MENDOTA – Rolin E. Smith, 74, of Mendota, passed away on April 24, 2024, at home surrounded by his loving family.

SERENA – Ginger Lane (Nelson) Duffy, 75, of Serena, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, with her family by her side.

AMBOY – Harold (Junior) Becker, 83, died Sunday, April 21, 2024, after a brief battle with cancer.

MENDOTA – Jerome C. “Jerry” Henkel, 76, of Mendota, passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2024.

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SUBLETTE – Edward Wayne Erbes, 85, of Sublette, passed away on April 19, 2024, at Allure of Mendota after a brief illness and declining health.

MENDOTA – Laura J. Roeder, 77, of Mendota, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from an extended illness, surrounded by her husband and friends.

WALNUT – Ruth V. Molln, 96, passed away April 17, 2024, at Allure of Walnut.

PAW PAW – John Noel Prentice, 86, of Paw Paw, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, at his home.

HARMON – Jeffrey Howard Morehead, 72, of Harmon, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 6, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

MENDOTA – Terry Grant Mills, 68, of Mendota, passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at his home.

ABILENE, Kan. – Roberta Jean (Morris) Corl, 88, of Abilene, Kan. traveled peacefully into heaven to sit at the feet of God and worship through eternity on Jan. 1, 2024.

BELLEVUE, Iowa – Betty A. Jacobs, 97, of Bellevue, Iowa, formerly of Mendota, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at Lincolnshire Place in Loves Park, after a long battle with dementia.

LaSALLE – Robin L. Hedgspeth, of LaSalle, passed away peacefully on Dec. 29, 2023, at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, Mendota, surrounded by her family.

MENDOTA – Colin A. Corrigan, 38, passed away on Nov. 30, 2023.

METAMORA – Darlene F. Klein, 94, of Metamora, passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

ROCHELLE – William J. Crawford, 84, of Rochelle, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. To maintain William’s wishes, there will be no services. The family is looking …

MENDOTA – Lisa A. Thompson, 56, of Mendota, passed away Dec. 26, 2023, in her home after a brief illness.

COMPTON – Peter Tan Hai Phung, 34, of Compton, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 13, 2023, in LaSalle.

ROCHELLE – William J. Crawford, 84, of Rochelle, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Constance A. Novak, 80, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Mendota, passed away Dec. 10, 2023, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.

CONYERS, Ga. – Margaret Ruth Davis, 95, passed away on Dec. 12, 2023, in Conyers, Ga.

MENDOTA – Marsha Jane Hume Jones, 73, of Mendota, was at home surrounded by her family when she peacefully passed into eternal life on Dec. 18, 2023.

MENDOTA – Gladys Vietz, 92, of Mendota, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 16, 2023.

COMPTON – Elaine M. Swope, 92, of rural Compton, passed away peacefully on Dec. 16, 2023, at Allure of Mendota.