Sonia E. Sprowls
Dec 3, 2015
Sonia E. Sprowls, 64, of Mendota died Dec. 3, 2015, in the residence of her sister. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Joel Phelps officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Oct....
Iona Noles
Nov 28, 2015
Iona Noles, 85, of Mendota died Nov. 28, 2015, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. She was born July 12, 1930, in Bluford to Oliver and...
Harvey Herb Alumbaugh
Nov 24, 2015
Harvey Herb Alumbaugh, 83, of Franklin Grove Nursing Home, died November 24 in the home. Graveside services will be Saturday at 11:30a.m., in Restland Memorial Gardens, Mendota with Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements. Harvey was born December 25, 1931 in Nickerson, KS. to Harvey H. and Rita (Vetter) Alumbaugh,...
Faith M. Cudaback
Nov 24, 2015
Faith M. Cudaback, 82, of Triumph, IL. died November 24, 2015 in Heritage Health, Mendota. Graveside services will be at 10:00a.m., Saturday in Wisner Cemetery, Ophir Twp., IL. with Rev. Sandy Smith officiating. There will be no visitation. The Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling the arrangements. She was born November 23, 1933 in Triumph to William and Imogene (Bushey)...
Dennis D. Thompson
Nov 22, 2015
Dennis "Peter" Thompson, 73, of Mendota died Nov. 22, 2015, in Heritage Health, Mendota. A memorial service will be at 4:15 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Michael Morrell officiating Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Mr. Thompson was born Aug. 29, 1942, in Mendota to Joseph and Mildred (Edwards) Thompson. He was...
John R. Austin
Nov 21, 2015
John R. Austin, 63, of Mendota died November 21st in OSF St. Paul Hospital, Mendota. There will be no services. Burial will be private. John was born November 10, 1952 in Mendota to Wilbert Donald and Norma (Abbott) Austin. He was a 1971 graduate of Mendota High School. He served in the United States Army. He worked for Del Monte...
Monica J. Cruz
Nov 19, 2015
Monica J. Cruz, 42, of Mendota died November 19, 2015 at the residence of her mother. A memorial mass was held at 11:00a.m., November 21, 2015 in Holy Cross Church with Rev. Joel Phelps officiating. The Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota assisted with the arrangements. She was born January 29, 1973 in Chicago to George and Mary (Menchaca) Cruz. She graduated...
Naida I. Carver
Nov 15, 2015
Naida I. Carver, 94, formerly of LaMoille passed away November 15th in the Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00a.m., in the Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-7p.m., in the church. Naida was born August 31, 1921 in Gilman, Il. to...
Gary James Reppin
Nov 14, 2015
Gary James Reppin, 60, a former Mendota resident, died Nov. 14, 2015, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. There will be no funeral service. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Reppin was born June 20, 1955, in Mendota to William and Mary Lou (Biers) Reppin. He was a 1974 graduate of Mendota High School...
Herberta C. Rhea
Nov 9, 2015
Herberta C. Rhea, 91, of Mendota died November 9th in Heritage Health, Mendota. Funeral services will be Friday at 11:00a.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery. Visiation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Herberta was born November 2, 1924 in Sandwich to Herb and Cora (Lee) Champlin. She married Richard Rhea, Sr. on...
Barbara L. Forrester
Nov 5, 2015
Barbara L. Forrester, 74, formerly of Mendota, IL passed away November 5, at the Lund Home Hospice Center, Gilbert, AZ. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Pastor William Ultch officiating a service at 12:30p.m. Barbara was born January 2, 1942 in Hattiesburg, MS. to Anthony and Kate Bairefield. She...
Michael A. Griffin
Nov 1, 2015
Michael Anthony Griffin, 25, of LaMoille passed away November 1st as a result of a single vehicular accident. Memorial services will be held Friday at 11:00a.m., in the First Baptist Church, LaMoille with the Rev. Jerry Graham officiating. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille with military rites by Mendota VFW Council 4079. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7p.m., in...
Mable K. Gleim
Nov 1, 2015
Mable K. Gleim, 96, of Mendota passed away November 1, 2015 in Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00a.m., in Zion United Methodist Church, Mendota with Rev. Hogun Kim officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30a.m. til 11:00a.m., in the church. Merritt Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mable was born March 19, 1919...
Fred Sprung, Jr.
Oct 28, 2015
Frederick Sprung Jr., 80, of LaMoille died Oct. 28, 2015, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Zion Lutheran Church of Clarion with Rev. Kevin Weeks officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born April 7, 1935, in Riceville, Iowa...
David J. Pakula
Oct 28, 2015
David J. "Pak" Pakula, 69, of Van Orin died Oct. 28, 2015, in Hammond-Henry Hospital, Geneseo. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Bo Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at Van Orin Repose Cemetery, Van Orin. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with...
F. Donald "Fritz" Rempfer
Oct 27, 2015
F. Donald "Fritz" Rempfer, 89, of Mendota died Oct. 27, 2015, in his residence. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Restland Cemetery, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Funeral arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born Sept. 10, 1926, in Sublette to Frederick and Leona (Spittler) Rempfer. He married Alberta Swanson on...
William "Bill" G. Phalen
Oct 18, 2015
William G. Phalen, 82, of 1709 Lucille Lane, Mendota died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Sunday morning, Oct. 18, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Peterstown with internment immediately following at St. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8...
Robert D. Collings
Oct 16, 2015
Robert D. Collings, 84, of Mendota died Oct. 16, 2015, in OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. He was born Sept....
Helen J. Mclaughlin
Oct 12, 2015
Helen McLaughlin, 83, of the Country Comfort Retirement Home, Princeton and formerly of Troy Grove died Oct. 12, 2015, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Howard Smith officiating. Burial will be at Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Saturday at the...
Dolores A. Daw
Oct 12, 2015
Dolores A. Daw, 90, of Mendota, passed away October 12th at Heritage Health, Mendota. Funeral services will be Monday at 11:00a.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Sheaves officiating. Burial will be in Melugen Cemetery, Brooklyn Twp. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-5 p.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home. Dolores was born July 24, 1925 in Compton...
