Obituaries

Winifred Amadon

Winifred Amadon

Jul 19, 2013

Winifred Frances Amadon, 88, of Ottawa, passed away July 19, 2013, at Pleasant View Lutheran Home, Ottawa. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Oakwood Memorial Park. The Reverend Peter Ward will officiate. Burial of ashes will be at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be a half hour...

Robert Wheeler

Robert Wheeler

Jul 19, 2013

Robert Wheeler, 82, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013, at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Mike Adrie officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2013, at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at...

Donald Johnson

Donald Johnson

Jul 15, 2013

Donald A. Johnson, 62, of Ottawa passed away Monday, July 15, 2013 in Wisconsin. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2013 at St. Patrick's Church with Fr. Jules Adator officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m Friday, July 19, 2013 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Moose Services at 6:00 p.m. He will be...

Mary Leki

Mary Leki

Jul 11, 2013

Mary K. Leki, 89, of Naplate, Illinois, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial for Mary will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with Rev. Mike Adrie officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 to 12:30 on Tuesday, prior to services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mary...

Mary  Lou Kane

Mary Lou Kane

Jul 8, 2013

Mary Lou Kane, 61, of Ottawa passed away Monday, July 08, 2013 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral services for Mary Lou will be private. Mary Lou was born July 27, 1951 in Ottawa, Illinois to Thomas and Virginia (O'Kraski) Lewis. She married Larry Kane August 8, 1969 at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa. She worked as a...

George Dennis

George Dennis

Jul 6, 2013

George William Dennis, 89, of Seneca passed away Saturday, July 6th 2013 at Rivershores Nursing Center in Marseilles. Funeral Service will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 10 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Seneca with Pastor Jason Sprinkel officiating. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Seneca and one hour before...

Joan Partridge

Joan Partridge

Jul 5, 2013

Joan Partridge, 72, of Ottawa, Illinois, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at St. Patrick Church in Seneca, with Rev. Ray Guthrie officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, prior to services at...

Randy  G. Erickson

Randy G. Erickson

Jul 5, 2013

Randy G. Erickson, 62, formerly of Marseilles, Illinois, passed away at his home in Key West on July 5, 2013. Randy lost his battle with cancer in the early morning hours, with his loving wife Debbie, by his side. Funeral Service for Randy will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Ottawa Funeral Home with Reverend...

Miriam Smith

Miriam Smith

Jul 3, 2013

Miriam "Mimi" Smith, 62, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at her home. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Mimi was born June 8, 1951, in San Francisco, California, to Edwin Gordon and Martha Jane (Spring) Waters. She married James Smith February 14, 1999, in Fremont, California. Jim and Mimi aka "The Smitty's" ran...

Robert Howe

Robert Howe

Jul 2, 2013

Robert C. "Bob" Howe, 63, of Seneca passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Morris Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Funeral service for Bob will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2013 at Stavanger Lutheran Church with Rev. Phil Peterson officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 - 11:00 a.m Friday, July 5, 2013 prior to services at Stavanger Lutheran Church. The American...

Robert Kammerer

Robert Kammerer

Jul 1, 2013

Robert Kammerer, 71, of Ottawa passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at The University of Chicago Hospital. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m Saturday July 6, 2013 at St. Mary's Church in Utica with Msgr. James Swaner officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 p.m Friday July 5, 2013 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 4:00 p.m. He...

James Boggs

James Boggs

Jun 25, 2013

James Boggs, 77, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral Service for James will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 28, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, with Pastor David Davies officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, at Ottawa Funeral Home and...

Garney Rice

Garney Rice

Jun 25, 2013

Garney Rice, 51, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Memorial Service for Garney will be at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Ottawa Funeral Home with Deacon Corey Krengiel officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Garney was...

Timothy  J. Farrell

Timothy J. Farrell

Jun 24, 2013

Timothy J. Farrell, 57, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at St. Patrick Church, with Rev. Jules Adator officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2013, at Ottawa...

Angela  Marie Pohar

Angela Marie Pohar

Jun 24, 2013

Angela Pohar, 39, of Marseilles, Illinois, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at her home. Memorial Service for Angela will be at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Pastor David E. Daniel officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Angela was born June 3, 1974, in...

Douglas Stokes

Douglas Stokes

Jun 24, 2013

Douglas Stokes, 40, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Funeral Service for Doug will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Jules Adator officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, at Ottawa Funeral Home....

Margaret A. "Peg" Chaney

Margaret A. "Peg" Chaney

Jun 23, 2013

Margaret A. "Peg" Chaney, 79, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at St. Patrick Church in Ottawa with Rev. Jules Adator officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Donald  "Buzz" Byczynski

Donald "Buzz" Byczynski

Jun 19, 2013

Donald J. "Buzz" Byczynski, 78, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away June 19, 2013 surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2013 at St. Francis of Assisi Church, with Rev. Mike Adrie officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, with Military Services. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday,...

Virginia Cisco

Virginia Cisco

Jun 16, 2013

Virginia "Gini" Cisco, 88, of Santa Barbara, California, formerly of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013. Memorial Service for Gini will take place on Friday, July 5, 2013, at Santa Clara Catholic Church in Oxnard, CA and burial of her cremains will take place at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois, on September 7, 2013. Local...

Jack Ferguson

Jack Ferguson

Jun 9, 2013

Jack W. Ferguson Sr., 61, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013 at OSF St. Francis in Peoria. Funeral service for Jack will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Deacon Corey Krengiel officiating. The military will fold and present the flag. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 prior to services Thursday at...