Obituaries

Alice  E. Pitstick

Alice E. Pitstick

Dec 31, 2012

Alice E. Pitstick, 85, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012, at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Michael Adrie officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2013, with prayers at 3:00 p.m. Burial...

Barbara Flahaut

Barbara Flahaut

Dec 28, 2012

Barbara H. Flahaut, 80, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at her home. Funeral Service for Barb will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service on Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Barb...

Ralph  A Helgeson

Ralph A Helgeson

Dec 27, 2012

Ralph A. Helgeson, 85, of Naplate, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2012, at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with Rev. Jules Adator officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 30, 2012, at Ottawa Funeral...

Francis Besenhard

Francis Besenhard

Dec 27, 2012

Francis W. Besenhard, 94, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Joseph Donton officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers...

Kimberly  A. Cairns

Kimberly A. Cairns

Dec 25, 2012

Kimberly A. Cairns, 56, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in Ottawa. Funeral Service for Kim will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2012, with Rodger Dauchy officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oakwood Memorial Park. Kim was born...

Helen Spaulding

Helen Spaulding

Dec 23, 2012

Helen Spaulding, 89, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2012 at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home with...

Clara Black

Clara Black

Dec 23, 2012

Arrangements are pending

Mary  Jane Fuller

Mary Jane Fuller

Dec 22, 2012

Mary Jane Fuller, 69, of Ottawa, Illinois, died, Saturday, December 22, 2012, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Memorial Service for Mary Jane will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2012, at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be two hours prior to services from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home....

Fran Ritchie

Fran Ritchie

Dec 21, 2012

Frances Willene McCombs Ritchie, 74, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

Maxine Mansfield

Maxine Mansfield

Dec 21, 2012

Maxine Mansfield, 88, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral Service for Maxine will be 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday prior to services at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be at a...

Barbra Tendall

Barbra Tendall

Dec 17, 2012

Barbra A. Tendall, 89, of Seneca, IL passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at her daughter's home in Seneca. A Celebration of Life will be at 7:00 PM Sunday, December 23, 2012, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Seneca with Rev. Chris Zierke officiating. Visitation will be at 6:00 PM one hour prior to services at the church. Burial...

Elizabeth  C. Blazik

Elizabeth C. Blazik

Dec 16, 2012

Elizabeth C. Blazik, 77, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Michael Adrie officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at...

Emilie  L. Mack

Emilie L. Mack

Dec 15, 2012

Emilie L. Mack, 73, of Seneca, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at her home in rural Seneca. Funeral Service will be at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca with Rev. Ray Guthrie, of St. Patrick's Church of Seneca officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Gary  L. Thorsen

Gary L. Thorsen

Dec 14, 2012

Gary L. Thorsen, 61, of Marseilles, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles. Funeral Service for Gary will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home. Burial will...

Frances Machino

Frances Machino

Dec 13, 2012

Frances J. Machino, 91, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00AM Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate. She will be buried in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.

Edward  Andrew Kolesar,  Jr.

Edward Andrew Kolesar, Jr.

Dec 13, 2012

Edward Andrew Kolesar, Jr., 81, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday evening, December 13, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Jules Adator officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 17, 2012, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be...

Richard Bernard

Richard Bernard

Dec 10, 2012

Richard Bernard, 72, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at his home. Private Memorial Services will be later at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.

Sheila  Brown Rawlins

Sheila Brown Rawlins

Dec 10, 2012

Sheila (Brown) Rawlins, of Morris, Illinois, passed away on the afternoon of December 10, 2012. Memorial Mass will be 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012 with a visitation one hour prior to the Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Morris, Illinois, with Fr. Ed Howe officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Ottawa. Visitation will be...

Joann  C. Fleming-Stevens

Joann C. Fleming-Stevens

Dec 9, 2012

JoAnn C. Fleming Stevens, 73, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Memorial Service will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 17, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to service at Ottawa Funeral Home. A private burial of remains will...

Elizabeth  "Betty" Starjak

Elizabeth "Betty" Starjak

Dec 8, 2012

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Starjak, 82, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral Service for Betty will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at St. Patrick Church in Ottawa, with Rev. Joseph Donton officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial...