Mary Kay Evans
Sep 30, 2021
Mary Kay Evans, 79, of Mendota, passed away September 30, 2021 in her home. Graveside services will be Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at noon at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille with Rev. Larry Sheaves officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family. Mary was born July 4, 1942 in Mendota to Ralph and Mary Jane (Hampton) Swope. She married Earl Eugene...
Joan E. Ecklund
Sep 27, 2021
Joan Elizabeth Ecklund, 91, of LaMoille, passed away on September 27, 2021 at The Center at Northridge in Westminster Colorado. Joan was born on February 22, 1930 to Howard and Ivy (Fischer) Bauer, and she grew up on a farm east of LaMoille. The Centennial Farm was something that she and her family took great pride in. She married Daryl...
Paul A. Ortega
Sep 19, 2021
Paul A. Ortega, 68, of Mendota passed away September 19, 2021 in his home. Funeral services will be Friday, September 24, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Faith Church, Peru with Rev. Steve Adamson officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Paul was born June 4, 1953 in...
Morry L. Schlegel
Sep 14, 2021
Morry L. Schlegel, 79, of LaMoille, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Saint Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at church. Lundquist-Merritt Funeral Home is...
Ken R. Purvis
Sep 9, 2021
Kenneth R. Purvis, 76, of Sublette, passed away on September 9, 2021 at Rochelle Community Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Mendota with Pastor Mary Bohall officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Cremation rites will be accorded after the funeral...
Richard H. Bettner
Sep 8, 2021
Richard Harold Bettner, 86 of Salt Springs, Florida and formerly of Paw Paw passed away September 8, 2021 at Advent Health Waterman Hospital, Tavares, Florida. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Compton with Rev. Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military honors by Mendota VFW Post...
Norma Lee Kessinger
Sep 7, 2021
Norma Lee (Dutton) Kessinger, 87, of Mendota passed away September 7, 2021 at Stonecroft Village Retirement Community, Mendota. Funeral services will be Friday, September 10, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Ken Foster officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-7 p.m. in the funeral home. Norma was...
Jose G. Perez
Sep 5, 2021
Jose Guadalupe Perez, 49 years young has passed on to be with the Lord Jesus Christ our savior on September 5, 2021. Knowing him meant knowing what it was to be a loving son, brother, husband, father, friend and leader. Jose dedicated his life to those he loved, especially his wife, Lupe and children Eduardo, Esmeralda and Isaiah. He will...
Sherry L. Volkert
Sep 3, 2021
Sherry L Volkert, 71, of Mendota, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at Heritage Health. Mendota.
Sherry was born on January 20, 1950 in Dodge City, Kansas to Howard and Donna (Taylor) Demoret. Sherry married Russ Volkert on October 31, 1970 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota where she was a member. Last year they celebrated 50...
Janice M. Silfies
Sep 1, 2021
Janice "Jan" M. Silfies, 82, of LaMoille, passed away September 1, 2021 at Liberty Village, Princeton. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at First Congregational Church, LaMoille with Rev. Paul Butler officiating. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Jan was born...
Dawn M. Woolard
Aug 30, 2021
Dawn M. Woolard, 49, of West Brooklyn, passed away August 30, 2021 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota after a battle with cancer. Private family only services will be held Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded after services and private burial will take place at...
Lauren "Bud" Mclaughlin
Aug 30, 2021
Lauren "Bud" McLaughlin, 100, of Troy Grove went to be with the Lord on August 30, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Jeff Brace officiating. Burial will be in Troy Grove Cemetery, Troy Grove. Visitation will be Saturday from...
Rhonda J. Politsch
Aug 28, 2021
Rhonda J. Politsch of Sublette passed this life on August 28, 2021 at the age of 62. Visitation will be Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. There will be no services and burial will be private at a later date. Rhonda was born February 18, 1959 in Mendota to William and Shirley (Alshouse)...
Gary D. Bankes
Aug 25, 2021
Gary D. Bankes, 82, of Ladd, passed away August 26, 2021 in his home. Private graveside services will be Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Troy Grove Cemetery with Rev. Ken Gibson officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family. Gary was born June 12, 1939 in Prairie Center to Gordon and Queenie (Dock) Bankes. Gary was a 1957 graduate...
David F. Fitzgerald
Aug 21, 2021
David Francis Fitzgerald, 64, of Mendota, passed away peacefully in his home on August 21, 2021, surrounded by his loved one's after battling lung cancer. In his final days his most valued friendships provided him with love and comfort as well. Graveside services for family and friends will be held Friday, August 27, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. at Holy Cross...
Darlene H. Spriet
Aug 18, 2021
Darlene H. Spriet, 92, passed away on August 18, 2021 at Heritage Health in Mendota. Funeral services will be Friday, August 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Reverend Susan Presley officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota immediately following the funeral. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. Darlene was...
Patricia A. Bieser
Aug 17, 2021
Patricia A. (Frizol) Bieser, 94 of Mendota passed away at Heritage Health, Mendota on Tuesday August 17, 2021.
Pat was born in Peru at People's Hospital on April 15, 1927 to Victor and Thelma (Magoonaugh) Frizol.
She attended Roosevelt and St. Joseph's schools in Peru before the family moved to Compton and she attended school...
Cassandra M. Martin
Aug 12, 2021
Cassandra Marie Martin, 37, of Earlville, passed away August 12, 2021 from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Presbyterian Church, Earlville with Rev. Del Keilman officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the church. Cremation rites will be...
Frederic F. Topel
Aug 11, 2021
Frederic F. Topel, 83, of Mendota, entered Heaven on August 11, 2021.
He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and the family moved to Onalaska, Wisconsin when Fred was 11 years old. Fred graduated from Onalaska High School in 1956 where he excelled in football and baseball. While still in high school Fred joined the Army National...
Raymond L. Edwards
Aug 10, 2021
Raymond L. Edwards was called to be with the angels on August 10, 2021 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Ray was born December 22, 1937 to Eldon and Velma Edwards in Rockford, Il. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Karen (Schroeder) Edwards. Survivors are his children Steven Edwards, Peter (Penny) Edwards, Dena (Wayne) Wenger, all of Rockford...
