Obituaries

Charles  J. Martin  Jr.

Charles J. Martin Jr.

Jan 3, 2009

Charles "Jim " Martin,63, of Seneca, died Saturday, Jan. 3, at Morris Hospital. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca, with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating.Cremation is to follow services. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He was born Dec. 29, 1945, in Morris, to Charles...

Joan  Elizabeth Briel

Joan Elizabeth Briel

Jan 2, 2009

Joan Elizabeth Briel, 79, of Downers Grove, formerly of Ottawa, died Jan. 2. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at St. Columba Church, with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, with a rosary at 4 p.m....

Elda  Marie Kelley

Elda Marie Kelley

Dec 28, 2008

Elda Marie Kelley, 92 of Ottawa passed away Sunday December 28, 2008 at Rivershores Nursing Home in Marseilles, IL. Private Family services were held at the Ottawa Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Memorial Park. She was born on June 20, 1916 at Highland Park, IL to Fred and Amelia (Demski) Grossman. She married Roy Kelley on October 29,...

Marian Less

Marian Less

Dec 27, 2008

Marian Balint Less, 92 of Ottawa passed away Saturday December 27, 2008 at Ottawa Reginal Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 11 A.M. at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be James, John, Christopher and Brady Stone, Jay, JJ, Rick...

Leo  F. Doherty

Leo F. Doherty

Dec 17, 2008

Leo F. Doherty, 87 of Utica, IL passed away Wednesday December 17, 2008 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday December 20, 2008 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Philip Halface officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike and Tom Sipula, Daniel Grenter, Eric Olendorf, Matt Mitchell,...

Bernice  Elaine Pugh

Bernice Elaine Pugh

Dec 16, 2008

SHABBONA Bernice Elaine Pugh, 89, of Shabbona, died Dec. 16 at Shabbona Healthcare Center. Memorial Mass will be at a later date at St. Patrick's Church. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She was born Dec.5, 1919, in Ottawa, to Henry and Darlene (Zenor) Bonges. She married John Arthur Pugh...

Helen Toliekis

Helen Toliekis

Dec 14, 2008

Helen Toliekis, 97 of Ottawa passed away Sunday December 14, 2008 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. There will be no services. Burial of cremains will be at a later date at St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery in Chicago. She was born March 5, 1911 at Ottawa to Anthony and Marianna Andruk. They preceded her in death.

Donald  H. Mcgowan

Donald H. Mcgowan

Dec 12, 2008

OTTAWA Donald Henry McGowan, 67, of Ottawa, was called home by the Lord early morning, Dec. 12. Don was born in Chicago on Dec. 9, 1941, served in the U.S. Army and was a truck driver by trade. He is survived by a daughter, MaryAnne; four brothers, Edward, Kenneth, Robert and Raymond McGowan; a sister, Barbara White of Ottawa;...

Luann Hughes

Luann Hughes

Dec 11, 2008

LuAnn (Thompson) Hughes, 50 of Oglesby passed away Thursday December 11, 2008 at her home. Funeral Services will be Monday December 15, 2008 at 1 P.M. at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her nephews. Visitation will be Sunday December 14, 2008 from 2 to 4 P.M. at the Ottawa Funeral...

Theresa Giudici

Theresa Giudici

Dec 10, 2008

Theresa "Tess" Guidici, 96 of Ottawa passed away Wednesday December 10, 2008 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday December 15, 2008 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Lourduraj Ignatius officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday December 15, 2008 from 9 to 10:30 A.M. at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Pallbearers...

Harold Hicks

Harold Hicks

Dec 10, 2008

Harold O. Hicks Sr., 71, of Conover, NC, passed away at his home, peacefully with his family at his side. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Saturday December 20, 2008, at Ottawa Funeral Home, with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to services at the Ottawa...

Mary Catherine "Kate" Killelea

Mary Catherine "Kate" Killelea

Dec 9, 2008

Mary Catherine "Kate" Killelea, 83, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Saturday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rosary at 4:00...

Elizabeth  A. Freeman

Elizabeth A. Freeman

Dec 8, 2008

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Freeman, 80, of Ottawa, died Monday December 8, 2008 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 PM Friday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. Ronald Dodd officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Friday at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Betty was...

Cynthia Morris

Cynthia Morris

Dec 2, 2008

Cynthia "Susie" Morris, 47, of Fort Smith, AR, died December 2 at her home. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday at Chapel of the Good Shephard. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Monday at Oakwood Memorial Park's Chapel of the Good Shephard. She was born April 21, 1961,...

Aaron  Mccray Laury

Aaron Mccray Laury

Dec 2, 2008

Aaron McCray Laury, Newborn son of Charles (Chuck) and Samantha Laury passed away shortly after birth at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Graveside services will be Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Oakwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Christina Vosteen of United Methodist Church of Plano officiating. He was born on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 to Charles...

Terrance Lyman

Terrance Lyman

Dec 1, 2008

Terrance "Terry" Lyman, 71 of Springfield passed away Monday December 1, 2008 at Medical Memorial Center in Springfield, IL. Memorial Services will be held Monday, December 8, 2008 at 11 A.M. at the Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Ottawa. Visitation will be one prior to the Memorial Service...

Paula Hughes-Block

Paula Hughes-Block

Dec 1, 2008

Paula Hughes-Block, 95, of San Diego, CA, formerly of Ottawa passed away Monday, December 1, 2008 at St. Paul's Manor in San Diego, CA. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa. Ottawa Funeral Home is in Charge of arrangements. She was born on April 27, 1913 on a farm in...

David Mason

David Mason

Nov 29, 2008

David Mason 1956-2008 PROPHETSTOWN David J. Mason, 52, of Winning Wheels in Prophetstown, formerly of Los Angeles, died Saturday, Nov. 29, at Community General Medical Center in Sterling. Funeral services will be at noon Wednesday at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home, Seneca, with the Rev. Rick Mitchell. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Seneca, with military rites by American Legion...

Sally  M. Light

Sally M. Light

Nov 19, 2008

Sally M. Light, 69, of Serena, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Ottawa Pavilion. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 PM Saturday, November 19, 2008 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Dodd officiating. Burial will take place at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Saturday at Ottawa Funeral...

Marleigh  Jai Miller-Thomas

Marleigh Jai Miller-Thomas

Nov 17, 2008

OTTAWA -- Marleigh Jai Miller-Thomas of Ottawa, died Monday, Nov. 17, shortly after her birth, at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Cemetery in Ottawa with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Marleigh was born Nov. 17, 2008, to Jaclyn Miller and Martel...