Obituaries

Corey Parker

Oct 8, 2021

Corey Alan Parker, 29, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021.

A funeral ceremony will be held at 8:00 pm Tuesday, October 12, at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Pastor Cheri Stewart officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Masks and Social distancing will be required.

Corey...

Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Mcginnis) Rossiter

Oct 6, 2021

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Rossiter, 94, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at her home at Heritage Woods, surrounded by her loved ones.

Memorial services will be held at 12 noon, Monday, October 11 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 10 am to noon, prior to services, at the...

Maureen Ceci

Oct 5, 2021

Maureen Ceci, 87, of Seneca, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at her home with her family by her side.

Visitation will be Friday, October 8, from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at the Osborne Nelson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Ottawa Jewish Cemetery.

Maureen was born August 2, 1934, in Chicago, IL,...

Patricia "Pat" Murphy

Oct 4, 2021

Patricia (Pat) Murphy, 78, of Biloxi, MS passed away from complications of Myelodysplastic Syndrome Monday, October 4, 2021 surrounded by her children.

There will be a short graveside service on November 6th at 10:30 AM at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa, IL followed by A Celebration of Life and lunch at the Dayton Ridge Golf Course in...

Charles Gamons

Oct 4, 2021

Charles J. "Chuck" Gamons, Jr., 79, of Ottawa passed away Monday, October 4, 2021 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am, Friday, October 8 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Gary Caster officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 am, prior to services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakwood...

Tina M. Farnetti

Oct 3, 2021

Tina M. Farnetti, 65, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Aperion Care in Marseilles. Private committal service will be held at Oakwood Memorial Park.

Tina was born July 7, 1956 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Primo and Minerva (Wright) Farnetti.

Bart Kirkman

Oct 3, 2021

Bart Kirkman, 47, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 pm, Friday, October 8 at St. Patrick's Church, with Rev. Gary Caster officiating. Visitation will be from 11 am to 1 pm, prior to services, at the church....

Robert Mullar

Oct 2, 2021

Robert D. Mullar, Sr. 74, of Ottawa, IL, passed away Saturday at his home.

Private Memorial Services were Wednesday 1:30 pm October 6, 2021 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev Gary Caster officiating. Visitation was before the services at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial was in St. Columba Cemetery with Military Services.

Bob was born July...

Rhitta Ann (Davis) Bell

Oct 1, 2021

Rhitta Ann Bell, 76, of Ottawa passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at her home, surrounded by loved ones.

Rhitta's family will be honoring her wishes that there be no funeral services. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Rhitta was born February 11, 1945, in Ottawa to Otis and Dorothy...

Paul Kopecky

Oct 1, 2021

Paul E. Kopecky, 63, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Cremation rites have been accorded to Ottawa Funeral Home.

Carol (Warren) Stohr

Sep 30, 2021

Carol Stohr, 74, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family.

Carol was born September 17, 1947, in Ottawa, IL, to Alva and Dorothy (Smith) Warren. She married Calvin Edward Casey on March 27, 1965. He passed away on October 11, 2009.  She then married Wesly Stohr on June 25,...

Joseph J. Ernst Jr.

Sep 29, 2021

Joseph J. Ernst, Jr. 81, of Marseilles, IL, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Monday, October 4 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 2pm, prior to services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial...

Thomas Dominic Ciszewski

Sep 27, 2021

Tom Ciszewski never met a stranger. He passed from this life Mon., Sept 27, 2021 after a long, heroic battle with Lewy Body disease.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am on Saturday, October 2 at St. Francis Church, with Rev. Jeff Windy officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm on Friday,...

Earl Meyer

Sep 23, 2021

Earl J. Meyer, 80, of Crossville, TN, formerly of Seneca, IL passed away Thursday, September 23 in Tennessee.

Memorial services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, October 16 at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home, with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 10 am to noon, prior to services, at the funeral home. He will be...

Emily Mosbach

Sep 20, 2021

Emily Jane Piercy Mosbach, 33, of Rockford, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 2 at the Ottawa Funeral Home at 12:00 noon, with Pastor Jennifer Amy-Dressler officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm at Ottawa Funeral Home prior to the service.

Emily...

John M. Bohler

Sep 19, 2021

John M. Bohler, 60, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Saturday, September 25 at St. Patrick's Church, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Friday, September 24 at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in...

Brittany N. (Kinkade) Cox

Sep 18, 2021

Brittany Nicole Cox, 36, of Ottawa passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 18, 2021.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 pm on Friday, September 24 at the Knights of Columbus in Ottawa-please use the back door to enter for the service. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.

Brittany...

Sari D. (Shapiro) Fuller

Sep 17, 2021

Sari D. Fuller, 79, of Ottawa passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.

Sari was born September 25, 1941, in New York to Charles David  and Gloria Rhoda (Goldman) Shapiro. She...

Kelly Bunnell

Sep 10, 2021

Kelly Ann (Marmion) Bunnell, 61, of Ottawa passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Camp Tuckabatchee.

Private graveside services were held at St. Columba Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home was entrusted with her arrangements.

Kelly was born August 6, 1960, in Ottawa to John "Jack" and Charin (Reilley) Marmion. She was the executive director...

Luella Rooney

Sep 10, 2021

Luella Rooney, 95, of Seneca, passed away peacefully Friday, September 10, 2021 at her home in Seneca. Luella was born September 18, 1925 in Streator Illinois to Warren and Mable Johnson. She spent her early years growing up on the Johnson homestead south of Seneca.  Luella graduated from Seneca High School in 1943, and in 1947 was married to...