When an officer who by law may serve process dies, becomes ill, disqualified, or incapacitated, having in his or her hands any process for service, or any chattel mortgage or conditional sale lien for foreclosure, any other officer who may by law serve such process or make such foreclosure and who has a knowledge of the facts may certify the proceedings thereon of such original officer, and make or complete such service or foreclosure, as the case may be