Obituaries

Marylynne Orr

Marylynne Orr

Mar 3, 2014

Marylynne Orr, 89, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be 10:00 am on Friday March 7, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Marylynne...

Shirlee  A. Lewis

Shirlee A. Lewis

Feb 28, 2014

Shirlee A. Lewis, 77, of Ottawa passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at her home. Funeral Services will be at 5:00 pm Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 5:00 pm prior to services Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Shirlee was born August 23,...

Shirley Myers

Shirley Myers

Feb 16, 2014

Shirley E. Myers, 86, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30pm Friday, February 21, 2014 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Mike Adrie officiating. Her visitation will be 10:00 - 1:00pm Friday, February 21, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 10:00...

Michael  Lee Breese  Jr.

Michael Lee Breese Jr.

Feb 15, 2014

Michael Lee Breese Jr., 26, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Ottawa First Church of Nazarene. Ottawa Funeral Home was entrusted with his cremation rites.

Gertrude Hinkey

Gertrude Hinkey

Feb 12, 2014

Gertrude R. Hinkey, 101, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Ottawa Pavilion Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 to 11:00am, two hours prior to services, Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be buried at Ottawa...

Carol Mackey

Carol Mackey

Feb 2, 2014

Carol Lea (Callahan) Mackey, 81, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 Friday, February 7, 2014 at St. Columba Church with Rev. Daniel Wilder officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:15 am at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be buried at Elmhurst...

Robert  Du Fau

Robert Du Fau

Feb 2, 2014

Robert E. Du Fau, 67, of Ottawa passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the funeral home with the Pastor Kevin Donoho officiating. Burial...

Thorvald Kjelgren

Thorvald Kjelgren

Jan 31, 2014

Thorvald Kjelgren, 78, of Ottawa passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at Ottawa Pavilion. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Toby Farrell

Toby Farrell

Jan 30, 2014

Glenn "Toby" Farrell, 57, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. Funeral Service for Toby will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2014, at the Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, prior to services, at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Toby was born November 10,...

Mary Provance

Mary Provance

Jan 27, 2014

Mary Provance, 58, of Seneca, passed away in peace on January 27, 2014, in her home surrounded by her family. Her memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Fox River Lutheran Church in Sheridan with Pastor Kevin Garner officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31,...

James  L Geiger

James L Geiger

Jan 26, 2014

James L. "Goose" Geiger, 71, of Grand Ridge passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, January 30, 2014, at 10:00 am at St. Mary's of the Field Church in Grand Ridge. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 29, 2014 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm with prayers...

James  L. Steele

James L. Steele

Jan 26, 2014

James L. Steele, 86, of Seneca, Illinois, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at his home. Funeral Service for Jim will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca with Pastor Phil Peterson officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2014, at the Osborne-Nelson Funeral...

Laila  Marie Brent

Laila Marie Brent

Jan 24, 2014

"When God calls little children to dwell with Him above. We mortals sometime question the wisdom of His love. For no heartache companies with the death of one small child, who does so much to make our world seem wonderful and mild. Perhaps God's time of calling the aged to His fold, so he picks a rosebud before it...

Evelyn Armstrong

Evelyn Armstrong

Jan 21, 2014

Evelyn Armstrong, 97, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial for Evelyn will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 25, 2014 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30 - 12:30 pm prior to services Saturday at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be...

Jessie Mcnamara

Jessie Mcnamara

Jan 19, 2014

Jessie M. McNamara, 83, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Cremation rites and funeral arrangements were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.

Nancy Schultheis

Nancy Schultheis

Jan 19, 2014

Nancy Schultheis, 70, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Saturday, January 25, 2014 Shrine of Rest Chapel of the Good Shepherd at Oakwood Memorial Park with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Her visitation will be 9:30 - 10:00 prior to services on Saturday Oakwood Memorial Park. Burial will...

Camille Mclachlan

Camille Mclachlan

Jan 19, 2014

Camille C. McLachlan, 91, of Ottawa died peacefully on January 19, 2014, with her family at her side at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm Friday, January 24, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Her visitation will be 9:30 - 12:30 Friday, January 24 at Ottawa Funeral Home. She...

Richard Grobe

Richard Grobe

Jan 18, 2014

Richard J. Grobe, 60, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Elsie Walters

Elsie Walters

Jan 18, 2014

Elsie V. Walters, 88, of Ottawa, Illinois, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Pleasant View. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 AM on January 22, 2014, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church LCMS in Marseilles with the Rev. William Chormann officiating. Burial will be in Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 AM on Wednesday at Church....

Dr.  Elizabeth Ohlmacher

Dr. Elizabeth Ohlmacher

Jan 14, 2014

Dr. Elizabeth A. (Betty) Ohlmacher, formerly of Ottawa, passed away January 14, 2014, at Heritage Health in Normal, Illinois. Private graveside services were held at Oakwood Memorial Park. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Betty was born December 14, 1924, in Ottawa, to Winfield Scott and Esther (Thomas) Ohlmacher. She received her B.S. from...