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...
Randy B. Morel
Sep 1, 2016
Randy B. Morel, 71, of Mendota passed away Sept. 1, 2016, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Burial will be at Lutheran Cemetery with military rites by Mendota VFW Council 4079. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Randy was...
Bonnie Ruth Price
Aug 27, 2016
Bonnie Ruth Price, 72, died Aug. 27, 2016, in OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford. A memorial visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Nov. 13, 1943, in Charleston to J.W. and Manilda (Trost) Price. She graduated from Mendota High School in 1961, and in 1965, married her college sweetheart, Peter Coebergh, after...
Martin C. Spitz
Aug 21, 2016
Martin C. Spitz, 80, of Granville and formerly of Mendota died Aug. 21, 2016, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided the arrangements. Martin was born May 10, 1936, to Martin and Elizabeth (Kratz) Spitz. He married...
Edwin "Ed" Brandt
Aug 20, 2016
Edwin "Ed" Brandt, 54, of Mendota died Aug. 20, 2016, in his residence along with his dog and longtime companion Chico. A private family service will be at 7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home with the Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Edwin was born June 6, 1962, in Mendota...
Robert S. Baile
Aug 17, 2016
Robert "Bud" Baile, 93, a lifelong resident of Mendota, passed away Aug. 17, 2016, in Wesley Willows Senior Living Community, Rockford. He was welcomed into the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota with the Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Burial...
George R. Steele
Aug 16, 2016
George R. Steele, 78, of Mendota died Aug. 16, 2016, in his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Jerry Graham officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded afterward. Burial will be private. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. George was born April 27, 1938, in Galesburg...
Marjorie Ann Angier
Aug 16, 2016
Marjorie Ann Angier, 74, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the 1958 Mendota Sweet Corn Queen, died Aug. 16, 2016, in Mount Pleasant Retirement Village, Monroe, Ohio. Funeral services will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with the Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, LaMoille Township. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Danny Dwain Duncan
Aug 15, 2016
Danny Dwain Duncan, 63, of Mendota died Aug. 15, 2016, in OSF St. Anthony's Hospital, Rockford. Private graveside services will be at Bethel Cemetery, Kevil, Ky. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Danny was born July 9, 1953, in Calvert City, Ky., to James E. and Carlene S. (Sayers) Duncan. He married Rosey C. Rasnick...
Marian A. Hoffman
Aug 8, 2016
Marian A. Hoffman, 85, of Peru died Aug. 8, 2016, in Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Peru, with the Rev. Tim Kenyon officiating. Burial will be at Clarion Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion Township. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting...
