Betty J. Rogers
Nov 9, 2018
Betty Jane Rogers, 99, of Mendota passed away November 9, 2018 at Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m., at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., in the funeral home. Betty was born May 2, 1919 in Paw...
Sheryl Ann Lau
Nov 1, 2018
On November 1, 2018 at approximately 0430 hours, Sheryl "Casey" Ann (Brooks) Lau passed away peacefully at Heritage Health nursing facility in Mendota Il. She was preceded in death by her parents Josephine (Lane) Brooks and David G. Brooks, stepmother Jean Brooks and her husband, Bruce Allen Lau in 2012. Casey is survived by her siblings Rhoda (Edward) Connoly, Betty...
Sandra S. Foster
Oct 26, 2018
Sandra S. (Streit) Foster, 70, of Mendota passed away October 26, 2018 at her daughter's house in Peru. A memorial service will be held Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Burial will be private at St. Mary's Cemetery in Maytown. Visitation will be Monday from 5-7 p.m., in the funeral home....
Jennifer M. Terry
Oct 24, 2018
Jennifer M. Terry, 32 of Peru passed away October 24, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Funeral services will Saturday at 11:00 a.m., at Victory Baptist Church, Mendota with Rev. Jay Miller officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior the services in the church.
Jennifer was...
Michael L. Mahaffey
Oct 23, 2018
Michael L. Mahaffey, 64, of Rochelle died Oct. 23, 2018, in Serenity Hospice, Oregon, Ill. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Kim Lee-Brown officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Michael was born July 14, 1954, in...
John L. Didlinger
Oct 23, 2018
John L. Didlinger, 77, of Compton passed away October 23, 2018 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 12:00 p.m., in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Compton with Rev. Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Cremation rites will follow the funeral and burial will be private at Immanuel Lutheran...
Gerald Lee Donahue
Oct 16, 2018
Gerald "Jerry" Donahue, 72, of Mendota died October 16, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m., Sunday in the funeral home.
Jerry was born August 9, 1946 in Mendota...
Roland Schuhler
Oct 12, 2018
Roland Schuhler, 83, died peacefully on Oct. 12, 2018, in OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota.
Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Sublette with the Rev. Randy Fronek officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Sublette with military rites by VFW Post 4079.
A wake...
Louise Ann Edwards
Oct 10, 2018
Louise Ann Edwards, 88, formerly of Mendota passed away on Wednesday October 10 th in the early morning at Palos Verdes Senior Living, Peoria, AZ.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 20th at 12:00 p.m., at Restland Cemetery with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements.
Louise was born April...
Wesley Hoffman
Oct 8, 2018
R. Wesley Hoffman, 89, of LaMoille passed away on October 8, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 19th in the First United Methodist Church, Mendota with Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, October 18th in the church....
Josh A. Wear
Oct 4, 2018
Joshua A. Wear, 43, of Mendota died October 4, 2018. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Jerry Graham officiating. Burial will be private at a later date. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-6:30 p.m. in the Merritt Funeral Home. Josh was born July 11, 1975 to Rose Janssen and raised...
James G. Edwards
Oct 1, 2018
James G. Edwards, 92 of Palos Verdes Senior Living in Peoria, AZ. and formerly of Mendota went to meet his Lord and Savior this past Monday, October 1, 2018.
Graveside services will be held Monday at 1:00 p.m.at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079.
His...
Debra E. Shaw
Oct 1, 2018
Debra Eileen Shaw, 62 of LaMoille, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, October 1, 2018 at the Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m., at the Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery LaMoille. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00...
Mike Wear
Sep 29, 2018
Mike W. Wear, 59, of Mendota died Sept. 29, 2018, in his residence.
Funeral services will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Private family burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Mike was born Jan. 1, 1959,...
Ronald L. Montavon
Sep 20, 2018
Ronald Louis Montavon, 82, of Mendota died on September 20, 2018 in his home.
Mass of Christian burial will be held October 1 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Church, Mendota with Rev. Gregory Jarzombek officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, West Brooklyn. Visitation will be from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Merritt...
Marwood John Kidd
Sep 19, 2018
Marwood J. Kidd, 67, of Troy Grove died September 19, 2018 in Heritage Health, Mendota.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Peterstown with Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m., Sunday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota....
Kenneth E. Buster
Sep 13, 2018
Kenneth Eugene Buster, 70, of Mendota passed away September 13, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony's Hospital, Rockford, Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., in Holy Cross Church with Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with military honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 – 11:00...
June Martens
Sep 11, 2018
Margaret June Martens, 96 of Mendota passed away September 11, 2018 at Heritage Health, Mendota.
June was born June 27, 1922 in Mendota to Charles and Elsie [Bassing] Fischer. She married Larry Martens of Cedar Point on August 17, 1947 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota where she had been baptized and confirmed in the new church's...
Donald H. Pollex
Sep 5, 2018
Donald H. "Poppy" Pollex, 86, of Mendota died peacefully at home Sept. 5, 2018, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Kim Lee Brown officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by Mendota VFW Post 4079.
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