MENDOTA - Carol M. Kerchner, 89, of Mendota passed away suddenly April 9, 2020 at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, Mendota.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 13 at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Rev. Steve Mindrup officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. A memorial lunch gathering is tentatively planned for this summer.

Carol was born March 28, 1931 in Franklin Grove to Catherine and Harvey Brucker. She married Wilbert Kerchner of Mendota on Nov. 27, 1954. He preceded her in death in 2019.

Survivors include two sons, Douglas (Deborah) Kerchner of Dalzell and Joseph (Lisa) Kerchner of Princeton; one daughter, Joyce (David) Doerhoefer of Vernon Hills; one daughter-in-law, Beth Kerchner of Idaho; one sister, Marian Brucker of Mesa, Ariz.; seven grandsons and one granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Jeffrey in 1994; one granddaughter, Destiny; one brother, Melvin (Darlene) Brucker; and one sister, Doris (Frank) Muhlbach.

Carol grew up on a farm in Franklin Grove and graduated from Franklin Grove High School. She then went on to become a nurse, receiving her RN degree in 1954 at what is now KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Memorials may be directed to Mendota Area Senior Services or St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mendota.