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,...
Stephanie Ann Mahar
Sep 7, 2014
It is with great sadness we announce Stephanie Mahar of Mendota passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She peacefully passed surrounded by her husband Barry and family. Steph was born Nov. 18, 1967, in Mendota. She graduated from Earlville High School in 1985 and from Northern Illinois University in December of 2012 with a...
Kenneth Allen Mcclard
Sep 7, 2014
Kenneth Allen McClard, 49, of Mendota died Sept. 7, 2014, in his home. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Burial will be at a later date after cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral Friday at the funeral home. Kenneth was born Oct. 12, 1964, in...
Carolyn S. Politsch
Sep 3, 2014
Carolyn Politsch, 73, of Mendota died Sept. 3, 2014, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born May 4, 1941, in Benton to...
Shirley L. Capola
Aug 31, 2014
Shirley Capola, 88, of Rock Falls, formerly of Sublette, died Aug. 31, 2014, in CGH Medical Center, Sterling. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Bo Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Wednesday in the funeral home. She was born...
Arthur "Bud" C. Walzer
Aug 27, 2014
Arthur C. Walzer, 89, of LaMoille died Aug. 27, 2014, in Mendota Lutheran Home surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Tom Otto officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Walzer...
Albert W. Engel
Aug 25, 2014
Albert W. Engel, 90, of Mendota died Aug. 25, 2014, in Heritage Health, Mendota. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Saturday in...
James Michael Ridley
Aug 23, 2014
James Michael Ridley, 64, of Baroda, MI., formerly of LaMoille, Il. died August 23rd in KSB Hospital, Dixon, Il. Funeral Services will be held Friday, August 29th at 11:00a.m., in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, Il. with the Rev. Jack Nordgren officiating. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille, Il. with military honors by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation will...
Louis W. Richard
Aug 19, 2014
Louis Richard, 75, of Mendota died Aug. 19, 2014, in Fairview Nursing Plaza, Rockford. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota assisted with arrangements. He was born April 6, 1939, in Mendota to Walter and Hazel (Swope) Richard. He was...
Daniel J. Truckenbrod
Aug 18, 2014
Daniel J. "Dan" Truckenbrod, 53, of Plum City, Wis., died Aug. 18, 2014, in Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Eau Claire, Wis., with his wife and family by his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Bo Schmitt officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is...
Nila Rose Woods
Aug 15, 2014
Nila Rose Woods, 74, of Mendota died August 15, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1:00p.m., Tuesday, at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Her brother in Christ Dewitt Willis will be conducting the service. Burial will be in Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 4-7p.m., in the funeral home. Nila was born March 11, 1940 in...
Lois Ann Dinges
Aug 15, 2014
Lois Ann Dinges, 90, formerly of Mendota passed away on August 15th at Sunrise Senior Living in Naperville, IL . Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 10:30a.m., in Holy Cross Church with the Rev. Bo Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9-10a.m., Tuesday, in the Merritt Funeral Home. Lois...
