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Obituaries Posted by Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

