Kira Lynn Lozano

March 9, 2000 - August 6, 2017

Kira Lynn Lozano, age 17, of Dixon, died Sunday August 6, 2017, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born March 9, 2000, in Elgin, the daughter of Cathleen Dixon and Reynaldo Lozano III. Kira would have been a Senior at Dixon High School. She participated in Cross Country and Track at DHS. She was a talented artist, photographer, dancer, a vegetarian and had an eclectic taste in music. Kira worked at Subway in Dixon, and Volunteered at the Granny Rose Animal Shelter. She was also an organ donor. Her heart was placed in a sick child in Missouri this week. Survivors include her mother Cathy Dixon (Mike Belcher) of Dixon; her father Rey (Jodi) Lozano of Elgin; 1 brother Dominic Lozano of Dixon; 1 step-sister Richelle Belcher of Missouri; maternal grandparents Susan Heaton (Marvin) Van Weelden of Elgin and David (Marge) Dixon of Grand Detour; paternal grandmother Linda Lozano of Carpentersville; maternal great-grandmother Marilyn Heaton Dias of St. Petersburg, FL; Uncle Marvin Van Weelden of Rock Falls, Uncle Brad (Gina) Dixon of Tampa, FL, Uncle Mark (Tracy) Van Weelden of Maine, Aunt Nancy (Jack) Petrucci of St. Charles, Aunt Molly Haan of Bettendorf, Iowa, Uncle Matt (Tracy) O'Horo of Frisco, Texas, Uncle Mike O'Horo of Dixon; Aunt Renee (Rick) Biederer of Carpentersville; many great aunts, uncles, and cousins. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at 10:30 AM in St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Keith Romke, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Funeral luncheon will follow the burial at the Holloway Center. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 11, from 4:00 until 8:00 PM in the Holloway Center at St. Patrick's Church. A memorial has been established to the Granny Rose Animal Shelter.