Obituaries

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...

Ashleigh Bennett

Ashleigh Bennett

Feb 1, 2008

OTTAWA -- Ashleigh "Paige" Marie Bennett, 7, of Ottawa, Ill., passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at Children's Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Polly Klimson officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the...

Mary Darif

Mary Darif

Feb 1, 2008

OTTAWA -- Mary Jane DaRif, 79, of Ottawa, died Friday, Feb. 1, at her home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 4...

Doris Ftacek

Doris Ftacek

Jan 29, 2008

OTTAWA -- Doris Ftacek, 80, of Ottawa, died Thursday, Nov. 22, at her home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Church with the Rev. Gerald Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mrs. Ftacek...

Donald Miller

Donald Miller

Jan 23, 2008

OTTAWA -- Donald J. Miller, 77, of Ottawa, died Jan. 23, at the Veterans Home in La Salle. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Columba Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Walter Miller officiating. Burial will be at St. Columba Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday...

Eric Heiss

Eric Heiss

Jan 17, 2008

OTTAWA – Eric Timothy Heiss, 20, of Ottawa, died Thursday, January 17, 2008. Mr. Heiss was born December 18, 1987 in Ottawa, to Timothy Earl and Audrey (Inman) Heiss. He attended Ottawa Township High School. Eric is survived by his mother and one brother, Alexander Heiss at home; his maternal grandparents Kenneth and Karen Inman and his paternal grandparents...

Michael Pannella

Michael Pannella

Jan 16, 2008

OTTAWA -- Michael Pannella, 48, of Ottawa, died Jan. 16, in Sheridan. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Lourduraj Ignatius officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Pannella was born June 29, 1959, in Newton, Mass., to Joseph and Lorraine (Daley) Pannella....

Paul Carlson

Paul Carlson

Jan 15, 2008

OTTAWA -- Paul C. Carlson, 74, formerly of Chicago, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at La Salle County Nursing Home in Ottawa. There will be a gathering of family and friends at Ottawa Funeral Home from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday. Graveside services and burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill....

Marjorie Schomas

Marjorie Schomas

Jan 14, 2008

OTTAWA -- Marjorie A. Schomas, 76, of Ottawa, died Monday, Jan. 14, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Arrangements were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Miss Schomas was born April...

Robert Mccormick

Robert Mccormick

Jan 11, 2008

MARSEILLES -- Robert J. McCormick, 78, of Marseilles, died Friday, Jan. 11, at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Kerwin Sletto. Burial will be in Granville Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. McCormick was born...

Marie Wolfe

Marie Wolfe

Jan 11, 2008

OTTAWA -- Marie Panier Wolfe, 87, of Ottawa, died Friday, Jan. 11, at her daughter's home in Deep Water, Mo. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis of Assisi Church with the Rev. Gerald Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at...

Jean Sulek

Jean Sulek

Jan 9, 2008

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS -- Jean (Vercimak) Sulek, 60, of Arlington Heights, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, at her home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Adalbert Cemetery in Niles. Visitation will be from 2 to...