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...
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,...
