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Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home

Martin Huss

Martin Huss

Sep 18, 1940

Martin Huss, 69, of Mendota died Oct. 22, 2009, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Glen Foster officiating. Burial will be at Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of services Monday in the funeral home.Mr. Huss was born Sept....

Gordon Miller

Gordon Miller

Jul 12, 1940

Gordon Miller, 68, of Mendota died March 3, 2009, in his home. Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. The Rev. Michael Morrell will officiate. Burial will be at Wisner Cemetery, Ophir Township. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Mr. Miller was born July 12, 1940, in Mendota...

Donna Young

Donna Young

Jun 9, 1940

Donna Young, 67, of 205 Sandra Ave., Mendota died Aug. 3, 2007, in her residence. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. The Rev. Larry Sheaves will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded after the services. There is no visitation. Mrs. Young was born June 9, 1940, in St. Louis, Mo., to Edward and Billie...

Wayne L. Manning

Wayne L. Manning

May 1, 1940

Wayne L. Manning, 69, of 601 Division St., Mendota died June 11, 2009, in his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with deacon Raymond Fischer officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4079. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday in the funeral...

John C. Ritzheimer

John C. Ritzheimer

Dec 15, 1939

John C. Ritzheimer, 68, of 46 N. 46th Road, Mendota died Feb. 4, 2008, in his home. There will be no services. Burial will be private. A time of remembrance will be 4-6 p.m. Saturday at his daughter?s home, 26769 2650 East St., LaMoille. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, provided the arrangements. Mr. Ritzheimer was born Dec. 15, 1939, in Galesburg,...

Ronald L. Wagner

Ronald L. Wagner

Sep 30, 1939

Ronald L. Wagner, 69, of Compton died March 14, 2009, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Burial will be at Melugin Cemetery, Brooklyn Township. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mr. Wagner was born Sept.30, 1939, in Polo to Glen and Loreta...

Lee Wright

Lee Wright

Aug 24, 1939

Lee Wright, 71, of Mendota died Jan. 23, 2011, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be in Wyoming at a later date. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wright was born Aug. 24, 1939, in New Castle, Wyo., to Sherman and Mildred (Patton) Wright. He married Christine Ecklund on Nov. 30, 1989,...

James Menzel

James Menzel

Jul 8, 1939

James Menzel, 70, of LaMoille died March 10, 2010, in his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church, LaMoille, with the Rev. Jerry Graham officiating. Burial will be at Melugen Cemetery, Brooklyn Township, with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was...

Clifford W. Brown

Clifford W. Brown

Jun 20, 1939

Clifford W. Brown, 70, of Mendota died Sept. 12, 2009. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Mr. Brown was born June 20, 1939, in Arlington to Orville and Mildred...

Annette Pohl

Annette Pohl

Apr 13, 1939

Annette Pohl, 70, of Mendota died Oct. 7, 2009, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Fredi Gomez-Torres officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born April 13, 1939, in La...

Mary Katherine Bettner

Mary Katherine Bettner

Feb 3, 1939

Mary Katherine Bettner, 71, of Paw Paw died April 15, 2010, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Immanuel Lutheran Church , Compton. The Rev. Jamie Wallace will officiate. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Feb. 3,...

Rita M. Todd

Rita M. Todd

Sep 19, 1938

Rita M. Todd, 70, of Mendota died April 4, 2009, in her residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Larry Sheaves officiating. Burial will be at Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. She was born Sept. 19, 1938, in Mendota to Earl...

Gareth Gregory

Gareth Gregory

Aug 7, 1938

Gareth Gregory, 69, of Mendota, died May 1, 2008, in Asta Care Center, Bloomington. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Larry Sheaves officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home Tuesday. Mr. Gregory was born Aug. 7, 1938, in...

William Burgess

William Burgess

Jun 24, 1938

William Burgess, 70, of West Brooklyn died Nov. 22, 2008, in Mendota Community Hospital. There will be no services. Arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home. Mr. Burgess was born June 24, 1938, in Vienna to William and Marvie (Alsip) Burgess. He married Judy Ely on Oct. 28, 1961, in Lisle. He was employed by Caterpillar for...

Colleen Greenwood

Colleen Greenwood

May 29, 1938

Colleen (Phalen) Greenwood, 71, formerly of Mendota, died Dec.17, 2009 at her residence in Westlake, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Dec. 21 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2016 Willis Lane, Keller, Texas. Interment was at IOOF Cemetery, Westlake, Texas. Visitation was from 4-6 p.m. on Dec. 20 at the J. E....

Karen Raye Young

Karen Raye Young

Apr 3, 1938

Karen Raye Young, 71, of Munford, Ala., formerly of Mendota, died Dec. 7, 2009, in Talladega, Ala. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church Saturday. Arrangements were provided by...

Carol Y. Engel

Carol Y. Engel

Dec 10, 1937

Carol Y. Engel, 73, of Spring Valley died July 11, 2011, in Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. A private memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Maney officiating. Burial will be at Lutheran Cemetery, Mendota. There will be no visitation. She was born Dec. 10, 1937, in Mendota to...

James Leroy Stamberger

James Leroy Stamberger

Aug 12, 1937

James Leroy Stamberger, 74, of rural LaMoille died Feb. 6, 2012, in Mendota Community Hospital. He was born Aug. 12, 1937, to Arthur and Hazel (Kasbeer) Stamberger at the family farm in rural Ohio. He was baptized Jan. 30, 1938, and confirmed March 18, 1951, in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Clarion Township near LaMoille. He was...

Doloris Mcintyre

Doloris Mcintyre

Aug 4, 1937

Doloris McIntyre, 71, of Mendota died Jan. 8, 2009, in the home of her daughter in Mendota. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Deacon Vincent Slomian will officiate. There is no visitation scheduled, and cremation rites will be accorded. She was born Aug. 4, 1937, in Mendota to Cloyd and Leona...

Ronald E. Kames

Ronald E. Kames

Jun 25, 1937

Ronald E. Kames, 72, of Troy Grove died April 17, 2010, in RML Specialty Hospital, Hinsdale. Services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Harold Datzman, O.S.B., officiating. Interment of ashes will be at Riverview Park, Batavia. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Kames was born...