Obituaries

Dolores Kiesig

Dolores Kiesig

Apr 5, 2008

OTTAWA -- Dolores (Martin) Kiesig, 84, of Ottawa, died Saturday, April 5, at La Salle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home...

Bernice Killelea

Bernice Killelea

Apr 4, 2008

Bernice H. Killelea, 93, of Ottawa died Friday, April 4, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday 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 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 4...

Louise Luttrell

Louise Luttrell

Mar 29, 2008

OTTAWA -- Louise Luttrell, 97, of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 29, at Ottawa Pavilion Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Williams officiating. Burial will be in Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home....

Donald Marlatt  Sr.

Donald Marlatt Sr.

Mar 27, 2008

Donald L. Marlatt Sr. 64, of Ottawa, joined the angels on Thursday March 27, 2008 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Military Services and Minister Gary Barber officiating. Visitation will be 12:00 noon til 3:00 PM Sunday March 30 at the funeral...

Robert Newcomb  Sr.

Robert Newcomb Sr.

Mar 26, 2008

Robert E. Newcomb Sr., 83 of Ottawa died Wednesday March 26, 2008 at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles. Mass of Christian Burial will be10:00 AM Monday, March 31, 2008 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with the Rev. Lourduraj Ignatius officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, March 30 from 2 - 5 PM...

Janet Howland

Janet Howland

Mar 24, 2008

SENECA -- Janet M. Howland, 63, of Seneca, died Monday, March 24, at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church in Seneca with Monsignor Raymond Boyle officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Seneca. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday...

Marjorie Fitzgerald

Marjorie Fitzgerald

Mar 23, 2008

OTTAWA -- Marjorie "Jean" Fitzgerald, 88, of Ottawa, died Sunday, March 23, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Wallace Marshall officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Marjorie was born May...

George Lovell

George Lovell

Mar 20, 2008

George B. Lovell, 88, of Ottawa, died Thursday evening, March 20. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. Ronald Dodd officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with military services. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 4 p.m....

Henry Walsh  Jr.

Henry Walsh Jr.

Mar 17, 2008

Henry "Hank" Walsh Jr., 70, of Ottawa passed away Monday March 17, 2008 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 10 A.M. at St. Columba Church with Rev. Ronald Dodd officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, March 24, 2008 from 3 to 8 P.M. at the...

Betty Hinkey

Betty Hinkey

Mar 15, 2008

Betty L. Hinkey, 83, of Ottawa passed away Saturday March 15, 2008 at Morris Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 A.M. Wednesday March 19, 2008 at St. Patrick's Church with Father Ignatius Lourduraj officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Tuesday March 18, 2008 with Rosary at 4:30 P.M. with Catholic Daughters of America...

Sharon Garrity

Sharon Garrity

Mar 14, 2008

M. Sharon (O'Donnell) Garrity, 71, or Penick Village Southern Pines, N.C. formerly of Ottawa, passed away Friday March 14, 2008. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 10 A.M. at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Tuesday March 18, 2008 with the Rosary at 4...

Annamaria Masinelli

Annamaria Masinelli

Mar 11, 2008

Annamaria Masinelli, 45, of Ottawa died Tuesday, March 11 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, March 17 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitations will be 3 - 5 PM Saturday, March 15 and 2 - 6 PM Sunday March 16 at the Ottawa Funeral...

Wesley Thompson

Wesley Thompson

Mar 11, 2008

Wesley Thompson, 64, of Serena, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, March 15, 2008 at St. Patrick's Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Friday, March 14...

Thomas Lakan

Thomas Lakan

Mar 10, 2008

Thomas G. Lakan, 52, of Ottawa died Monday, March 10, 2008 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Thursday March 13 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Gerald Meyer officiating. Burial will be at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 - 8 pm Wednesday March 12 with a rosary at...

Ruth Sine

Ruth Sine

Mar 7, 2008

Ruth Mallory "Stands-On-A-Cloud" Sine, 97, of Peru, formerly of Starved Rock State Park, died Friday, March 7th, 2008 at Heritage Manor in Peru. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Officiating last rites will be Norbert Dick, a member of the Wisconsin Chapter of Native American Church. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park....

Jason Grooms

Jason Grooms

Mar 4, 2008

Ottawa - Jason E. "Jay" Grooms, 28, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, March 4th at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 7 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at...

Paul Mcgann

Paul Mcgann

Feb 25, 2008

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Paul E. McGann, of Ottawa, died on Feb. 25, in Lexington, Ky., one day shy of his 64th birthday. His family was by his side when he lost his swift battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with a Rosary starting at 7 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 29 at the Ottawa Funeral...

Susan Schmidt

Susan Schmidt

Feb 25, 2008

OTTAWA -- Susan M. Schmidt, 56, of Ottawa, died Monday, Feb. 25, at her home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home, with prayers at 4...

Julio Ortega

Julio Ortega

Feb 23, 2008

SENECA -- Julio C. Ortega, 37, of Seneca, died Saturday, Feb. 23, at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca. Mr. Ortega was born June 24, 1970, in Puerto Rico, to Julio and Lucila (Colon) Ortega. He married Stacy Goulet on Aug. 12, 2000. He...

Dorothy Robinson

Dorothy Robinson

Feb 22, 2008

Dorothy Elizabeth Robinson, 67, of Ottawa died Friday, February 22nd at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, February 27, at Ottawa Funeral Home with Reverend John Paul Robbins officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM to 1:00 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. Dorothy was born in Eldorado, IL to Floyd and...