Amelia L. Wujek
Nov 6, 2014
Amelia Lola Wujek, 91, of Litchfield and formerly of Mendota, died Nov. 6, 2014, in her home. There will be no services. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Cremation will follow the visitation. She was born Dec. 18, 1922, in Taylor Springs to Angel and Maria (Gonzales) Garcia. She married Edward Joseph Wujek on June...
Ruth K. Slomian
Nov 4, 2014
Ruth Slomian, 81, of Mendota died Nov. 4, 2014, in her residence. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Bo Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Friday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided the...
Gertrude "Trudy" K. Fitzgerald
Nov 2, 2014
Gertrude K. "Trudy" Fitzgerald, 90, of Mendota died Nov. 2, 2014, in the Mendota Lutheran Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Bo Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 11 a.m. - noon Wednesday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born...
Suzanne Su
Nov 2, 2014
Suzanne Su, also known as Sister Michael Vincent, 68, formerly of Flushing, N.Y., died Nov. 2, 2014, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mendota with the Rev. Bowan Schmitt officiating. Burial with military rites will be at a later date at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Visitation will...
Frances Rapp
Nov 1, 2014
Frances Rapp, 84, of Mendota died Nov. 1, 2014, in Aperion Care, Amboy. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Lighthouse Baptist Church, La Salle, with the Rev. Tom McMurtry officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota,...
Helen L. Thomson
Oct 29, 2014
Helen L. Thomson, 90, of Triumph died Oct. 29, 2014, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Sandy Smith officiating. Burial will be at Waltham Cemetery, Waltham Township. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. She was born Jan. 11, 1924, in...
Betty Sue Breedlove
Oct 23, 2014
Betty S. Breedlove, 66, of LaMoille died October 23, 2014 in OSF Medical Center, Peoria. Services will be held at 11:00a.m., Tuesday in the Victory Baptist Church, Mendota with her son Rev. Steve Breedlove officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be Monday from 5-8p.m. in the church. The Merritt Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements....
Helen F. Morrison
Oct 18, 2014
Helen F. Morrison, 92, of Mendota died Oct. 18, 2014, in Heritage Health, Mendota. A private family gathering will take place this week to honor her life and memory. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided the arrangements. She was born Jan. 16, 1922, in Carlisle, Pa., to Merle and Mabel (Glaser) Kauffman. She married Benjamin R. Morrison. She is survived by...
Margaret J. Kerchner
Oct 14, 2014
Margaret Kerchner, 93, of Dixon, formerly of Mendota, died Oct. 14, 2014, in KSB Hospital, Dixon. Funeral services will be at 11:30a.m. Friday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Memorial Gardens, Mendota. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of services Friday at the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota...
John E. Regenhardt
Oct 12, 2014
John (Huntz) Edward Regenhardt, 82 of LaMoille, passed away October 12, 2014 at Heritage Health, Mendota. Funeral Services will be held Friday at 11:00a.m., at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille with military rites by Mendota VFW Council 4079. He was born...
Shirley Mae Furar
Oct 12, 2014
Shirley M. Furar, 82, of Compton died Oct. 12, 2014, in St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Catholic Church, West Brooklyn. Burial will be at Melugin Cemetery, Brooklyn Township. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Sept. 9, 1932, in Spring...
Waylon K. Shaver
Oct 10, 2014
Waylon K. Shaver, 31, of Mendota died Oct. 10, 2014, in Mendota Community Hospital. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Del Keilman officiating. Interment of ashes will be at Wisner Cemetery, Ophir Township. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr....
Marian E. De Castris
Oct 10, 2014
Marian E. (Bieser) De Castris, 87, formerly of Amboy, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at Heritage Manor in Mendota. She was born October 14, 1926 in Sublette, the daughter of Ralph and Bernice (Glaser) Lauer. She was united in marriage to William E. Bieser, who preceded her in death in 1990. She remarried Valentino De Castris, who preceded her...
Alvin K. Near
Sep 28, 2014
Alvin K. Near, 73, of Mendota died September 28th in Rockford Memorial Hospital following a single motorcycle accident. Private family only services will be held Saturday at 10:00a.m., in the Merrit Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Cremation rites were accorded. Alvin was born March 30, 1941 in Mendota to Kenneth and Elnora (Fahler) Near. He was a self...
Oneida Doran
Sep 26, 2014
Oneida Doran, 89, of Mendota died Sept. 27, 2014, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Revs. Bo Schmitt and Tom Otto officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Oct....
William M. Mclaughlin
Sep 20, 2014
William M. "Pops" McLaughlin, 77, of Mendota, formerly of Amboy, died Sept. 20, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Burial will be at the Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the funeral home. Pops was born Feb....
Anne Dinges
Sep 17, 2014
Anne Dinges, 77, of LaMoille died Sept. 17, 2014, in Mendota Community Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Holy Trinity Church, Cherry with the Rev. Patrick Fixsen officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, north of LaMoille. Visitation will be 2-5p.m. Sunday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota She was born June 8, 1937, in...
Kathleen Dawn Frizol
Sep 16, 2014
Kathleen Dawn Frizol, 57, of Peru died Sept. 16, 2014, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. A memorial visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born May 1, 1957, in Ottawa to Robert and Delores (Connington) Morgan. She married Michael Frizol on May 16, 2007, in Ottawa. She was a graduate of Ottawa High...
Lambert Koeling
Sep 13, 2014
Lambert Koeling, 90, of Sublette died Sept. 13, 2014, in Mendota Community Hospital. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church, Sublette with the Rev. Randy Fronek officiating. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a later date. Funeral arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born...
Albert D. Wolf
Sep 9, 2014
Albert D. Wolf, 86, of Mendota died Sept. 9, 2014, in Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Church in Mendota with the Rev. Tom Otto officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 9:30-10 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born Jan. 4, 1928,...
