Obituaries

Mary Michael

Mary Michael

Dec 13, 2007

Mary Michael, 72, of Ottawa died Thursday December 13, 2007 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 pm Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Katcher officiating. Burial of the cremains will be at 10:00 am Monday at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to services Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mrs....

Umberto Zdrilich

Umberto Zdrilich

Dec 11, 2007

OTTAWA -- Umberto Zdrilich, 68, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be private. Cremation rites were accorded. Ottawa Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Zdrilich was born Aug. 23, 1939, in Croatia, to Nicolo and Alberta (Olivieri) Zdrilich. He married Nancy Vernola on April 21, 1968. She died May 31, 1999....

Joseph Blaiszik

Joseph Blaiszik

Dec 9, 2007

OGLESBY -- Joseph Blaiszik, 87, of Oglesby, died Sunday, Dec. 9, at Heritage Manor in Peru. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St.Columba Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Ron Dodd officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park Ottawa with military services. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Ottawa...

Justin Ewers

Justin Ewers

Dec 9, 2007

Justin Michael Ewers, 26, of Shabbona, died Sunday, Dec. 9, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home and from...

Kimberly Ewers

Kimberly Ewers

Dec 9, 2007

Kimberly Lynn Ewers, 27, of Shabbona, died Sunday, Dec. 9, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home and from...

Joseph Barry  Jr.

Joseph Barry Jr.

Dec 5, 2007

EARLVILLE -- Joseph Barry Jr., 39, of Earlville, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, at his home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Dana Coyle officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Barry was born Nov. 24,...

Ruth Powers

Ruth Powers

Dec 4, 2007

OTTAWA -- Ruth Mary Powers, 81, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Rivershores Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Marseilles. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Columba Church in Ottawa with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at...

Carol Wheeler

Carol Wheeler

Dec 1, 2007

OTTAWA -- Carol A. Wheeler, 65, of Ottawa, died Saturday, Dec. 1, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with Chaplain Kerwin Sletto officiating. Burial will be private at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Wheeler was born...

Bertha Pillion

Bertha Pillion

Nov 29, 2007

OTTAWA -- Bertha M. Pillion, 91, of Ottawa, died Thursday, Nov. 29, at La Salle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Columba Church with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Ottawa Funeral Home with...

Joseph Barry

Joseph Barry

Nov 28, 2007

OTTAWA - Joseph Barry, 61, or Ottawa, passed away November 28, 2007 at his work. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Bourne Golf Club in Ottawa at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday December 4, 2007. Cremation rites were accorded. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ottawa Funeral Home. He was born on November 20, 1946 at Monroe WI...

Robert Zeller

Robert Zeller

Nov 27, 2007

OTTAWA -- Robert Zeller, 81, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, at his home. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Williams officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with military services. Visitation will be two hours prior to services Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Zeller was born...

Virginia Kanthak

Virginia Kanthak

Nov 25, 2007

OTTAWA -- Virginia "Ginger" (Roose) Kanthak, 81, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, at her home. She was born Nov. 18, 1926, in Sac City, Iowa, the daughter of Alvin and Mildred Roose. She was united in marriage to Herbert Kanthak on May 29, 1948. They had three sons, Christopher, Vincent and John. Ginger attended Blackburn College...

Sara  Jo Treest

Sara Jo Treest

Nov 24, 2007

OTTAWA -- Sara Jo Treest, 12, of Ottawa, died Saturday, Nov. 24, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa with the Rev. John Walker officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Sara Jo was born March 12,...

Patricia Scerini

Patricia Scerini

Nov 23, 2007

OTTAWA -- Patricia A. Scerini, 66, of Ottawa, died Friday, Nov. 23, at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be at noon Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Williams officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be two hours prior to services Friday at the funeral home. Ms. Scerini was born Sept. 13, 1941,...

Marjorie Schwarzbach

Marjorie Schwarzbach

Nov 17, 2007

OTTAWA -- Marjorie E. Schwarzbach, 86, of Ottawa, died Saturday, Nov. 17, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday 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. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers...

Jay Black

Jay Black

Nov 16, 2007

Ottawa- Jay Black, 38, of Ottawa, passed away Friday November 16, 2007 at Ottawa Pavilion after a lengthly illness. There will be no services. Cremation rites were accorded. He was born on February 14, 1969 at Buffalo, WY to Carol and Carol (Frye) Black. He is survived by his mother of Freeport IL, three sisters; Susan Glenn of Freeport,...

Mary Farro

Mary Farro

Nov 12, 2007

OTTAWA -- Mary Farro, 80, of Ottawa, died Monday, Nov. 12, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Memorial services will be later. Arrangements were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Mrs. Farro was born April 21, 1927, in Ottawa to Emil and Helen (Scullin) Roth. She married Raymond "Goots" Farro on Aug. 11, 1951, at St. Patrick's Church. He died March...

Marie Pool

Marie Pool

Nov 11, 2007

OTTAWA -- B. Marie Pool, 87, of Ottawa, died Sunday, Nov. 11, at La Salle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Katcher, Chaplain for Ottawa Hospice, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral...

Dolores Dixon

Dolores Dixon

Nov 11, 2007

OTTAWA -- Dolores H. Dixon, 90, of Ottawa, formerly of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., died Sunday, Nov. 11, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Cremation rites were accorded. Burial will be in Lake Havasu City. Arrangements were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Mrs. Dixon was born Sept. 17, 1917, in Pesotume, Ill., to Harry and Marie (Ricketts) Holl. She married...

Bernard Mayhall

Bernard Mayhall

Nov 10, 2007

OTTAWA -- Bernard D. Mayhall, 94, of Ottawa, died Saturday, Nov. 10, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Polly Klimson officiating. Entombment will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at...