Dora S. Piller, 88, of
Mendota died Sept. 11, 2013,
in Heritage Health, Mendota.
Services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday in St. John's Lutheran
Church, Mendota, with the
Rev. Dale Peterson officiating.
Burial will be at Restland
Cemetery, Mendota.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday
in Merritt Funeral Home,
Mendota.
She was born Dec. 6, 1924,
in Mendota to Henry and Lillie
(Herman) Kerchner. She married
Lester Piller on Dec. 27,
1941, in Mendota.
She was a member of St.
John's Lutheran Church,
Mendota. She worked for a
number of years as a sales clerk
at Mendota Sport Shop.
She is survived by three
sons, Duane (Beth) Piller of
DeKalb, Dennis (Toni) Piller of
Mendota and James (Martha)
Piller of Mendota; two daughters,
Kate (Ed) Hanson of
Compton and Marilyn (Al)
Cioni of Peoria; 15 grandchildren;
24 great-grandchildren;
and two sisters, Esther Fischer
of Mendota and Elizabeth
Robinson of Mendota.
She was preceded in death
by her husband on Nov. 11,
1992; one daughter, Patti
Marmion; two brothers and
four sisters.
Memorials may be directed
to Illinois Valley Hospice or
the donor's choice.