Wayne L. Hinrichs, 82, of
Mendota, formerly of
Dixon, passed away July 4,
2015, in Mendota Lutheran
Home.
Funeral services will be at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday in
Merritt Funeral Home,
Mendota, with the Rev.
Marilyn Nolan officiating.
Burial will be at Trinity
Memory Gardens, Rochelle.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday
in the funeral home.
Wayne was born Sept. 26,
1932, in Sterling to LeRoy
and Margaret (Peters) Hinrichs.
He married Norma J.
Reif on Feb. 21, 1954, in
Ashton.
He was a farmer in the
Polo-Dixon area and was a
member of Grace United
Methodist Church, Dixon.
He is survived by his wife
of Mendota; his daughter,
Janice (Ron) Geuther of
LaMoille; three grandchildren,
Zachary Geuther of
Sublette, Garrett Geuther
and Elizabeth Geuther, both
of LaMoille; and one sister,
Lorraine (Merle) Wiltfang
of Oregon, Ill.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Memorials may be directed
to Grace United
Methodist Church or Mendota
Lutheran Home.