Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home

Aug 20, 2018

Gregory Allen Stayton, 58, of Princeton and formerly of Mendota died August 20, 2018 in St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday in Oakwood Memorial Cemetery, Ottawa. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Ottawa Moose Lodge at a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling the...

Aug 18, 2018

Margaret Eileen Full, 97, of Sublette passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Mendota Lutheran Home.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m., at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sublette with Rev. Randy Fronek officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Sublette. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00...

Aug 16, 2018

Bonnie Sue (Robinson) Lovgren, 58, of Arlington passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 in her home surrounded by her family and friends after a short battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m, at Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be private...

Aug 16, 2018

Marian M. Brown, 92, of Mendota passed away Aug. 16, 2018 at the Mendota Lutheran Home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23 at Holy Cross Church with Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at the...

Aug 15, 2018

Virginia Ann "Ginny" Pohl passed away August 15, 2018 in Aperion Care, Princeton.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota.

Ginny...

Aug 15, 2018

Keith D. Hillstrom, 37, of Mendota passed away August 15, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Private memorial services were held August 17, 2018 in the Merritt Funeral Home with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Keith was born January 25, 1981 in Torrance, California to Donald and Lynn (Shafer) Hillstrom. He is survived by his father Donald Hillstrom of...

Aug 12, 2018

Martha L. Shafer, 86, of Mendota passed away peacefully at OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota.

There will be no services. Arrangements were handled by the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota.

Martha was born February 17, 1932 in Yorkville, OH. to T. Phillips and Stella (Pontia) Cole. She married Donald R. Shafer on June 20, 1953...

Aug 11, 2018

Marjorie "Margie" McFarland, 85, of Mendota passed away August 11, 2018 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota.

Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Friday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday in the funeral home.

Margie was born November...

Aug 10, 2018

JoAnne Jacobs Eichorn, 80, of Mendota went  home to be with Jesus on Friday, August 10, 2018 Funeral services will be 11;00 a.m. Monday in Victory Baptist Church, Mendota with Rev.Steve Breedlove officiating.. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., until time of services on Monday in the church. Burial will be  in Wyoming Cemetery, Paw Paw. The Merritt Funeral Home,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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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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...

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...

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...