Lucy Kay Galloway
Nov 16, 2022
Lucy Kay Galloway, 36 day old daughter of Barrett and Renae (Molln) Galloway, passed away Wednesday November 16, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. A public graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Calvary Cemetery, Arlington with Father Thadeus Tran officiating. Lucy is survived by her parents of LaMoille; her brother Louis...
Raymond J. Motter
Nov 8, 2022
Raymond J. Motter, 82, of Mendota, passed away November 8, 2022 in his home with his family by his side. Funeral services will be Monday, November 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, LaMoille with Rev. Ian Griffith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the Merritt...
Becky Marie Kenny
Oct 27, 2022
Rebecca "Becky" Marie (Dye) Kenny, 67, of Mendota, passed away at home, on her farmhouse, on October 27, 2022. A private graveside service for immediate family will be conducted on Friday, November 4, 2022 at Wisner Cemetery with Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family. Becky was born in Princeton on January 31, 1955, the...
Lilly V. Galloway
Oct 25, 2022
Lilly V. Galloway, 13 day old daughter of Barrett and Renae (Molln) Galloway, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. A public graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2022 at Calvary Cemetery, Arlington with Father Gregory Jarzombek officiating. Lilly is survived by her parents of LaMoille; her brother Louis...
Edward A. Capello
Oct 24, 2022
Edward A. Capello, 82, of LaMoille, passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 in his home. There will be no services. Private burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Arlington, Illinois. Edward was born May 26, 1940 in Oglesby to Charles and Mildred (Baker) Capello. He married Kathleen Meyer on March 18, 1961 in Mendota. Edward was a graduate of LaSalle-Peru...
Michael J. Hinkston
Oct 23, 2022
Michael J. Hinkston, 62, of LaSalle, passed away, Sunday, October 23, 2022 in his home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at United Pentecostal Church, Mendota with Pastor James Duncan officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Johnson Grove Cemetery, Waterman at a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the...
Patricia K. Peterson
Oct 23, 2022
Patricia K. (Swanlund) Peterson, 79, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2022, at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, Peoria, where she spent her last moments being sweetly sung to by her daughter, Amanda. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 29 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran (Clarion) Church, LaMoille, with the Celebration of Life service...
Ralph T. Sloan
Oct 16, 2022
Ralph T. Sloan, 85, formerly of Mendota, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2022 at Illinois Veteran's Home at LaSalle. Ralph was born April 5, 1937 in Mendota to Joseph and Euna (Becket) Sloan. Ralph graduated from Mendota High School in 1955. He immediately joined the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for two years. Ralph worked as a...
Gary K. Anderson
Oct 14, 2022
Gary K. Anderson, 81, of LaMoille, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford surrounded by his loving family. Gary was born in Hickory Hill Township, Illinois on February 13, 1941 to Russell and Edna (Thomason) Anderson. He graduated from LaMoille High School in 1959. Gary and his wife, Dixie (Swanlund) built their...
Donna J. Hinkston
Oct 5, 2022
Donna J. Hinkston, 63, of LaSalle passed away peacefully and unexpectedly in her home on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Donna was born in Chicago to William and Marilyn (Dagley) Pitt on September 25, 1959. She married Michael Hinkston on June 18, 1990 in Sycamore. Donna graduated from Larkin High School in Elgin. She enjoyed being a stay at home wife....
Marian C. Crane
Oct 4, 2022
Marian C. Crane, 86, of Mendota, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Heritage Health, Mendota surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be Monday, October 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Mendota with Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-4 p.m. in the church....
Robert Thompson
Oct 2, 2022
Robert "Bob" J. Thompson, 67, passed away unexpectedly on October 2, 2022 at his home in Mendota. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Burial will be in Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of services. Bob was...
Esther T. Chlebanowski
Sep 29, 2022
Esther T. Chlebanowski, 84, of Mendota passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Brian Kelly officiating. Private burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Elmhurst. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until time of services. Esther...
Richard Milazzo
Sep 25, 2022
Richard Milazzo, 86, of Mendota, passed away September 25, 2022 at Allure of Prophetstown. Richard was born April 26, 1936 in Kangley to Angelo and Nellie (Alberts) Milazzo. He was raised by Benjamin and Mary (Granfield) Hochstatter who preceded him in death. Richard was a 1954 graduate of Mendota High School. He was a United States Army veteran of the...
David R. Schroeder
Sep 23, 2022
David R. Schroeder, 82, of Mendota, passed away September 23, 2022, peacefully in his sleep after a lengthy illness, at Stonecroft Village Retirement Community, Mendota. Born August 15, 1940 in DeKalb, David was the second child of Fred and Ivy (Whiston) Schroeder. He attended DeKalb High School and started working at DeKalb Ag. in his teens. While attending college at...
Patricia M. Kessel
Sep 22, 2022
Patricia M. Kessel, 85, of Mendota, passed away September 22, 2022 in her home. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 27, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Private burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with Father Jeff Windy officiating. Patricia was born November 30, 1936 in LaSalle to Joseph and Loretta (Wallock)...
Donald J. Croisant
Sep 19, 2022
Donald Jacob Croisant, 84, of LaSalle, passed away on September 19, 2022, at St. Margaret's Health, Peru. Private family only funeral services will be Friday, September 23, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with Minister Joel Stevenor officiating. He will be laid to rest at the Troy Grove Presbyterian Cemetery following the service. Donald was born in...
Arlene H. Archer
Sep 13, 2022
Arlene H. (Bialas) Archer, 80, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2022 at Heritage Manor, Mendota. Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Compton with Rev. Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 1-3 p.m. at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Arlene's wishes were that her body be...
Edward Kuczek
Sep 11, 2022
Edward Stanley Kuczek, 102, of Mendota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, September 16, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Peterstown with Father Peter Pilon and Father Jeff Windy officiating. Burial will be in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery with military honors...
Sabra "Susie" Garten
Sep 3, 2022
Sabra "Susie" Garten, 82, of Sublette, passed away September 3, 2022 at River View Rehab Center in Elgin, Illinois. She was born March 17, 1940 in Mendota to Raymond and Lillian (Etheridge) Nance. Susie loved animals and she worked for Sauk Valley Humane Society for many years. She was also a member of Mendota T.O.P.S. She will be greatly missed...
