Obituaries

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...

Christopher Prisby

Christopher Prisby

Feb 20, 2008

OTTAWA -- Christopher J. Prisby, 52, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Johnson officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Prisby...

Agnes Minarich

Agnes Minarich

Feb 19, 2008

MARSEILLES -- Agnes Minarich, 92, of Marseilles, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Morris Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church in Seneca with Monsignor Raymond Boyle officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca. Mrs. Minarich...

Edith Cade

Edith Cade

Feb 16, 2008

SENECA -- Edith A. "Edie" (Timmons) Cade, 78, of Brookfield Township, rural Seneca, died Saturday, Feb. 16, at Morris Hospital. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday...

John Saleda

John Saleda

Feb 12, 2008

OTTAWA -- John W. "Jack" Saleda Sr., 79, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers...

Rosemary Grieves

Rosemary Grieves

Feb 8, 2008

OTTAWA -- Rosemary Grieves, 83, of Ottawa, died Friday, Feb. 8, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mrs. Grieves...

Alvin Berkland

Alvin Berkland

Feb 7, 2008

SENECA -- Alvin P. Berkland, 92, of Seneca, died Thursday, Feb. 7, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Seneca with the Rev. Tom Bourke officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca and...

Joyce Bennett

Joyce Bennett

Feb 6, 2008

HOPEDALE -- Joyce Bennett, 83, of Hopedale, formerly of Ottawa, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Hopedale Medical Complex. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Schoon officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with a...

Lawrence Anderson

Lawrence Anderson

Feb 5, 2008

OTTAWA -- Lawrence F. Anderson Jr., 84, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be later in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Anderson was born...

David Hougas

David Hougas

Feb 2, 2008

SENECA -- David P. Hougas, 74, of Seneca, died Saturday, Feb. 2, at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca with the Rev. Anthony Suits officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Seneca. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Hougas...