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Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Howard M. Jones
Aug 16, 1921
Howard M. Jones, 85, of 1206 Susanna St., Mendota, died July 21, 2007, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Larry Sheaves officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services in the funeral home. Mr. Jones was born Aug....
Gladys Lawrence
Aug 7, 1921
Gladys Lawrence, 87, of 701 Meadowview Drive, Mendota died Feb. 1, 2009, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Private graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. There will be no visitation. Arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 7, 1921, in Sublette to Andrew and Cora (Winkler) Hubbard. She married...
Daniel C. Copper
Jul 14, 1921
Daniel C. Copper, 89, of Mendota died Feb. 4, 2011, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079. The Rev. Dale Dykstra will officiate. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday with Masonic services...
Oscar G. Pfeiffer
Jul 4, 1921
Oscar G. Pfeiffer, 86, of Mendota Lutheran Home died April 23, 2008, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Bache Memorial Chapel, Van Orin, with the Rev. Lloyd Doyens officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Saturday in the chapel. Arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home,...
Elmo Steele
Jun 24, 1921
Elmo Steele, 88, of Mendota died May 11, 2010, in Heartland Nursing Home, Casey. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, 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 Monday in the...
Yetta Lorenzana
May 23, 1921
Yetta Lorenzana, 89, of Mendota Lutheran Home died May 7, 2011, in the home. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille, with the Revs. Sangmyung Park and Jerry Graham officiating. Private burial will be at a later date in Union Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home...
Eleanor Oberlander
May 8, 1921
Eleanor Oberlander, 89, of Chestnut, formerly Mendota, died March 15, 2011, in Vonderlieth Living Care Center, Mount Pulaski. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 24th, in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Gary Blake officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, provided the arrangements. She was born May 8,...
Raymond Nance
May 1, 1921
Raymond Nance, 88, of Mendota died Oct. 27, 2009, in the Mendota residence of his grandson. There will be no services. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, handled the arrangements. Mr. Nance was born May 1, 1921, in Mendota to Robert and Louise (Eichorn) Nance. He married Lillian Etheridge in January 1940. He served in the U.S. Army in...
Verda Y. Tieman
Apr 11, 1921
Verda Y. Tieman, 86, of Mendota Lutheran Home, died Sept. 9, 2007, in the home. Services will be at noon Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Gale Brandner officiating. Burial will be at Restland Memorial Gardens. Visitation is one hour prior to services Wednesday in the funeral home. She was born April 11, 1921, in Mendota to...
Ina R. Carr
Mar 3, 1921
Ina R. Carr, 88, formerly of Mendota, died Nov. 19, 2009 at the Dorchester Golden Living Center in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. with her daughter, Debbe, by her side. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Nov. 24 at the Merritt Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial was at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation was from 10-11 a.m. at...
Harold G. Hitchins
Jan 15, 1921
Harold G. Hitchins, 90, of Mendota died Jan. 6, 2012, in Mendota Community Hospital. There will be no services. A private family interment will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. today in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. He was born Jan. 15, 1921, in Mendota to George and Lena (Mathesius) Hitchins . He married Phyllis...
Archie E. Bradford
Dec 24, 1920
Archie E. Bradford, 90, of Mendota died Oct. 30, 2011, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Kent Svendsen officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. He was...
Virginia M. Bauer
Dec 23, 1920
Virginia M. Bauer, 89, of Mendota died Dec. 14, 2010, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Glenn Stewart officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born Dec. 23, 1920, in Triumph...
Joseph J. Shimek
Dec 4, 1920
Joseph J. Shimek, 91, of Mendota died March 3, 2012, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Fredi Gomez-Torres officiating. Burial will be in Assumption Chapel and Mausoleum, Winfield. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday with a 7:30 p.m. rosary in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr....
Mildred R. Ambler
Nov 10, 1920
Mildred R. Ambler, 90, of Mendota died Sept. 1, 2011, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be private in Merritt Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 10, 1920, in Princeton to William and Rose Belle (Leigh) Neighbor. She married James Ambler on June 25, 1938, in...
Doris M. Pope
Nov 5, 1920
Doris M. Pope, 86, of LaMoille died April 26, 2007, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille. The Rev. Julie Bunt will officiate. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Lundquist-Merritt Funeral Home, LaMoille is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Pope was born Nov. 5, 1920,...
Frank J. Hrovat
Oct 22, 1920
Frank J. Hrovat, 88, of Mendota died June 14, 2009, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. John's Lutheran Church, Mendota. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Hrovat was born Oct. 22, 1920, in Arma, Kan., to...
Joseph C. Kuebel
Oct 9, 1920
Joseph C. Kuebel, 90, of Sublette died Feb. 24, 2011, in Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Sublette, with the Rev. Max Lasrado officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Sublette, with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 5-8 p.m....
Warren Morrison
Oct 4, 1920
Warren Morrison, 88, of La Salle died Feb. 13, 2009, in Ophir Township. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Waltham Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Roy Backus officiating. Burial will be at Waltham Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to services Wednesday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, provided the arrangements. Mr. Morrison was...
Richard Klinefelter
Sep 6, 1920
Richard Klinefelter, 87, of rural Mendota died Sept. 14, 2007, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Merritt Funeral Home. Burial will be at Troy Grove Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Mr. Klinefelter was born Sept 6, 1920, in Troy Grove to Anson and Addie (McPherson) Klinefelter. He married Mattie McDonald on...

