Darlene Minnie Rose
Dec 30, 2013
Darlene Minnie Rose, 79, of Mendota died peacefully Dec. 30, 2013 at her residence after a long battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Earlville with Rev. Tammy Anderson and Father Jacob Rose officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. on...
Steve Bobby Novicki
Dec 28, 2013
Steve Novicki, 79, of Mendota, formerly of Dixon, died Dec. 28, 2013, in Mendota Community Hospital. A memorial service will be at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 31, in Stonecroft Village, 1700 Burlington St., Mendota to celebrate Steve's life, with the Rev. Tom Otto officiating. Arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home , Mendota. Born in Chicago on May 2, 1934, Steve...
Esther Betz
Dec 25, 2013
Esther Betz, 98, of Mendota died Dec. 24, 2013, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of services Saturday in the funeral home. She was born Oct. 10,...
Beulah "Bea" Mae Lewis
Dec 24, 2013
Beulah "Bea" Mae Lewis, 91, of Stonecroft Manor, Mendota passed away Dec. 24, 2013. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is two hours prior to services Friday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided the arrangements. Beulah...
Martha Kaye White
Dec 19, 2013
Martha K. White, 70, of Sublette died Dec. 19, 2013 at her residence. There will be a celebration of Martha's life from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28 at the Ellice Dinges Center in Sublette. Her body was donated to Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. Mrs. White was born Feb. 2, 1943 in Princeton to William and Anna M....
Joyce Barber
Dec 19, 2013
Joyce Barber, 93, of LaMoille died Dec. 19, 2013, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Van Orin Gospel Church with the Rev. Jeffery Patrick officiating. Interment of ashes will be at Greenfield Cemetery at a later date. Visitation is one hour prior to services Monday at the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided the...
Paul F. Sharp
Dec 17, 2013
Paul Frederick Sharp, 96, of Mendota died Dec. 17, 2013, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in TeDeum Chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Revs. Herb Reed and Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Saturday in...
Gerald W. Zinke
Dec 10, 2013
Gerald W. Zinke, 72, of Mendota died Dec. 10, 2013, in his home surrounded by family. 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 Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr....
Benton "Benny" L. Brown
Dec 5, 2013
Benton L. "Benny" Brown, 89, of Mendota died Dec. 5, 2013, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Tom Otto officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born Nov. 12, 1924, in Mendota to...
William V. Mosher
Dec 3, 2013
William V. "Bill" Mosher, 90, of Bloomington, formerly of Mendota, Champaign and Shelbyville, died Dec. 3, 2013, in Heartland Health Care Center, Normal. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Friday in the funeral home. Additional visitation will...
Dr. John F. Wacker
Nov 30, 2013
John Frank Wacker, M.D., 89, of Mendota passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Nov. 30, 2013, in Mendota Lutheran Home. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, December 13th, in First Presbyterian Church, Mendota with the Rev. Dale Dykstra officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the church. Merritt Funeral Home,...
Sara Marie Ennenbach
Nov 29, 2013
Sara Marie Ennenbach, 51, formerly of Mendota, died Nov. 29, 2013 in Crossroads Rehabilitation and Nursing, Vandalia, Ohio. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral Thursday at the funeral home. Sara was born Jan. 25, 1962, in La...
Thomas M. Koretke
Nov 28, 2013
Thomas M. Koretke, 64, of Mendota died Nov. 28, 2013, in his home. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7 in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with a private service to follow. The Rev. Fredi Gomez-Torres will officiate. Burial will be private at a later date. Mr. Koretke was born Jan. 2, 1949, in Aurora to Richard and Barbara Jean...
June G. Zinke
Nov 27, 2013
June G. Zinke, 87, of Mendota died Nov. 27, 2013, in Heritage Health, Mendota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Memorial Gardens. Visitat-ion will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. She was born June 17, 1926, in Mendota to George and...
Donald J. Bieser
Nov 18, 2013
Donald J. Bieser, 89, of Mendota died Nov. 18, 2013, in his residence. Services will be at noon Friday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of services Friday in the church. Merritt...
Aaron L. Olsen
Nov 16, 2013
Aaron L. Olsen, 17, of Mendota died Nov. 16, 2013, in Mendota Community Hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church , Mendota with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Merritt Funeral Home...
Marian M. Kerchner
Nov 14, 2013
Marian M. Kerchner, 79, of Mendota died Nov. 14, 2013, in Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Fredi Gomez-Torres officiating. Private burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born July 26, 1934,...
William V. Judy
Nov 11, 2013
William V. Judy, 92, of LaMoille died Nov. 11, 2013, in St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley. Memorials services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. Sangmyung Park officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided the arrangements. He was born April 29, 1921,...
Wilbur C. Ferrell
Nov 7, 2013
Wilbur C. Ferrell, 89, of Mendota died Nov. 7, 2013, in Heritage Health, Mendota. Services will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. The Rev. Michael Morrell will officiate. Private family burial will be at Riverview Cemetery, Marseilles. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mr. Ferrell was born April 20, 1924, in Brockton...
Lee Roy Mays
Nov 3, 2013
Lee R. Mays, 82, of West Brooklyn died Nov. 3, 2013, in his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Jamie Wallace officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, West Brooklyn with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visiation will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to services Friday...
