Obituaries

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...

Lucille  R. Keating

Lucille R. Keating

Dec 7, 2012

Lucille R. Keating, 99, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 a.m. on Friday, December 14, 2012, at St. Patrick's Church, with the Rev. Joseph Donton officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 13,...

John  Henry Duffin

John Henry Duffin

Dec 7, 2012

Obituary John Henry Duffin 1929 - 2012 John Henry Duffin, of Ottawa, passed away on Dec. 7, 2012, after a long illness. He was born on June 11, 1929, in Oshkosh, NE, to the late John H. and Mary Elizabeth Duffin (nee Byrnes). His father was killed in a farming accident when John was two years old. His mother...

Tyke Burgwald

Tyke Burgwald

Dec 3, 2012

Tyke Burgwald, 68, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at his home. Funeral Service for Tyke will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Entombment will be at the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at...

Donald  D. Jerde

Donald D. Jerde

Dec 2, 2012

Donald Jerde, 87, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion. Memorial services for Donald will be Friday, December 7, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Ottawa Funeral Home, with the Rev. Joseph Donton officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with Military Services. Don was born March 17, 1925, in Farm Ridge Township...

Burnette Smith

Burnette Smith

Nov 24, 2012

Burnette Knutson Smith, 97, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Pleasant View. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Peter Ward officiating. Burial will be private at DeBolt Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 28 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burnette...

Rose  Elizabeth Tellefson

Rose Elizabeth Tellefson

Nov 24, 2012

Rose Elizabeth Tellefson, 89, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian Burial for Rose will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 29, 2012, at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 5:30...

Kent  Lee Burgwald

Kent Lee Burgwald

Nov 22, 2012

Kent Lee Burgwald, 65, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away November 22, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Service for Kent will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. George Kalb officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Ottawa Funeral Home....

Margaret  Louise Davis

Margaret Louise Davis

Nov 21, 2012

Margaret Louise (Heermann) (Cotton) Davis, 51, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Ottawa Pavilion in Ottawa. She had lived with and fought against breast cancer for several years. Funeral Services for Margaret will be at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, with visitation from 10:00 - 12:00 prior to services at Ottawa Funeral...