Darwin A. Ross
Aug 6, 2016
Darwin A. Ross, 85, of rural Mendota passed away Aug. 6, 2016, in OSF St. Paul Hospital, Mendota. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Compton with Pastor Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota....
Gordon "Horse" Inman
Aug 4, 2016
Gordon "Horse" Inman, 78, of Spring Valley and formerly of Mendota died unexpectedly in his home on Aug. 4, 2016. Private family graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Troy Grove Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota handled arrangements. Gordon was born July 30, 1938, in Mendota to Denver and Grace (Miller) Inman. He...
Karen L. Saylor
Aug 2, 2016
Karen Lee Saylor, 74, of Mendota died Aug. 2, 2016, in her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota with the Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Karen was born June 14, 1942, in Mendota to Harold...
Daniel E. Johnson
Aug 1, 2016
Daniel "Danny" Johnson, 73, a resident of Willow Crest Pavilion, Sandwich died Aug. 1, 2016. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-noon Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born March 22, 1943, in Detroit, Mich., to Eugene and Marie (Peterson) Johnson. He married Sheilla Nitzsche on May 21, 1966. She survives along with three sons, Adam, Leif and Eric Johnson;...
Margaret "Peg" Truckenbrod
Jul 31, 2016
Margaret "Peg" Truckenbrod, 79, of Mendota passed away July 31, 2016, in Stonecroft Village, Mendota surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Joel Phelps officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mrs. Truckenbrod...
Beverly Ann Given
Jul 31, 2016
Beverly A. Given, 68, of Mendota died July 31, 2016, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Victory Baptist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Steve Breedlove officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Beverly was born July 4, 1948, in La Salle to...
Randy Joseph Clark
Jul 31, 2016
Randy Joseph Clark, 59, of Mendota lost his battle with PAD (peripheral artery disease) on July 31 at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00a.m. in the First United Methodist Church, Mendota with Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded after the funeral and burial will be private at a later...
Pearl E. Blair
Jul 30, 2016
Pearl E. Blair, 91, of Mendota died July 30, 2016, in her home. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with a rosary at 3:30 p.m....
Patricia Partyka
Jul 25, 2016
Patricia Partyka, 89, of Mendota died July 25th at Heritage Health, Mendota. There will be no services. Cremation rites were accorded. Private burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery, Elmwood Park. Patricia was born December 3, 1926 in Chicago to Matthew and Helen (Lund) Dowling. She married Elmer Hayles and then Joseph Partyka. She is survived by three sons Matthew...
Felipe Hernandez, Jr.
Jul 22, 2016
Felipe Hernandez Jr., 34, of Mendota died July 22, 2016, in his home after an extended illness. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Felipe was...
Terry Lee Ramer
Jul 19, 2016
Terry Lee Ramer Sr., 66, of Mendota died July 19, 2016, in St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford. Visitation will be 3:30-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Cremation rites will be accorded after visitation. Terry was born Aug. 2, 1949, in Harrisburg, Pa., to Paul Albert and Romaine (Diehl Magnuson) Ramer, Sr. He married Ruth McLaughlin on Aug. 30,...
George A. Johnson
Jul 16, 2016
George A. Johnson, 83, of Mendota passed away July 16, 2016, in his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, West Brooklyn with military honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be...
Virginia "Ginny" Funfsinn
Jul 15, 2016
Virginia J. "Ginny" Funfsinn, 87, of Mendota passed away July 15, 2016, in Heritage Health, Mendota surrounded by her family after a long battle with the muscle disease Inclusion Body Myositis. A Mass in celebration of her life will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Peterstown, with Abbot Philip Davey, O.S.B., and Father Peter...
Robert A. Lindenmeyer
Jul 15, 2016
Robert A. Lindenmeyer, 89, of Princeton and formerly of Sublette, died July 15, 2016, in Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Slutz officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery, Sublette. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home. Robert was born June 24,...
Joann M. Rebholz
Jul 13, 2016
Joann M. Rebholz, 57, of Mendota died July 13, 2016, in Proctor Hospital, Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Immanuel Lutheran Church of Compton with the Rev. Jeff Schlesinger officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Joann was born April 10, 1959, in Spring...
Betty Ann Fassig
Jul 11, 2016
Betty A. Fassig, 81, of Mendota died July 11, 2016, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident north of Utica. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Janet Lepp officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota...
John R. Fassig
Jul 11, 2016
John R. Fassig, 79, of Mendota died July 11, 2016, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident north of Utica. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Janet Lepp officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota...
Esther Lydia Fischer
Jul 5, 2016
Esther Lydia Fischer, 97, of Mendota died July 5, 2016, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in First Lutheran Church, Ohio, with the Rev. Vicki Sauter officiating. Burial will be at Van Orin Repose Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Esther was born Feb. 13, 1919, in Meriden...
Barbara Tuntland Sennett
Jul 4, 2016
Barbara Tuntland Sennett, 79, of LaMoille died Monday, July 4, 2016, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Barbara was born Feb. 11, 1937 in Champaign, to Albert and Anna (Iliff) Parker. She married A. Allen Tuntland in 1958 and he preceded on July 10, 1990. She later married Carl Sennett. She was a member of the Princeton Bible Church and...
Robert A. Stein
Jul 3, 2016
Robert "Bob" Arthur Stein, 94, of Mendota passed away July 3, 2016, in Stonecroft Village, Mendota surrounded by his wife of 70 years and his children. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Janet Lepp officiating. Private burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior...
