Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home

Apr 18, 2021

Carl A. Kerchner, 90, of Mendota passed away April 18, 2021 at Aperion Care, Princeton. Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Ken Gibson officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Carl was born August 17, 1930 in Mendota to Carl and Rena (Mann) Kerchner. Carl worked for Mendota...

Apr 11, 2021

Cathy Ann (Baker) Jacobs, 69, of Princeton and formerly of Waltham, passed away April 11, 2021 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. There will be no services at this time. A private burial will take place at Waltham Cemetery at a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family. Cathy was born on July 30, 1951 in...

Apr 2, 2021

Katherine E. Swanson, 93, of Ottawa, passed away April 2, 2021 at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Ottawa.

Private graveside services will be held April 7, 2021 at 11:00 a. m. at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Mary Bohall of First United Methodist Church, Mendota officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements.

Katherine was born...

Apr 1, 2021

Geraldine Margaret (Geri) Sondgeroth, 85, of Mendota, passed away April 1, 2021, at Heritage Health, Mendota after a long illness.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with Father Peter Pilon officiating. The Mass will be live streamed via Zoom link at www.mendotacatholic.org ....

Mar 31, 2021

Ashley R. Heiting, 31, of Mendota and Rock River Gardens, Sterling, passed away unexpectedly March 31, 2021 at Advocate General Lutheran Hospital, Park Ridge. Private family graveside services will be held Thursday April 8, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family. Ashley was born November 27,...

Mar 28, 2021

Salvatore (Frank) Cutrano IV, 46, of Mendota passed away March 28, 2021 at his home.

Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Friday, April  9, 2021 at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. A private family service will follow with Rev. Ken Gibson officiating.

Salvatore was born February 10, 1975 in Mendota.

Survivors include his...

Mar 26, 2021

Jack Everett Baughman, 94, of Mendota passed away March 26, 2021 in OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota.

Private family services will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at noon at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with Pastor Mary Bohall of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military...

Mar 25, 2021

Ramon E. (Bud) Archer, 87, of Mendota, passed away on March 25, 2021 at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.

A private family funeral service will be held Monday, March 29, 2021 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Compton with Rev. Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Military honors will conducted by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Cremation rites will be accorded...

Mar 21, 2021

Marcia J. Baker, 74, of Mendota, passed away unexpectedly March 21, 2021 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota. There will be no services. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family. Marcia was born November 27, 1946 in Chicago to Herman and Ida Weinberg. She married Jospeh Baker October 31, 1991 in Ottawa. Marcia worked for Sullivan's Foods in...

Mar 20, 2021

Wesley Jay Shaver, 34, was born to Dena (Ayers) and the late Kurtis Shaver in Triumph on February 7, 1987 and was raised in Mendota. He went missing on September 22, 2020. After an extensive search he was found in Rockford on March 20, 2021. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 30, 2021 from 5-7 p.m. at the Merritt Funeral...

Mar 8, 2021

Charles E. Cherry, 77, of LaMoille, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton.

Funeral services will be Monday, March 15, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with military honors by Mendtoa VFW Post 4079. Visitation will...

Mar 7, 2021

Eleanora Dinges, age 101, formerly of Mendota, passed away March 7, 2021, at Heritage Woods, Yorkville.

Eleanora was born December 12, 1919 in West Brooklyn, the 3rd of seven children born to Sophia and George A. Jones. She was united in marriage in 1939 to Ermin Dinges at St. Mary's Church, West Brooklyn. She spent the next...

Mar 4, 2021

Larry Keith Young, age 62, of Plano, passed in peace, surrounded by many loved ones at Kishwaukee Northwestern Hospital, DeKalb.

He was born December 4, 1958 in San Antonio, Texas to Melvin W. and Eugenia L. (Edge) Young.

Larry spent most of his life as a mechanic. He enjoyed working on vehicles with his sons,...

Mar 3, 2021

Marjorie Black Carroll, 96, of Mendota passed away March 3, 2021 at her home. Private family funeral services will be March 13, 2021 at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Pastor Susan Presley of the First Presbyterian Church, Mendota officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Marge was born July 29, 1924 in Mendota to Robert S. and Florence...

Mar 3, 2021

Glenn E. Truckenbrod, 82, of Mendota passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford. Per Glenn's wishes cremation rites have been accorded. A private family graveside will be held Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Ken Gibson officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Glenn was born February 5, 1939...

Mar 2, 2021

Donald "Squeak" R. Bates, 70, of Mendota, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2021 in his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Don was born August 10, 1950 in Ottawa to Dorothy Elizabeth (Smith) Coonen. He attended Mendota Public School. Don worked for Motor Wheel Corporation in Mendota where he was employed for several years....

Mar 1, 2021

Gladys Margaret Rosa (Truckenbrod) Brantner, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, March 1, 2021, her 99 th birthday. She was born in 1922 in Mendota to Gustavas A. and Caroline D. (Troester) Truckenbrod.

Private family only funeral services will be Friday, March 5, 2021 at St. John's Lutheran TeDeum Chapel, Mendota, with Rev. Ken Gibson...

Feb 26, 2021

C W Dickey, 81, of Somonauk and formerly of Mendota, passed away February 26, 2021 at Northwestern Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

C W, better know as "Bill", was born April 6, 1939 in Oak Brook to Earl and Veronica (Drager) Dickey.

Bill graduated from Mendota High School in 1957, where he enjoyed playing football and...

Feb 26, 2021

Eileen Y. Swanlund, 87, of Normal and formerly of LaMoille, passed away on February 26, 2021 at OSF St. Joseph's Hospital in Bloomington, IL surrounded by her loving family.

A private family funeral service will be held on March 16, 2021 at the Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Pastor David Jungnickel officiating. Burial at Union Cemetery...

Feb 24, 2021

Desiree Ann (Van Ryswyk) Czerniuk, 63, of Mendota, passed away February 24, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. Dee was born March 10, 1957 in Evanston to Gerald and Anita (Wollin) Van Ryswyk. Dee was one of 8 kids and loved growing up in a big family. Dee married James Czerniuk, the love of her life. Dee is survived...