All Obituaries

Michael Sutfin, 74, of Ottawa, IL, passed away Wednesday night at his home. Memorial Mass will be at 10:30am February 4, 2023 at St. Francis of Assisi, with Rev. Gary Caster officiating. Visitation will be 9-10:30 before the service at the Church, with Military Service,  arrangements by Ottawa Funeral Home. Michael was born January 24, 1949, in Chicago, IL. to William and Vera (McNulty) Sutfin. He married Suzanne (Nixon) Brue in Ottawa. on New Year's Eve 1998. Mike was the Ottawa...

Sean Cory Stoewsand, 27, of Serena, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Funeral Ceremony will be at 12:00 pm, Saturday, January 28, at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Ryan Whitley officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm, prior to the service Saturday, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be in DeBolt Cemetery.  Sean was born March 17, 1995, in Elmhurst, IL, to Cory and Amy (Kimmel) Stoewsand. He married Taylor Davidson on...

Cheryl Lynn Lamb, 73, of Seneca, IL, passed away on January 25, 2023 at Lightways-Joliet Area Community Hospice. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will take place in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a later date. Cheryl was born December 14, 1949, in Terre Haute, IN, to Earl and Florence “Anita”  (Sandstrom) Sallee. She married Bernard Lamb, the love of her life on January 24, 1997. He preceded her in death...

Donna Jean Armstrong (Ostby), 64, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, January 19th, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born to Marion and Loretta Ostby, July 23, 1958, in Miller Township. Donna graduated from Seneca high school in 1976, and was homecoming queen in 1975.  She married Rick Armstrong June 6, 1980, in the Stavanger Lutheran Church in Stavanger, IL. They lived together in Ottawa raising their two sons, Greg and Jeff.  She worked for nearly 46 years at The First...

Mary Johnson, 73, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Crossbridge Church of the Nazarene, 4161 Columbus St., Ottawa, with a dinner to follow.  Pastor Sam Laurey will Officiate. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Mary was born March 4, 1949, in Aurora, IL, to Herman and Eileen (McCourt) May. She married William Johnson on May...

Donald Sampson, 78, of Ottawa, passed away on January 18, 2023, at LaSalle County Nursing Home, surrounded by his family. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory. Donald was born December 20, 1944, in Ottawa, IL, to Martin and Eva (Rick) Sampson. He married Arlene Hoffman on December 7, 1979.  She preceded him in death on August 2, 2019.  He served in the United States Army from 1963 until 1966 where he was stationed in Germany. He later worked...

Susan K. (Dille) Calhoun, 70, of Ottawa, IL, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center with her family by her side.  Visitation will be held at Ottawa Funeral Home from 3-6 P.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023.  A  memorial service will follow from 6 to 6:30 P.M. with Father Wilson officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, where Susan will join her husband.  Susan was born on October...

John Richard "Dick" Marshall, 91, of Ottawa, passed away on January 16, 2023 at Pleasant View Lutheran Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, January 20, at 10:30 am at St. Patrick's Church, with Fr. Jeff Windy officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00am until 10:00am, Friday, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Somonauk.  John  was born June 6, 1931, in Serena, IL to Lowell and Lorene (Klare) Marshall. He married...

Margary Doogan, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Pleasant View Lutheran Home in Ottawa. Funeral Service  for Margary will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 11:00AM, at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Pastor Phil Potaczek will officiate. Visitation will be held from 10:00AM until the time of service at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park.  Margary was born June 29, 1928, in Ottawa, IL, to Arthur and Vera (Sausen) Hilpipre. She...

Lonnie Isabel, 83, of Sheridan, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will take place in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Virgil, IL at a later date. Lonnie was born August 16, 1939, in Ramsey, IL to Bonnie and Betty Isabel. He married Elsie Butt on October 2, 1971. She passed away September 28, 2005. Lonnie worked for over 30 years at Aurora Pump prior to his retirement....