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...
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,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Clarence "Butch" Smith
Feb 3, 2014
Clarence "Butch" Smith, 64, of Mendota died Feb. 3, 2014, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. There will be no services. Private burial will be at a later date. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Smith was born March 11, 1949, in Mendota to Stanley and Marian (Richard) Smith. He graduated from Mendota High School. He worked...
Jeanette E. Schammel
Jan 30, 2014
Jeanette E. Schammel, 57, of Mendota died Jan. 30, 2014, in Rockford Memorial Hospital after a courageous 22-year battle with Crohn's disease. A celebration of her life will be announced at a later date. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born April 29, 1956, in Olney to Duane and Joy (Forsyth) Davison. She...
Kenneth E. Hoelzer
Jan 27, 2014
Kenneth E. Hoelzer, 51, of Utica died Jan. 27, 2014, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born July 11, 1962, in La...
Louis C. Lovgren
Jan 20, 2014
Louis C. Lovgren, 84, of LaMoille died Jan. 20, 2014, in Colonial Healthcare, Princeton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille, with the Rev. Jerry Graham officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until time of services Friday at the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided the arrangements. Mr....
Joyce D. Gambler
Jan 20, 2014
Joyce D. Gambler, 68, of Mendota died Jan. 20, 2014, in St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford. There will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial will be at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa at a later date. Visitation is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born March 19, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
Orville O. Anderson
Jan 16, 2014
Orville O. Anderson, 84, of Sublette, formerly of Mendota, died Jan. 16, 2014, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home with Deacon Ray Fischer officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Anderson was born July 24, 1929, in...
Mary E. Dempster
Jan 11, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Dempster, 96, of Mendota died Jan. 11, 2014, in her home. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Fredi Gomez Torres officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation preceding the Mass will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Nov. 15,...
Florence L. Ayers
Jan 9, 2014
Florence L. Ayers, 84, of Sublette died Jan. 9, 2014, in her home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Sublette, with the Rev. Joel Lopez officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Sublette. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, is...
Roberta M. Goldenson
Jan 6, 2014
Roberta M. Goldenson, 66, of Troy Grove passed away Jan. 6, 2014, in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no services or visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is in charge of arrangements. She was born Sept. 28, 1947, in Livingston, Mont., to Robert and Esther (Ng) Close. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara...
