Obituaries
Jerilyn Guysens
Jan 2, 2026
Jerilyn Guysens, 81, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026 at her home.Private services will be held. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park
Phillip Sterba
Dec 31, 2025
Phillip M. Sterba, 74, of La Salle, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at his home.A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory.Phillip was born February 24, 1951, in Morris, IL to Charles and Ruth (Sanders) Sterba. He worked for Lifetime Rooftile in Seneca for over...
Steven Meyer
Dec 29, 2025
Steven Edmund Thomas Meyer, 59, of Peru, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025.A visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, from 4:00pm until 6:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will take place at 6:00pm. Private burial will take place in Oakwood Memorial Park.Steven was born March 31, 1966, in Manhattan, NY to Harold Joseph and Francis Ann...
Nancy Hill
Dec 26, 2025
Nancy Marie (Yates) Hill, of Utica, passed away at the age of 86 on December 26, 2025. She will be deeply missed.
A visitation will be held for Nancy on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Ottawa Funeral Home from 10:00-11:00 am with a service at 11:00. Nancy will be laid to rest at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery.
Nancy was born May 30, 1939...
Priscilla Hartwig
Dec 26, 2025
Priscilla Cooke Hartwig (nee Lee), 83, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, December 26, 2025 at her home.Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial of cremated remains will take place in New Jersey.Priscilla was born October 23, 1942, in New Brunswick, NJ to Daniel and Clare (Gibbons) Lee. She married George Cooke on June 20, 1965 in New...
Emily Guerra
Dec 24, 2025
Emily Alexandria Corsiatti, 38, passed away on December 24, 2025. She was born on November 16, 1987, in Sacramento, California.
Emily is survived by her loving husband, Daniel Boone Corsiatti, and her beloved children, David, Chloe, Levi, Hope, and Kane Henry. She is also survived by her father, Henry Guerra, and stepmother, Marina; her siblings Lindsay Hayes (Matt), Alex Guerrero...
Terrence Bauman
Dec 23, 2025
Terrence Michael Bauman, 77, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at his home.A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 6, from 10:00am until 11:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 11:00am. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park.Terrence was born January 14, 1948 in Evergreen Park, IL to Walter and Elizabeth "Betty" (Ryan)...
Michael Eltrevoog
Dec 21, 2025
Michael James Eltrevoog Sr., 74, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at his home.
A celebration of life will be held at a later. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.
Michael was born June 22, 1951, in Ottawa, IL to the late Bjarne and Eileen (Murphy) Eltrevoog. Right out of high school, he went to work for...
Justin Farro
Dec 21, 2025
Justin "Bub" Farro, 36, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at his home.A visitation will be held on Friday December 26, from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home.Bub was born January 27, 1989 in Peoria, IL to Jon Farro and Julie (Rexroat) Farro. He worked at Sigma Graphics in Ottawa for the last several years. In his...
Sandra Lee Hulsart
Dec 21, 2025
Sandra Lee Hulsart, of Ottawa, passed away December 21, 2025 at the age of 69 with family at her side.Born February 14, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois to Arthur and Elaine (Stavik) Lemke, Sandra was beautiful inside and out, and deeply loved by those who knew her.
While Sandra has been retired for some time, she spent many years working for LTD...
Carolyn Mills
Dec 19, 2025
Carolyn Mills, 78, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2025, at LaSalle County Nursing Home.
A celebration of Carolyn’s life will be held in the spring of 2026. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.
Carolyn was born on October 11, 1947, in Kankakee, Illinois, to Richard and Marie (Falkenhan) Trombley. She married Darwin Spaulding in Kankakee...
Gary Thoms
Dec 17, 2025
Gary G. Thoms, 78, of Posen, IL, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 surrounded by his loving family.A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory.Gary was born September 15, 1947 in Blue Island, IL the son of Raymond and Dorothy (Flassig) Thoms. Gary worked as a...
Mary Hettel
Dec 12, 2025
Mary J. Hettel, 92, of Marseilles, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2025, at her home.
Mary was born on March 25, 1933, in Norman Township, Grundy County, Illinois, to George and Annabelle (Mitchell) Durando. She married Joseph Everett Hettel on June 1, 1962, in Morris. He preceded her in death on October 22, 2006.
A coal miner's daughter, the oldest...
Tammy Wasilewski
Dec 9, 2025
Tammy Rae (Reynolds) Wasilewski, 64, of Ottawa, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 13, from 10:00am until 1:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 1:00pm. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery at a later date. Cremation rites have been entrusted...
Patti Spence
Dec 1, 2025
Patti Spence, 70, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, December 1, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.Patti was born February 24, 1955 in Ottawa, IL, to Peter and Angelina (Mulinazzi) Tassoni. She attended George P. Hills Elementary School and then Ottawa High School. She pursued further education in Peoria. She...
Evangeline Quinn
Nov 29, 2025
Evangeline Quinn, 54, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 6, from 10:00am until 1:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 1:00pm with Fr. Ryan mattingly officiating. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Evangeline was born...
Donna Girard
Nov 28, 2025
Donna Jean (Stevens) Girard, 78, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, November 28, 2025 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 10, at Ottawa Funeral Home from 4:00pm until 7:00pm. A funeral ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 11, at 11:00am at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Oakwood Memorial...
Keith Mohr
Nov 27, 2025
Keith Otto Mohr, 83,of Sugar Grove, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2025 at the Illinois Veteran's Home in LaSalle.A visitation will be held on Friday, December 5, from 9:30am until 11:00am at St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Church, 8S055 Dugan Rd, Sugar Grove, IL 60554. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00am, with Fr. Bill Etheridge officiating. Military honors will...
Kenneth Roberson
Nov 26, 2025
Kenneth Wayne Roberson, 77, of Magnolia, IL passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at his home.Private services will be held with burial in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.Kenneth was born July 11, 1948 in La Salle, IL to Jobie and Ruby (Brown) Roberson. He was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He served in Vietnam and earned the...
Nancy Vercolio
Nov 16, 2025
Nancy Vercolio(née Kerestes)
Nancy Vercolio, of Liberty Village in Streator, passed away peacefully on November 16. She was born on May 16, 1938, in Streator, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas and Alberta (Orrison) Kerestes.
Nancy married the love of her life, Dominic Vercolio, on May 23, 1959, in Streator. Together they made their home in Ottawa, Illinois, where they raised their family...
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