Maribelle L. Fitch
Aug 7, 2018
Maribelle L. Fitch, 88, of Mendota died August 7, 2018, in Heritage Health, Mendota.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the First United Methodist Church, Mendota with Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday, August 13, 2018 at the First United...
Linda Sue Mills
Aug 6, 2018
Linda Sue Mills, 67, of Mendota died August 6, 2018 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center Peoria after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Thursday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Visitation will be one prior to services on Thursday in the funeral home.
Linda was born March 21, 1951...
Todd Joseph Stallings
Aug 2, 2018
Todd Joseph Stallings, 38, of Mendota died August 2, 2018 in his home. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Deacon Michael Timmerman officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5-7 p.m., in the funeral home. Todd was born July 10, 1980 in Mendota to Thornton...
Ann M. Wujek
Aug 1, 2018
Ann Marie (Schmitt) Wujek, 94, of Mendota, passed away Wednesday, August 1, at Mendota Lutheran Home.
Cremation rights have been accorded. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at Merritt...
Pauline Brandt
Aug 1, 2018
Pauline Brandt, 70, of Mendota passed away Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 at Mendota Lutheran Home. A graveside service will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., in Restland Cemetery with Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Pauline was born October 18, 1947 in Streator to Frank and Pauline (Elias) Wahl. She married William Brandt December...
Maurice A. Faber
Jul 28, 2018
Maurice A. Faber, 92 of Mendota died July 28, 2018 in the Mendota Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Clarion with Rev. Kevin Weeks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Friday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota.
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Tom E. Westrick
Jul 27, 2018
Thomas E. Westrick, 57, of Mendota passed away peacefully at home on July 27, 2018 surrounded by family and dear friends after a courageous battle with colon cancer.
Funeral services will be Monday, August 6th at 11:00 a.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with Rev. Jeff Chubb officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery. Visitation will...
Lois E. Slutz
Jul 26, 2018
Lois E. Slutz, 96, of LaMoille died Thursday July 26, 2018, in Aperion Care, Princeton. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Slutz officiating. Burial will be in Clarion Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion Township. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of services on Thursday in the funeral home.
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Claremont Mathesius
Jul 26, 2018
Claremont Mathesius, 81, of Mendota died July 26, 2018, in Heritage Health, Mendota.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Compton with Rev. Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling the arrangements.
Claremont was born March 8, 1937, in Mendota to Elroy and Alva (Kaufman) Mathesius.He was a...
Robert I. Politsch
Jul 21, 2018
Robert Politsch, 86 of Mendota passed away July 21, 2018 in his home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with Rev. Kim Lee-Brown officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Compton. Visitation will be Monday from 4-7 p.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Robert was born September...
Irma Lu Madden
Jul 13, 2018
Irma Lu Madden, 97, of Mendota died July 13, 2018 in OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 23rd at First United Methodist Church, Mendota with Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Burial will take place in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. There will be no visitation. The Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota...
Roger L. Cogdal
Jul 10, 2018
Roger L. Cogdal, 73, of LaMoille died July 10, 2018 after a grain bin accident.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m Monday in the Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will take place in Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation will be from 3-6:30 p.m., on Sunday in the Merritt Funeral Home,...
Rita Clare Weber
Jul 7, 2018
Rita Clare Weber, 80, of Mendota, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at home surrounded by family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Peter Pilon at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Holy Cross Church, Mendota. Burial will be in Holy...
Rufus J. Joerger
Jul 6, 2018
Rufus J. Joerger, 87 of Spring Valley and formerly of Mendota passed away July 6, 2018 in Aperion Care, Spring Valley. A Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m., in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with Father Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery with military rites by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be...
Fountain Neal
Jun 28, 2018
Fountain Neal, 95, of Compton, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2018, in the Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday July 3, in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Chaplin Kent Terry officiating. Burial will be at the Melugins Grove Cemetery with military honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be one hour prior...
Jerome "Jerry" Martin
Jun 24, 2018
Jerome "Jerry" P. Martin, 73 of Mendota and formerly of Sterling passed away June 24, 2018 at Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Jerry Graham officiating. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille at a later date...
Patricia R. Despain
Jun 14, 2018
Patricia R. Despain,91, of Mendota died June 14, 2018 in Ottawa Pavillon. Graveside services for the family will be held on July 21st in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery followed by a celebration of life. Pat was born April 21, 1927 in Davenport, Iowa to George and Gladys (Norris) Schroeder. She married Robert Despain on March 14, 1948 in Fairfield,, Iowa....
Rick Louis Bauer
Jun 12, 2018
Rick Louis Bauer, 63 of LaMoille, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Funeral services will be Saturday June 16th at 11:00 a.m., in the Zion Lutheran Church of Clarion with Rev. Kevin Weeks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday June 15th...
Taryn Nicole Pakenham
Jun 10, 2018
Taryn Nicole Pakenham, 18, of Utica, passed away June 10, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Private family only services will be Friday at 11:00 a.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Steven Breedlove officiating. Interment will be private at a later date. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-7 p.m., in the funeral...
Gilbert "Gib" Glaser
Jun 2, 2018
Gilbert "Gib" Glaser, 86, of Manitowoc, WI and a former Mendota resident died June 2, 2018 in his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday in Holy Cross Church with Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with Military Rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be from 4-7...
