James F. Overley
May 26, 2020
James Fay Overley, 82, previously of Mendota and recently residing in Rockford, died on May 26, 2020.
Services will be at Snyder's Grove Park, 4058 E. 4th Rd, Mendota, at 2 p.m.Saturday June 20 with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Guests are asked to dress for outdoor weather, bring a lawn chair and mask and observe proper social...
Brad M. Phalen
May 25, 2020
Brad M. Phalen, 68, of Mendota and formerly of Troy Grove passed away peacefully May 25, 2020 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota after an extended illness.
Graveside services will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements.
Brad was...
Andrew Lee Beamon
May 11, 2020
Andrew Lee Beamon, Sr., 62, of Triumph passed away May 11, 2020 unexpectedly in his home. Private graveside services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Wisner Cemetery with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Andrew was born August 2, 1957 in Chicago to Leo Louis and Josephine (Langridge) Beamon Sr. He married Tamara...
Kenneth Leon Alshouse
May 10, 2020
Kenneth Leon Alshouse, 77, a lifelong resident of Clarion Township passed away May 10, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford. Graveside services will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Clarion Lutheran Cemetery with Rev. Philip Gronbach officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Kenneth was born August 13, 1942 in Mendota to Lawrence W. and Ella Eileen...
Sharon A. Hesik
Apr 30, 2020
Sharon A. Hesik, 75 of Sublette, passed away April 30, 2020 at Heritage Health, Mendota. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Sharon was born March 3, 1944 in Elmhurst to Donald and Gladine (Surkamer) Cunningham. She married Frank Hesik on April 1, 1962. Sharon enjoyed gardening and was...
Margaret S. Lair
Apr 29, 2020
Margaret Louise Lair, 93, of Mendota died April 29, 2020, at her residence.
Private funeral services for the family will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4, at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with her son, James R. Lair, officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa. Margaret was born May 18, 1926, in...
Edward R. Donovan
Apr 23, 2020
Edward R. Donovan, 82, of Mendota passed away on April 23, 2020, in his home.
Graveside services will be held Friday May 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Troy Grove Cemetery with Father Peter Pilon officiating. A memorial Mass will be held at Holy Cross Church, Mendota at a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling...
Georgia M. Mathesius
Apr 15, 2020
Georgia Magdalene Mathesius, 75, of Mendota, returned to her heavenly home on April 15, 2020. Private graveside services will be held Monday at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Steve Mindrup officiating. A service at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota is tentatively planned for a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Georgia was born May 17, 1944 in...
Paul W. Fitzgerald
Apr 15, 2020
Paul William Fitzgerald, 77, of Mendota, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, with his wife and son at his side.
Paul was born in Mendota on December 20, 1942 to Clarence and Lena (Herron) Fitzgerald. He married Tina Lape in 1969 in St Charles, celebrating their 50 th anniversary last June.
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Henry W. Antosiak
Apr 13, 2020
Henry Walter Antosiak, age 79, of Sublette, IL passed away on Monday morning, April 13 th , 2020 in his home.
He will be dearly missed by Judy, his loving wife of 60+ years, and 2 children: Steve (Jackie) and Scott (Yesenia); and his one beloved granddaughter Christina. Henry is survived by his 2 brothers, Robert (Mary...
Kenneth G. Kurth
Apr 10, 2020
Kenneth G. Kurth, age 84, passed peacefully in his home in Mendota, IL on April 10, 2020 with family by his side following a year of battling pancreatic cancer.
Born in Madison, WI in 1935 to Peter and Cecilia (Kuehn) Kurth, Ken was the eighth of nine children, and
graduated from Madison East High School...
Carol M. Kerchner
Apr 9, 2020
Carol M. Kerchner, 89, of Mendota passed away suddenly April 9, 2020 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota. Graveside services will be held Monday, April 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Steve Mindrup officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. A memorial lunch gathering is tentatively planned for this summer....
Ralph L. Weekly
Apr 7, 2020
Ralph L. Weekly, 62, of Mendota passed away April 7, 2020 at Hines Veteran's Administration Hospital, Hines, Il. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at Mendota VFW Post 4079 at a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Ralph was born January 11, 1958 in Mendota to Roy and Barbara (Thompson) Weekly. Ralph...
Lorraine J. Lang
Apr 4, 2020
Lorraine J. Lang, 94, of Princeton and formerly of Mendota, passed away April 4, 2020 at Aperion Care, Princeton.
Private graveside services will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements.
Lorraine was born April 28, 1925 in Cassel Township, Wisconsin to Stanley and...
Dorothy W. Wieman
Mar 28, 2020
Dorothy W. Wieman, 94, of Mendota passed away March 28, 2020 at Heritage Health, Mendota. Graveside services will be Thursday April 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. A funeral service will be held at later date at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Dorothy was born...
Joanne P. Ferguson
Mar 24, 2020
Joanne P. Ferguson, 76, of Peru, passed away March 24, 2020 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Ottawa. Graveside services will be Tuesday March 31, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Joanne was born March 14, 1944 in Mendota to Estel and Elsie (Stahl) Fenwick....
Donna J. Linder
Mar 21, 2020
Donna Jean Linder, 74 of Mendota passed away March 21, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria after a long illness. A Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Cross Chruch, Mendota will be announced at a later date. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Donna was born April 20, 1945...
Elaine S. Bradley
Mar 20, 2020
Elaine S. Bradley, 95, formerly of Mendota, died as she lived, gently enclosed by family in love and prayer, at Lyngblomsten Care Center, St. Paul, MN. on March 20, 2020. Graveside services will be Friday March 27, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Dick Hanson officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Elaine was born...
Kevin Corrigan
Mar 16, 2020
Kevin Corrigan, 67 of Mendota passed away March 16, 2020 at Heritage Health, Mendota. Graveside services will be held Monday March 23, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Mendota VFW Post 4079. A memorial Mass at Holy Cross Church, Mendota will be announced at a later...
