Kenneth D. Depper, 62, of
Triumph died Aug. 5, 2013,
in his residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Friday in St. John's Lutheran
Church, Mendota, with the
Rev. Dale Peterson officiating.
Burial will be at Restland
Cemetery, Mendota.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m.
Thursday in Merritt Funeral
Home, Mendota.
Mr. Depper was born
Nov. 20, 1950, in Lexington,
Ky., to Harvey and Leona
(Herbert) Depper. He married
Kathy Ponto on Feb.
27, 2001.
He was a member of St.
John's Lutheran Church,
Mendota.
He was employed by
Hot Rod Barn in Seneca as
shop foreman and also was
the owner and operator of
Ken's Custom Corvettes in
Lily Lake which relocated to
Rochelle. He was a Corvette
enthusiast.
He had a special attachment
for his pets Precious,
Gizmo, Festus, Gracie, Buddy
and Rally.
He is survived by his wife;
one son, Kenneth Depper of
Leland, N.C.; one daughter,
Kerry (Jeff) Petersen of
Genoa; three stepdaughters,
Amy (John) Smith of Gales
Ferry, Conn., Lisa (Ryan) Zorn
of Denver, Colo., and Laura
Bernardin of Waukegan; two
grandchildren, Jake and Cody
Petersen; and six stepgrandchildren,
Justin, Matthew and
Alexander "A.J." Smith and
Nathan, Jacob and Emma
Zorn.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and one sister,
Sherri Powell.
Memorials may be directed
to the donor's choice.