Obituaries

Betty J. Camplin

Apr 6, 2009

Betty J. Camplin, 73, of Ottawa, died Monday, April 6, at Ottawa Pavilion. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Shrine of Rest Mausoleum Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Oakwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Kangse Lee of Epworth United Methodist Church officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Arrangements were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. She...

Geraldine Larsen

Apr 5, 2009

Geraldine "Gerry" Larsen died peacefully in her sleep on April 5, 2009, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 75 years old. She was born Geraldine Garnet Terry in Morris, Illinois, on July 22, 1933, to Herbert and Martha Terry. She married her high-school sweetheart, Curtis Larsen, in Seneca, Illinois on August 30, 1952, and together they raised two...

Ernest Yates

Apr 4, 2009

Ernest J. "Ernie Bud" Yates,72, of Rockford, died Saturday, April 4, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, at Liberty Village in Peru. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with theRev. Lourduraj Ignatius officiating.Burial will be in Ottawa Ave. Cemetery.Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. He...

Eileen Ann Clark

Apr 3, 2009

Eileen Ann Clark,62, of Ottawa, died Friday, April 3, at her home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Underwood of the Illinois Valley Evangelical Free Church officiating.Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. She was...

Gladys A Koch

Mar 24, 2009

Gladys A. Koch, 67, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, March 24, at Kindred Care Hospital in Sycamore, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ottawa Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lisa Hadler officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home. She was born April...

Larry Huffman

Mar 19, 2009

Larry E. Huffman, 68 of Seneca, IL, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 in Yuma Arizona. Services will be held at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home, Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 11:00 with Chris Hazle officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Mr. Huffman was born Sunday, June 30, 1940 in Arthur, Illinois, Son of the late Roy...

Kristine Simon

Mar 18, 2009

Kristine L.Simon, 72, of Ottawa, IL, died, Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at her home. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be done privately, in Fairview Cemtetery in Dekalb, Illinois. Memorial Visitation will be from 1-2 pm, Saturday, March 21 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Cremation rites have been accorded....

Jeane S. Houlihan

Mar 17, 2009

Jeane S.Houlihan, 81, of Ottawa, IL, died, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with the Father David Kipfer, officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 pm, Friday, March 20 with prayers at 4:00 at...

Cheryl Beth Warren

Mar 15, 2009

Cheryl Beth Warren, 43, of Earlville, died Sunday, March 15, at University of Illinois at Chicago. Memorial services will be Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home, with a celebration of life from 4 to 6 p.m. Cremation rites were accorded. She was born Sept. 23, 1965, in Chicago, to Johnny and Louise (Oskroba) O'Dell. She married Robert Warren Jr. on...

John Pocivasek

Mar 15, 2009

John "Coach" Pocivasek, 92, of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 14, at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery with military services. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church...

Mary Tri

Mar 12, 2009

Mary R. Tri, 89, of Ottawa, diedThursday, March 12, atOttawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday with prayers at 4 at Ottawa Funeral Home. She...

Delmar Bond

Mar 10, 2009

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SERVICES Visitation

Friday, March 13, 2009 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Seneca Assembly of God Church Seneca, IL

Funeral Service

Friday, March 13, 2009 11:00 AM

Seneca Assembly of God Church Seneca, IL

Michael G. Myer

Mar 7, 2009

Michael G. Myer, 57, of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 7, at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Williams of Evangelical United Methodist Church in Ottawa officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at...

Ferdinando Ballerini

Mar 6, 2009

Ferdinando "Nando" Ballerini, 85, of Naplate, died Friday, March 6, at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with the Rev. Lourduraj Ignatius officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery with military services. Visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m....

Leroy Nagle

Mar 5, 2009

LeRoy Nagle, 93, of Naperville, IL, formerly of Ottawa, died, Thursday, March 5, 2009 at St. Patrick's Residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Monday, March 9, 2009 at St. Patrick's Residence. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 -5 pm, with Prayers at 2:00 PM Sunday, March 8 with Knights...

Margaret E. Jobst

Mar 3, 2009

Margaret E.Jobst, 83, of Ottawa, IL, died, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Friday, March 6, 2009 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with the Rev. Gerald Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 pm, Thursday, March 5...

Anna Osborne

Mar 1, 2009

Anna C. Osborne, 86 of Seneca, IL, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Rivershores Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Services will be held at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home, Saturday, March 7, 2009 with Rev. John Crist officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM, Saturday, March 7 at the at the Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home,...

Mary Lou Gahan

Feb 24, 2009

Mary Lou Gahan, 76, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 4 p.m. She was...

Theodore Blumenshine

Feb 22, 2009

Theodore Roy Blumenshine, 85, of Ottawa, died Sunday, Feb. 22, at La Salle County Nursing Home. Memorial services will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. David Alderson officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday at...

William Hughes

Feb 20, 2009

William "Bill" Hughes, 47, of Utica, IL, died Friday, February 20, 2009 at his home in Utica after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM Monday, February 23, 2009 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with theRev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 -6 pm,...