Patrice Marie Lucas
Nov 20, 2016
Patrice Marie Lucas, 62, of Princeton, former Mendota resident, died Nov. 20, 2016 at her residence. A memorial Mass will be held at a later date at Holy Cross Church, Mendota with burial of ashes at Holy Cross Cemetery. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota assisted the family. Patrice was born March 10, 1954 in Mendota to Robert and Shirley (Munroe) Widmer....
Richard L. Becker
Nov 20, 2016
Richard L. Becker, 70, of Mendota passed away the morning of Nov. 20, 2016 at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with Rev. Joel Phelps officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3-7 p.m. at the...
Karen E. Zolper
Nov 17, 2016
Karen E. Zolper, 74, of Mendota died Nov. 17, 2016 at Rockford Memorial Hospital after a long struggle with heart disease. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Holy Cross Church, Mendota with Rev. Gary Blake officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on...
Lee Roy Dankenbring
Nov 16, 2016
Lee Roy Dankenbring, 61, of rural Mendota, died Nov. 16, 2016 at Heritage Health, Mendota. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Merritt Funeral Home with Rev. Sandy Smith officiating. Burial will be at Wisner Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to services. Lee was born...
David Seward
Oct 30, 2016
David W. Seward, 51, of Mendota died Oct. 30, 2016, at his place of business. A memorial visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. David was born March 2, 1965, in Hamilton, Bermuda to James G. and Joyce (Walton) Seward. He was a 1983 graduate of Mendota High School and the owner of Seward's Auction...
Marcy Mills
Oct 30, 2016
Marcy Mills, 93, of Mendota died at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Mendota Lutheran Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota, with Rev. Janet Lepp officiating. Burial will take place at Restland Cemetery with Military Honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079....
Lillian P. Pakenham
Oct 26, 2016
Lillian P. Pakenham, 89, of Mendota, died October 26, 2016 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday at 10:00a.m., in Holy Cross Church with Rev. Joel Phelps officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home handled...
William "Bill" Hamburg
Oct 18, 2016
William "Bill" Hamburg, 89, of Mendota died Oct. 18, 2016, in OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m....
Katherine L. Robinson
Oct 12, 2016
Katherine L. Robinson, 48, of Mendota died Oct. 12, 2016, in her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Janet Lepp officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 1-4 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Katherine was born Sept. 15, 1968, in Mendota to...
Mary M. Hild
Oct 9, 2016
Mary M. Hild, 89, of LaMoille died, Sunday, October 9, 2016, in OSF St. Paul Hospital in Mendota. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday at 11:00a.m., in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Arlington with Rev. Patrick Fixsen officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Arlington. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota....
Leslie E Gordon
Oct 3, 2016
Leslie E. Gordon Jr., 70, of Mendota died Oct. 3, 2016, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Cremation rites will be accorded after the visitation and interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Holy Cross Cemetery with military honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Leslie was...
Keith E. Jackson
Sep 30, 2016
Keith E. Jackson, 76, of Mendota passed away September 30, 2016 in his home surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service celebrating his life will be Tuesday at 11:00a.m., in the First United Methodist Church, Mendota with Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services in the church. Burial will be private at a...
James Widmer
Sep 20, 2016
James W. Widmer, 59, of Mendota died Sept. 20, 2016, in his residence. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Church with the Rev. Joel Phelps officiating. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery at 10:00 a.m., on October 8th with military honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral...
Erna Kromm
Sep 19, 2016
Erna H. Kromm, 87, of Mendota died Sept. 19, 2016, in OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Immanuel Lutheran Church of Compton with the Rev. Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday at the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota...
Norma Jean Hinrichs
Sep 19, 2016
Norma J. Hinrichs, 81, of Mendota died Sept. 19, 2016, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Marilyn Nolan officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Memory Gardens, Rochelle. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Norma was born Aug. 25, 1935, in Mendota to Henry...
Geneva Christine Knowlton
Sep 15, 2016
Geneva Christine "Aunt Teeny" Knowlton, 82, of Mendota went to see the Lord on Sept. 15, 2016, surrounded by her family and friends at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota with the Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Burial will be at Wisner Cemetery, Ophir Township. Visitation will...
Kay A. Stuepfert
Sep 14, 2016
Kay Arlene Stuepfert, 78, of LeRoy, IL and a former LaMoille resident, left to be meet her Lord on September 14, 2016 surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday in Zion Ev. Lutheran Church of Clarion with Pastor Kevin Weeks and Pastor L. Timothy Doty officiating. Burial will take place in Zion Lutheran Church...
Gerald R. Turck
Sep 12, 2016
Gerald R. Turck, 68, of Mendota died Sept. 12, 2016, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Cremation rites will be accorded following the visitation. He was born March 10, 1948, in Waukegan to Gerald and Madeline (Franklin) Turck. He is survived by his wife, Sheila of Mendota; two daughters, Melissa (Danny...
Nancy M. Childers
Sep 4, 2016
Nancy M. Childers, 69, of Mendota died Sept. 4, 2016, in Manor Court, Peru. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Janet Lepp officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. until time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Nancy was born Nov. 26,...
Dean M. Keefe
Sep 2, 2016
Dean M. Keefe, 78, of Mendota died Sept. 2, 2016, in Heritage Health, Mendota. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 24 in First Presbyterian Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Susan Presley officiating. He was born to John and Dorothy (Peterson) Keefe and raised in Mendota. He was married to Darlene Keefe, who was...
