Frank J. Furar
Feb 6, 2009
Frank J. Furar, 78, of Compton died Feb. 6, 2009, in St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Church, West Brooklyn, with the Rev. Edward Hughes officiating. Burial will be at Melugin Grove Cemetery, Brooklyn Township. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church Tuesday. Merritt Funeral Home provided the...
Ruth L. Haefner
Dec 24, 2008
Ruth L. Haefner, 85, of Mendota died Dec. 24, 2008, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. The Rev. Tim Kaiser will officiate. Burial will be at Walnut Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. She was born March 14, 1923, in LaMoille to Otto and Bessie...
Lawrence "Larry" Jansen
Oct 25, 2008
Lawrence "Larry" Jansen, 60, of Mendota died Oct. 25, 2008, in Ottawa Pavilion, Ottawa. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Steve Adamson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Jansen was born Jan. 20, 1948,...
Alice H. Weitzel
Oct 19, 2008
Alice H. Weitzel, 86, of Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota died Oct. 19, 2008, in the nursing home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Compton, with the Rev. Dale Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to services Saturday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home,...
Lee Smith
Oct 18, 2008
Lee Smith, 79, of Woodhaven Lakes, Sublette died Oct. 18, 2008, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Tim Stringham officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Mr. Smith was born Nov. 10, 1928,...
Myrna J. Elsesser
Oct 16, 2008
Myrna J. Elsesser, 72, of Mendota died Oct. 16, 2008, at 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 will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born June 20, 1936, in Mendota...
Richard Parsons
Oct 15, 2008
Richard Parsons, 78, of Osage Beach, Mo., and formerly of Mendota, died Oct. 15, 2008, in Ozark Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Osage Beach, Mo. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota, with military rites by Veterans of...
Willard F. Keen
Oct 14, 2008
Willard F. Keen, 91, of Mendota died at 10:15 p.m. Oct. 14, 2008, in Mendota Lutheran Home. A funeral service will be at 5 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Dykstra officiating. Interment will be at Restland Cemetery at a later date. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the funeral...
Donald N. Schimmer
Oct 6, 2008
Donald N. Schimmer, 79, of Mendota died Oct. 6, 2008, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Revs. Fredi Gomez Torres, Dale Maloy and Gary Blake officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home,...
Shirley Ann Scholl
Oct 5, 2008
Shirley Ann (Gross) Scholl, 78, of Princeton died Oct. 5, 2008, in Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille , with the Rev. Kim Lee-Brown officiating. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, provided the arrangements. She was born June 25, 1930, in Princeton to Ray...
Russell H. Fritz
Sep 30, 2008
Russell H. Fritz, 71, of Mendota died Sept. 30, 2008, in St. Anthony's Hospital, Rockford. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery following cremation rites. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Mr. Fritz was born March 29, 1937,...
Edward W. Ryder
Sep 27, 2008
Edward W. Ryder, 87, of Mendota died Sept. 27, 2008, in Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. Services will be at noon Wednesday in Victory Baptist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Steve Breedlove officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota, with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is one hour prior to services Wednesday in the...
Gerald B. Nelson
Sep 21, 2008
Gerald B. Nelson, 57, of Compton, died Sept. 21, 2008, in his residence. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota, with Deacon Vincent Slomian officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements were by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born Jan. 3, 1951, in Jonesboro, Ark., to Alfred and Jean (Maybray) Nelson....
Dorothy Edwards
Sep 18, 2008
Dorothy Edwards, 95, of Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota died Sept. 18, 2008, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Dykstra officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton. Visitation is one hour prior to services Tuesday in the funeral home. She was born...
Gwendolyn Sander Borgia
Sep 18, 2008
Gwendolyn Sander Borgia, 88, of Spring Hill, Fla., formerly of Mendota, died Sept. 18, 2008, in Brooksville Regional Hospital, Brooksville, Fla. There will be no funeral services. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born March 10, 1920, in Princeton to J. Arthur and Esther...
Brian A. Clausen
Sep 16, 2008
Brian A. Clausen, 39, of 573 N. 4009 Road, Mendota died Sept. 16, 2008, in his home after an extended battle with cancer. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 27th in The First Baptist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Tim Kaiser officiating. A private burial will be at a later date at Wyoming...
Carl Vondrehle
Sep 3, 2008
Carl vonDrehle, 91, of Mendota died Sept. 3, 2008, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bache Chapel, Van Orin, with the Rev. Gary Briesacher officiating. Burial will be at Van Orin Repose Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to services in Bache Chapel on Saturday. Funeral arrangements were by Merritt Funeral...
Dorothy A. Engel
Sep 2, 2008
Dorothy A. Engel, 77, of Mendota died Sept. 2, 2008, in St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford. Services will be at noon Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Dykstra officiating. Burial will be at Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is 10 a.m.-noon Friday at the funeral home. She was born May 5, 1931, in Nashville, Ind.,...
Joseph K. Mcgrath
Aug 30, 2008
Joseph K. McGrath, 82, of Woodhaven Lakes, Sublette died Aug. 30, 2008, in Mendota Community Hopsital. Services will be at noon Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Edward Hughes officiating. Private burial will be at a later date following cremation rites. Visitation is 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. McGrath was born...
Bessie Fries
Aug 29, 2008
Bessie Fries, 78, of Mendota died Aug. 29, 2008, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Interment will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota, following cremation rites. Visitation is one hour prior to services Thursday in the funeral home. She...
