"I feel bad for these people:" Folks finding debris from Illinois tornadoes across southeastern Wisconsin

FAIRDALE, ROCHELLE Ill. (WITI) -- Severe storms moved across the Midwest last Thursday, April 9th, and northern Illinois was hit hard. The small town of Fairdale saw the worst of it — with two people killed and 22 more injured after an EF4 tornado tore through the town. Families are finding debris from the tornado in southeastern Wisconsin.

As pictures, checks and other pieces of debris are being discovered in southeastern Wisconsin, it is a reminder of just how close these storms came. Those who are picking up the debris say they're finding themselves wondering about the victims whose lives may never be the same.

As he was stepping out of his front door in Racine on Friday, Matt Sisak spotted what looked like a scrap of paper.

"I couldn't believe it. I says 'that has to be from the tornado,'" Sisak said.

It was a check dated 1998. It belongs to a couple in Rochelle, Illinois.

"I'd certainly like to get into contact with them," Sisak said.

Tornado victims in Fairdale and Rochelle, Illinois spent Sunday in recovery mode -- sifting through rubble as utility workers continued restoring power. This, as donations are pouring in.

"I feel bad for these people. All of them," Sisak said.

Sisak isn't the only one who has found personal information in his yard. A FOX6 viewer says he found a cancelled check on his property in Mount Pleasant.

Teresa Larson's husband found a picture in their backyard in Kenosha.

"Looks like he's about 12, 13 years old. It looks like it's been ripped out of the album and tossed around," Larson said.

There is no name or location on the photo -- only a date, indicating it was taken in 2003.

The Larsons are now wondering about the family whose precious belongings may now be scattered across the Midwest.

"Wondering if they have their home, how they're doing. It would be nice to get it back to them if it is from someone down there," Larson said.

The American Red Cross in Southeastern Wisconsin is helping storm victims in Illinois. Volunteers are sending supplies and food, and there are already two trucks in Illinois. More volunteers will be dispatched on Monday morning, April 13th.

"Some people are staying in their homes. They may not be totally damaged, but they need our help because there`s no electricity, so we bring them the food and water at that point. And then we start distributing supplies. Cleanup kits -- it`s a broom, it`s a mop, Clorox bleach, things like that just to get them started with their cleanup," Patty Flowers with the American Red Cross said.