Obituaries

Mar 11, 2021

Lucille M. Roth, 85, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm, Thursday, March 18 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 1 pm, prior to services, at the funeral home. Due to COVID guidelines,...

Mar 10, 2021

Lloyd "Butch" Davis, 60, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Funeral services will be held at 6 pm, Monday, March 15 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Michael Driscoll officiating. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 pm, prior to services, at the funeral home. Due to...

Mar 8, 2021

Deborah Lynn Knudtson, 63, of Serena, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Due to the abundance of caution during the current pandemic, a memorial service will be held via Zoom meeting with the Ottawa Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses on Saturday, March 20. The Zoom Meeting will begin with a...

Mar 8, 2021

Linda “Tweeter” Bowers, 61, of Seneca passed away peacefully at home, on March 8, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Ottawa Funeral Home has been entrusted with cremation rites. The family will host a celebration of life at a later date.

Linda was born in Ottawa, Illinois, on August 14, 1959, to Orville and...

Mar 7, 2021

Brian Dennis Gray, 43, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021 with his family by his side.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon on Thursday, March 11 at St. Patrick's Church, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Public visitation will be from 10am to noon, prior to services, at the church. Due to COVID...

Mar 6, 2021

John W. Spampanato, 72, of Seneca passed away peacefully with family at his bedside on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

A graveside memorial service for friends and family will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, March 13, at Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles, with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

John...

Mar 2, 2021

Joseph Neurohr, 91, of Marseilles passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am, Monday, March 8 at St. Joseph Church in Marseilles, with Rev. Alexander Millar and Deacon Ron Wackerlin officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 am, prior to services, at the church. Burial will...

Mar 1, 2021

Lounetta Ceja, 80, of Ottawa passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Private family services will be held. She will be buried at Oakwood Memorial Park. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.

Lounetta was born March 18, 1940 in Campbellsville, Kentucky to Kyle Abell...

Feb 21, 2021

James "Pecky" L. Lozier, 87, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Public visitation will be held from 10 to 11 am, Saturday, March 6, in the mausoleum at Oakwood Memorial Park. Memorial services will follow, with Rev. Gary Caster officiating. Due to COVID guidelines, masks and social distancing will...

Feb 20, 2021

Richard "Ziggy" G. Valdez, 61, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria after a long battle with diabetes.

A memorial mass will be held at a later date. He will be buried at St. Columba Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites....

Feb 18, 2021

Patrick J. Mossey, 75, of Ottawa, IL passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home in SanTan Valley, AZ.

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

Patrick was born December 29, 1945 in Tampa, FL to Harold and Margaret (Nagle) Mossey. ...

Feb 16, 2021

Paul Robert Harmon passed away peacefully at Saint Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada on February 16, 2021 at the age of 75.

Public visitation will be held on Thursday, February 25 from 10 am to noon at St. Columba Church. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated following the visitation, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating....

Feb 16, 2021

Dennis M. Lenac, 58, of Dayton passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Dennis was born March 12, 1962, in Ottawa, to Lawrence and Margaret (Nugent) Lenac. He...

Feb 13, 2021

Mark Gretzinger, 62, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Visitation will be Tuesday, February 16 from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm at the Ottawa Funeral Home, with military honors to follow. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Masks and social distancing will be enforced.

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Feb 12, 2021

Brenda Jean Ferroni, 41, of LaSalle passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at her home.

Ottawa Funeral Home has been entrusted with cremation rites. Private burial will be held at Cherry Cemetery a later date.

Brenda was born July 1, 1979, in Peru, IL, to Carolyn (Parker) and Alfred Ferroni, Jr. She attended grade school...

Feb 9, 2021

Dr. Richard J. Ohlendorf, MD, 70, of Ottawa, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at his home.

Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Richard was born March 24, 1950, in Ottawa to William J. and Doris J. (Schweir) Ohlendorf. He married Libby Kristal on December 30, 1972 in Ottawa....

Feb 6, 2021

Joan E. Hanley, 80, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Feb 1, 2021

Helen Gertrude Kline, 98, died surrounded by her family on February 1, 2021. Helen was born to William and Lillian Sachweh on April 9, 1922, in Chicago. She married the love of her life, Harry Kline, at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Chicago. They were married for 65 years until his death in 2007.

Helen loved to...

Jan 30, 2021

Sandra Kay McConnaughhay, 78, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Private family services will be held. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.

Sandra was born December 9, 1942, in Mt. Vernon, IL to George "Dewey" and Alice "Bernice" (Trammell) Karch....

Jan 29, 2021

Mary Joann Stubblefield (Timmons), age 65 of Marseilles, IL died unexpectedly on January 29, 2021 in Morris, IL.

Joann was born on December 29, 1955, in Ottawa, IL to Alvin Timmons and Eleanor Timmons (Coss). She grew up in Seneca, IL, and graduated from Seneca High School in 1973. She married Richard Stubblefield, her high school sweetheart,...