Bernice (Pollard) Makulec

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Bernice L. Pollard Makulec

May 29, 1924 - August 07, 2008

Homemaker, Wife, Mom & Grandma

Rockford - Bernice L. Pollard Makulec, 84, of Rockford, died Thursday morning, August 7, 2008, in Wesley Willows, in Rockford. Born May 29, 1924, in Winnebago, the daughter of Joseph and Irene (Brauer) Pollard. She lived all of her life in the Rockford area. Graduated from West High School in 1942. Bernice married Edward Makulec on May 26, 1946. An active member of First Presbyterian Church, in Rockford, for over 50 years, she served on the Board of Deaconesses and the Funeral Guild and served in many other ways. Her motto was "We are here on earth to do good for others." Bernice was a member of the Centerville Community Club and a 4-H leader for many years. A volunteer at SwedishAmerican Hospital for 14 years, she also knitted over 300 pairs of booties and stocking caps for the babies in their nursery. Bernice enjoyed spending time with her family, working in her garden, and she loved to cook and bake. She was a walker and loved to be outdoors.

Bernice is lovingly survived by her children, Vicki (Harry) Tallacksen, Jeffrey (Jude) Makulec and Gregory (Mary) Makulec, all of Rockford; daughter-in-law, Judi Makulec of Winnebago; grandchildren, David (Adrienne) Tallacksen of Jersey City, N.J., Daniel (Amie), Doug (Aurora) and Andrea Tallacksen, Jennifer Makulec of Kalispell, Mont. and Jason Makulec, Amanda, Ross, and Troy Makulec, and Shawn and Christopher Makulec; brother, Ray Pollard of Rockford; and many nieces and nephews.

Bernice was predeceased by her parents; husband, Edward Makulec on July 16, 1992; son, Steven Makulec; sister, Vera Traum; and brother, Harry Pollard.

Memorial Service is at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 23, 2008, in First Presbyterian Church, 406 N. Main Street, Rockford, with visitation from 10:00 a.m. to service time; the Rev. David Barnes, retired, will officiate. Private interment in Willwood Burial Park, in Rockford.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Scholarship Fund at First Presbyterian Church and Klehm Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

Sources

• Marriage: 26 May 1946
  • Winnebago County IL Archives Marriage Records
    "M307-1806 05/26/1946 MAKULEC, EDWARD 22 POLLARD, BERNICE 21"

• Census:
  • 1930 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 May 2017), Bernice L Pollard in household of Joseph H Pollard, Seward, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 5A, line 20, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 573; FHL microfilm 2,340,308.
  • 1940 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 May 2017), Bernice Pollard in household of Joseph Pollard, Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101-82, sheet 8A, line 11, family 116, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 915.

• Death: 7 Aug 2008
  • United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Bernice L Makulec, 07 Aug 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  • Obituary, Genandt Funeral Home

• Other:
  • United States Public Records, 1970-2009, database, FamilySearch (23 May 2014), Bernice L Makulec, Residence, Rockford, Illinois, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
  • Memorial at FindAGrave.com