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Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home

Lotta May May Lewis

Lotta May May Lewis

Feb 11, 1923

Lotta May Lewis, 87, of Mendota died Feb. 4, 2011, in her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8 in First United Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dale Dykstra officiating. Burial will be in Welsh Pioneer Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mrs. Lewis was born...

Robert Avery

Robert Avery

Feb 10, 1923

F. Robert Avery, 86, of Mendota died Dec. 21, 2009, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota.Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Avery was born Feb. 10,...

Christ Troupis

Christ Troupis

Jan 28, 1923

Christ Troupis, 88, passed away on Dec. 19, 2011, in Mendota Community Hospital. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Fredi Gomez-Torres officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota with full military rites by Mendota VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at...

Mildred Murphy

Mildred Murphy

Jan 17, 1923

Mildred Murphy, 87, of Mendota died April 15, 2010, in Mendota Community Hospital. Graveside services will be at a later date. The Rev. Gale Brandner will officiate. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. She was born Jan. 17, 1923, in Keyser, W.Va., to James and Edna (Brafford) Fox. She married Chester Murphy....

Nancy E. Johnson

Nancy E. Johnson

Dec 11, 1922

Nancy E. Johnson, 84, of Mendota Lutheran Home, died Sept. 22, 2007, in the home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. James Kruse officiating. Burial will be at Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Dec. 11, 1922, in Racine,...

Mildred Mathesius

Mildred Mathesius

Dec 8, 1922

Mildred Mathesius, 86, of Stonecroft Village, Mendota died Jan. 29, 2009, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Dale Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Monday in the funeral home. She was born Dec. 8,...

Mildred L. Morris

Mildred L. Morris

Dec 5, 1922

Mildred L. Morris, 88, of Stonecroft Village, Mendota died Dec. 31, 2010, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Princeton. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. She was born Dec. 5, 1922,...

Kay Crisman

Kay Crisman

Nov 20, 1922

Kathleen Crisman, 88, of Mendota died Aug. 28, 2011, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church , Mendota , with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota....

Frances B. Kilgour

Frances B. Kilgour

Oct 2, 1922

Frances B. Kilgour, 88, of Mendota died Dec. 22, 2010, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Cremation rites will be accorded with a memorial Mass to be scheduled at a later date in Holy Cross Church, Mendota. Merritt Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. She was born Oct. 2, 1922, in Chicago to Michael and Rose (Szymkowska) Kuryla....

Raymond J. Cullinane

Raymond J. Cullinane

Sep 17, 1922

Raymond J. Cullinane, 89, formerly of Streator and Amboy died April 6, 2012, in Heritage Health of Mendota. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Gary Blake officiating. Burial will be at St. Ann's Cemetery, Toluca. Visitation is 9:30-10:15 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota....

Elmer L. Sporleder

Elmer L. Sporleder

May 21, 1922

Elmer L. Sporleder, 89, of Sublette died March 9, 2012, in Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Louis Sari officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille, with military honors by Mendota VFW Council 4079. Visitation is two hours prior to...

Eleanor M. Trembly

Eleanor M. Trembly

Apr 15, 1922

Eleanor M. Trembly, 88, of Mendota died April 4, 2011, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the First Presbyterian Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Dykstra officiating. Burial will be at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Princeton. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born April 15, 1922,...

Tom W. Martin

Tom W. Martin

Apr 3, 1922

Thomas W. Martin, 86, of Mendota died March 18, 2009, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at noon Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Larry Sheaves officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille, with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service...

Robert Bud Simpson

Robert Bud Simpson

Mar 31, 1922

Robert Simpson, 86, of Mendota died March 18, 2009, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Zion United Methodist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Gale Brandner officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Simpson was born March 31, 1922, in...

Dorothy Zinke

Dorothy Zinke

Feb 28, 1922

Dorothy Zinke, 89, of Sublette, died peacefully April 6, 2011, in Mendota Lutheran Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sublette. The Rev. Max Lasrado will officiate. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with...

Florence Reeder

Florence Reeder

Feb 12, 1922

Florence Reeder, 87, of Mendota died Aug. 27, 2009, in Mendota Lutheran Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Fredi Gomez Torres officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday with a rosary at 4 p.m. in Merritt...

Margaret L. Thompson

Margaret L. Thompson

Jan 21, 1922

Margaret L. Thompson, 89, of 701 Meadowview Drive, Mendota died May 2, 2011, in Mendota Community Hospital. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Gary Blake officiating. Private burial will be at a later date. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

Daryl L. Ecklund

Daryl L. Ecklund

Jan 18, 1922

Daryl L. Ecklund, 87, of LaMoille died July 1, 2009, in Colonial Hall Nursing Home, Princeton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Martha Wendel-Carputo officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4079. Visitation will be from noon until...

Warren Setchell

Warren Setchell

Jan 1, 1922

Warren M. Setchell, 86, of Mendota died Nov. 1, 2008, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. The Rev. Michael Morrell will officiate. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mr. Setchell was born Jan. 1, 1922, in...

Paul F. Truckenbrod

Paul F. Truckenbrod

Dec 4, 1921

Paul F. Truckenbrod, 90, of LaMoille died April 19, 2012, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church of Clarion. The Rev. Kevin Weeks will officiate. Burial will be at Clarion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:30-7 p.m. Sunday at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Truckenbrod was born Dec. 4,...