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Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home

Laura Johnson

Laura Johnson

Apr 19, 1919

Laura Johnson, 91, of Mendota died March 9, 2011, in Mendota Lutheran Home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. There will be no visitation. Merritt Funeral Home provided the arrangements. She was born April 19, 1919, in Sublette to Isaac and Nettie (Clink) Musser. She married Robert Ross Sr. who...

Lucille F. Ladenburger

Lucille F. Ladenburger

Mar 15, 1919

Lucille F. Ladenburger, 90, of Mendota died Feb. 6, 2010, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday 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. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born March 15, 1919,...

George C. Miller

George C. Miller

Mar 10, 1919

George C. Miller, 90, of Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota, formerly of Compton, died Aug. 18, 2009, in the nursing home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. The Rev. Ken Foster will officiate. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation will be 5-7...

Laverne Brandenburg

Laverne Brandenburg

Feb 8, 1919

E. LaVerne Brandenburg, 91, a resident of the Mendota Lutheran Home, died April 14, 2010, in the home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home , Mendota, with the Rev . Cynthia Zolk officiating. Burial will be at Serena Cemetery, Serena. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. She was born...

Ethylmae Birkey

Ethylmae Birkey

Feb 8, 1919

Ethylmae Birkey, 92, of Mendota died June 24, 2011, in Mendota Lutheran Home. 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 5-7 p.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born Feb. 8, 1919, in Walnut...

Catherine Arline Masear

Catherine Arline Masear

Dec 12, 1918

Catherine Arline Masear, 88, of Stonecroft Village, Mendota died May 19, 2007, in NC Little Memorial Hospice, Edina, Minn. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Fredi Gomez Torres officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tu e s d a y and 10 a.m. until...

Floyd Archer

Floyd Archer

Nov 23, 1918

Floyd Archer, 91, of Mendota died March 26, 2010, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Gale Brandner officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be Sunday at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. Mr. Archer was born Nov. 23,...

Bessie Irene Irene Hamilton

Bessie Irene Irene Hamilton

Nov 16, 1918

Bessie Irene Hamilton, 90, formerly of Mendota died Dec. 15, 2008, in Wausau, Wis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. G. Duane Hamilton officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Friday in the funeral home. She was born Nov. 16,...

Edith Della Emma Fischer

Edith Della Emma Fischer

Oct 28, 1918

Edith Della Emma (Meyer) Fischer, 93, of Lenexa, Kan., and formerly of Mendota was carried to heaven at 9:08 a.m. Feb. 27, 2012, in Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee, Kan., following complications from a stroke. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Zion Lutheran Church of Clarion, LaMoille, with the Rev. Kevin Weeks officiating. Internment will...

Anna E. Chandler

Anna E. Chandler

Oct 23, 1918

Anna E. Chandler, 88, of 1302 Illinois Ave., Mendota, died Oct. 13, 2007, in her home. Services will be at noon Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Maryann Meador officiating. Burial will be at Restland Memorial Gardens, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. She was born Oct. 23, 1918, in...

Florence Lillian Stevenson

Florence Lillian Stevenson

Oct 10, 1918

Florence Lillian Stevenson, 92, of Mendota died June 10, 2011, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Larry Sheaves officiating. Burial will be at Wisner Cemetery, Ophir Township. Visitation is one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. She was born...

Lawrence C. Rapp

Lawrence C. Rapp

Sep 28, 1918

Lawrence C. Rapp, 91, a resident of Heritage Manor Nursing Home and formerly of Sublette, died July 26, 2010, in Mendota Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. William Ultch officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota, with military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation will...

Dorothy Zolper Pierro (Zolper)

Dorothy Zolper Pierro (Zolper)

Aug 13, 1918

Dorothy Zolper Pierro, 89, of 742 Gooding St., La Salle died May 10, 2008, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Dale Dykstra officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is one hour prior to services Tuesday in the funeral home. She was born Aug. 13,...

Maxine L. Murdock

Maxine L. Murdock

Jul 16, 1918

Maxine L. Murdock, 91, of Mendota, died Sept. 28, 2009, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Michael Morrell officiating. Burial will be at Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. She was born July 16,...

Virginia A. Snodgrass

Virginia A. Snodgrass

May 12, 1918

Virginia A. Snodgrass, 92, of LaMoille died Dec. 12, 2010, in Liberty Village, Princeton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Community United Methodist Church, La Moille, with the Rev. Sangmyung Park officiating. Burial will be at Greenfield Cemetery, La Moille. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, provided the arrangements....

Helen E. Thier

Helen E. Thier

May 9, 1918

Helen E. Thier, 92, of West Brooklyn died April 28, 2011, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Sublette, with the Rev. Gary Blake officiating. Private burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Sublette at a later date. Visitation will be one...

Lawrence L. Bertolin

Lawrence L. Bertolin

Apr 28, 1918

Lawrence L. Bertolin, 93, of Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle, died Jan. 9, 2012. A memorial Mass will be in St. Patrick's Church, Arlington at a later date. Burial will be at Royal Palms Mausoleum, St. Petersburg, Fla. Local arrangements were by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Mr. Bertolin was born April 28, 1918, in Downers Grove...

Ferna L. Walker

Ferna L. Walker

Apr 10, 1918

Ferna L. Walker, 91, of Mendota died Feb. 17, 2010, in her Mendota residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with her son, Larry Walker, officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday in the funeral home. She was born April 10,...

Katherine M. Truckenbrod

Katherine M. Truckenbrod

Feb 26, 1918

Katherine M. Truckenbrod, 90, of 1365 Fisk Road, Compton died Dec. 30, 2008, in Rochelle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Lutheran Church, Lee, with the Rev. Sarah Schaffner officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation is 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday in the church. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota,...

Stanley C. Tonkin

Stanley C. Tonkin

Dec 3, 1917

Stanley C. Tonkin, 93, of Mendota, formerly of Naperville, died Oct. 3, 2011, in Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Mendota. There will be no services. Cremation rites were accorded. Burial will be private. Arrangements were provided by Merritt Funeral Home , Mendota. He was born Dec. 3, 1917, in Chicago to Joseph and Lilian (Rundle) Tonkin . He...