished best friend, Sandy DeKoster; and the many friends of her children that lovingly called her “mom.” She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Diane (Weerts) Reynolds; nephew, Sam Weerts; and mother-in-law, Josephine Bowers. Visitation will be held Monday, March 3, 2025, from 3 p.m. until the funeral service at 6 p.m. at Jensen Funeral Home, Kankakee. Private burial will take place in Kankakee Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made in honor of Lisa, to the charity of one’s choosing.