David A. Hanson
Jun 3, 2013
David A. Hanson, 55, of Waltham Township died June 3, 2013, in his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Howard Smith officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, West Brooklyn with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Mr. Hanson was...
Charles E. Robinson
Jun 1, 2013
Charles "Chuck" Robinson, 64, of Mendota died June 1, 2013, in his residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. David Tellingheusen officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mr. Robinson was born April 2, 1949, in Mendota to Frank and Carma...
Virginia M. Dana
May 31, 2013
Virginia M. Dana, 95, of Mendota died May 31, 2013, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Waltham Cemetery. A memorial service has been tentatively scheduled for July 20 in First United Methodist Church, Mendota. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is providing the arrangements. She was born Jan. 12, 1918, in Waltham Township to Robert...
Janet L. (Gordon) Kaiser
May 25, 2013
Janet L. (Gordon) Kaiser, 61, of Mendota passed away May 25, 2013, in St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, after a long battle with cancer. Private graveside services will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota, on Saturday with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-noon Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Sept. 13, 1951, in Mendota to...
John "Bud" Mahaffey
May 23, 2013
John "Bud" L. Mahaffey, 88, of LaMoille died May 23, 2013, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Jamie Wallace officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Mr. Mahaffey was born Nov. 21, 1924, in West Brooklyn, Ill.,...
Patricia Ann Hoelzer
May 22, 2013
Patricia Hoelzer, 71, of Utica died May 22, 2013, in the home of her daughter in Ottawa. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitat-ion will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born June 1, 1941,...
Clayton F. Buettner
May 20, 2013
Clayton F. Buettner, 84, of Mendota died May 20, 2013, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Deanna Mede officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Mr. Buettner was born May 31, 1928, in Sublette to Raymond...
David Michael Oberschelp
May 7, 2013
David M. Oberschelp, 74, of Mendota died May 7, 2013, in Asta Care Center of Bloomington. Private services will be Saturday with the Rev. Ralph Faber officiating. Burial will be at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Maytown. There will be no visitation. Arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born July 20, 1938, in Princeton to Harold and Bernice...
Mary Lee Dawdy
May 2, 2013
Mary Lee (Shadden) Dawdy, 65, of 504 Plaza Drive, Mendota, formerly of Rockford, died May 2, 2013, in her residence. There will be no services. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided arrangements. She was born Feb. 6, 1948, in Manchester to Harley and Marjorie (Whitaker) Dawdy. She worked as a...
Clinton H. Sondgeroth
Apr 30, 2013
Clint H. Sondgeroth, 90, of Mendota died April 30, 2013, in Mendota Community Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Geoff Horton officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 9-10:30 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born March 5, 1923,...
Lois M. (Borelli) Stamberger
Apr 29, 2013
Lois M. Stamberger, 89, of Mendota died April 29, 2013, in the Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Jan. 22, 1924, in Sublette to...
Dallas James Holland
Apr 24, 2013
Dallas James Holland, 16, of Mendota died April 24, 2013, in his Mendota residence. No funeral service is scheduled. Burial will be at Putnam Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home , Mendota. He was born Feb. 25, 1997, to Jason Holland and Kerri Rodgers. He was a sophomore at Mendota High...
Evelyn Ann Anderson
Apr 23, 2013
Evelyn A. Anderson, 79, of Mendota died April 23, 2013, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. A memorial gathering will be 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 4 in Mendota VFW Post 4079. Burial of ashes will be at a later date at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided arrangements. She was born May 29, 1933, in Spring Valley to...
Alfred "Fritz" Rod
Apr 22, 2013
Alfred "Fritz" Rod, 79, of Mendota, formerly of Sublette, died April 22, 2013, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Slutz officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Mr. Rod born June 6, 1933, in LaMoille...
Sarah Beth Dalton
Apr 12, 2013
Sarah Beth Cocanour Dalton, 34, of Mendota passed away April 12, 2013, from injuries she received in a car accident near Winona, Minn. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Lutheran Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday in the church. Arrangements were...
Robert E. Grothen
Apr 7, 2013
Robert E. Grothen, 90, a resident of Illinois Veterans Home, La Salle, died April 7, 2013, in the home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Wednesday at...
Betty Lou Thomas
Apr 6, 2013
Betty Lou Thomas, 84, of Heritage Health, Mendota died April 6, 2013, in Heritage Health. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born April 16, 1928, in Kewanee to...
Lois M. Jones
Apr 4, 2013
Lois Marie Jones, 95, of Mendota died April 4, 2013, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Zion United Methodist Church, Mendota with the Rev. Deanna Mede officiating. Burial will be in Starkweather Cemetery, Starkweather, N.D. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Saturday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota provided arrangements. She...
Joseph J. Pakenham
Mar 31, 2013
Memorial Service 11:00a.m., Thursday, Merritt Funeral Home. Visitation one hour prior to services.
