Ruth A. Wixom
Dec 25, 2015
Ruth Wixom, 91, of Mendota died Dec. 25, 2015, in Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon, Ill. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded later with burial of ashes at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Tuesday in the...
Marjorie S. Ultch
Dec 24, 2015
Marjorie Ultch, 91, of LaMoille died Dec. 24, 2015, in Liberty Village, Princeton. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Clarion with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be at Clarion Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Marjorie was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Clarion Township to...
David Philip Buland
Dec 24, 2015
David Phil Buland, 82, of Mendota died Dec. 24, 2015, in St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be private. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home. David was born June 12, 1933,...
Gloria M. Stoup
Dec 24, 2015
Gloria M. Stoup, 81, of Mendota died December 24 in her home. There will be no services. Cremation rites were accorded. Gloria was born November 27, 1934 in Boston, MA. to Joseph and Veronica (Dube) Diaz. She married George Joseph Gould in 1953 he died in 1971. She then married Harry Stoup in 1984 he died in 2005. She was...
Dorothy H. Nickel
Dec 20, 2015
Dorothy H. Nickel, 96, of Footville, Wisconsin and former Van Orin, IL resident died December 20, 2015 at her home. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, December 27th at 1:00p.m., in Van Orin Repose Cemetery. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is assisting the family with the arrangements. Dorothy was born January 10, 1919 to John and Charlotte (Cranston) Eiberger. She...
Richard W. Shorter
Dec 17, 2015
Richard W. Shorter, 55, of Mendota died Dec. 17, 2015, in Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Cremation rites have been accorded. He was born Sept. 2, 1960, in Chicago to Kenneth and Shirley (Phillips) Shorter. He married Kay Shifflette on Sept. 18, 1982. He liked working on cars, hunting, fishing and...
Lora Jean Ortega
Dec 11, 2015
Lora J. Ortega, 55, of Mendota died December 11, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00a.m., Wednesday in the Faith Assembly of God Church, Peru with Rev. Steve Adamson officiating. Burial will take place in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation from 4-7p.m., Tuesday in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Lora was born October 12, 1960 in Joliet,...
Gayle Joyce Hartman
Dec 10, 2015
Gayle Joyce Hartman, nee Gillespie, age 79 of Villa Rica GA, formerly of Princeton IL. died December 10, 2015 at Tanner Hospital in Carrollton GA. Gayle was born December 18, 1935 to Robert and Eugenia Gillespie of Aurora, IL. She married Jack Hartman on August 22nd 1953. Gayle was a real estate agent for Coldwell-Banker in Princeton until her retirement....
Cindy G Mcelderry
Dec 8, 2015
Lucinda "Cindy" McElderry, 56, of Earlville died Dec. 8, 2015, in her residence. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Pastor David Zapf officiating. Memorial visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born April 18, 1959, in Chillicothe, Mo., to William and Lena (Fulton) Sanson. She married...
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...
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)...
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,...
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...
