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Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home

Delores U. Brandt

Delores U. Brandt

Mar 31, 2014

Delores Brandt, 81, of Mendota Lutheran Home died March 31, 2014, in the home. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Tom Otto offi ciating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to ser vices Saturday at the funeral home. She was born...

Harriett E. Wood

Harriett E. Wood

Mar 31, 2014

Harriett E. Wood, 91, of Mendota died March 31, 2014, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. There will be no visitation. She was born April 14, 1922, in Holcomb to Henry and Grace (Boumgarden) Rippentrop....

Naomi L. Stuepfert

Naomi L. Stuepfert

Mar 29, 2014

Naomi L. Stuepfert, 79, of LaMoille died March 29, 2014, in St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley.Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Zion Lutheran Church of Clarion Township with the Revs. Kevin Weeks and Jerry Graham officiating. Burial will be at Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8p.m. Tuesday at Lundquist-Merritt Funeral Home, LaMoille. She was born Dec....

Mary Kay Norton

Mary Kay Norton

Mar 26, 2014

Mary Kay Norton, 50, of Mendota, beloved mother and friend, passed away March 26, 2014, in Rockford Memorial Hospital after a recent illness. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Fredi Gomez-Torres officiating. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided arrangements. She was born March...

Dan L. Dunlap

Dan L. Dunlap

Mar 25, 2014

Dan Lawrence Dunlap, 85, of Mendota died the morning of March 25, 2014, in Mendota Community Hospital. There will be no visitation or services. Private interment of ashes will be at Fairview Cemetery, DeKalb at a future date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota assisted with the arrangements. Dan was born Jan. 26, 1929, in Goshen, Ind., to Dallas and...

Roland O. Becker

Roland O. Becker

Mar 23, 2014

Roland O. Becker, 94, of Mendota died March 23, 2014, in Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Fredi Gomez- Torres officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota, with military rites by Mendota VFW Council 4079. Visitation is 9-10 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral...

Brenda G. Wakefield

Brenda G. Wakefield

Mar 22, 2014

Brenda G. Wakefield, 57, of Mendota died March 22, 2014, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Zion United Methodist Church, Mendota with the Rev. Deana Mede officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born March 12, 1957, in...

Mary Lou Foulk

Mary Lou Foulk

Mar 20, 2014

Mary Lou Foulk, 86, of rural Mendota died March 20, 2014, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chris Heller officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 23, 1928, in Earlville to Marion and...

Joan T. Beatty

Joan T. Beatty

Mar 9, 2014

Joan T. Beatty, 88, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of LaMoille, died March 9, 2014 at Park Regency Senior Living. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 31 at the United Methodist Church in Lamoille with burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Joan was born Sept. 18, 1925...

Pearl M. (Piller) Pfeifer

Pearl M. (Piller) Pfeifer

Mar 9, 2014

Pearl (Piller) Pfeifer, 92, of Dixon died March 9, 2014, in Green Acres Nursing Home, Amboy. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Frank Langhoff officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Friday at the funeral home. She was born Nov. 8,...

Steven S. Merritt

Steven S. Merritt

Mar 9, 2014

Steven S. Merritt, 55, of Leland died March 9, 2014, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Earlville, with the Rev. Tammy Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Baker Cemetery. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born April 14, 1958, in Aurora to Charles S. and...

Franklin "Lefty" C. Foulk

Franklin "Lefty" C. Foulk

Mar 6, 2014

Franklin "Lefty" Foulk, 99, of rural Mendota died March 6, 2014, in his farm residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Chris Heller officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. He was born Dec. 18, 1914, in Mendota to Arthur and...

Frieda S. Weitzel

Frieda S. Weitzel

Mar 2, 2014

Frieda Weitzel, 93, of 165 Henkel Road, Mendota died March 2, 2014, in Pleasant View Nursing Home, Ottawa, where she resided since last May. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Frieda was...

James S. Carroll

James S. Carroll

Feb 23, 2014

James Soisson Carroll, 88, of Mendota passed away Feb. 23, 2014, in his home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Fredi Gomez Torres officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota....

Dorothy M. Saylor

Dorothy M. Saylor

Feb 21, 2014

Dorothy Saylor, 95, of Mendota died Feb. 21, 2014, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. She was born March 11, 1918, in Laddonia, Mo., to Henry and...

Gladys C. Cogdal

Gladys C. Cogdal

Feb 21, 2014

Gladys C. Cogdal, 90, of Arlington died Feb. 21, 2014, in Heritage Health, Mendota. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Revs. Colleen Lawrence and Tom McMurtry officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. She was born Sept. 4, 1923, in Fort Dodge,...

Harold A. Sauer

Harold A. Sauer

Feb 18, 2014

Harold A. Sauer, 79, of Mendota died Feb. 18, 2014, in St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Sauer was born Sept. 22,...

Norma C. Buettner

Norma C. Buettner

Feb 11, 2014

Norma C. Buettner, 84, of Sublette died Feb. 11, 2014, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born July 23, 1929, in Meriden Township to...

Gladys Zimmerman

Gladys Zimmerman

Feb 10, 2014

Gladys Zimmerman, 101, of Mendota died Feb. 10, 2014, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Compton. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born April 1, 1912, on the family farm just south of Compton to William and...

Barbara J. Stuepfert

Barbara J. Stuepfert

Feb 8, 2014

Barbara J. Stuepfert, 69, of LaMoille died Feb. 8, 2014, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Zion Lutheran Church of Clarion, with the Rev. Kevin Weeks officiating. Burial will be at Clarion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Aug. 16, 1944, in...