Dana was born on August 12, 1972, in Geneva, IL, the daughter of Daniel and Anita (Byer) Dunphy.
Dana is survived by her parents, Daniel and Anita Dunphy; daughter, Darcy Dunphy, both of Dixon; one brother, Micah Dunphy; sister, Kara (Derrick Harby) Dunphy; and a special friend, Ronald Unger.
A private Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Dixon, with Father Timothy Draper, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial of cremated remains will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dixon.
Memorials may be directed to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, PO Box 83, Sterling, IL 61081, www.namisaukarea.org.
Arrangements were completed by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.
