Obituaries

Aug 2, 2020

William H. Dean, 85, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

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

Bill was born December 3, 1934, in Ottawa, IL, to Robert and...

Jul 31, 2020

Larry G. Erickson, life long resident of Seneca , Illinois passed away suddenly on Friday, July 31 in Seneca.

Larry was born on May 19, 1940 to Clarence and Julia Holmeid Erickson. Larry attended school in Seneca and graduated from Seneca High School in 1960. After graduating from high school Larry served in the United States Army....

Jul 31, 2020

Joanne K. (Haage) Redlich, 69, of Ottawa passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony's Hospital.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Friday, August 7 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with services to follow.

Joanne was born October 22, 1950 in Ottawa to Joseph and Betty (Nelson) Haage. She married James Redlich...

Jul 31, 2020

Daniel Joseph Burke II, 93, of Ottawa passed away on Friday July 31, 2020.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10 am, Tuesday, August 4 at St. Columba Church. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 am, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Due to CDC guidelines, masks and social distancing will be required. He will be...

Jul 30, 2020

Marie Irene "Rene" Steele, 90, of Seneca, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Regency Care in Morris. Private family services will be held. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. She will be buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca has been entrusted with arrangements. Rene was born April 25, 1930...

Jul 27, 2020

Marian Steep, 81, of Seneca, passed away peacefully Monday, July 27, 2020 at Pleasant View Lutheran Home in Ottawa.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 1, at 11:00 am at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Seneca with Pastor Phil Peterson officiating. A Gathering of friends will be held from 9:00 am to 11:00 am...

Jul 25, 2020

Edward John Payne, 56, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 pm, Friday, July 31 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Private family services will be held.

Ed was born May 1, 1964 in Peru to William K. Payne and Sandra...

Jul 20, 2020

Carolyn Raye Pfalzgraf, 73, of Ottawa passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at her home after a long battle with kidney disease.

A celebration of life will be held from 4 to 7 pm, Wednesday, July 22 at the American Legion in Ottawa, with a memorial service at 5:30 pm, officiated by Chaplin Tom Dennis. Private burial...

Jul 19, 2020

Nolan Eric Thurman Ruger, 15 years, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, July 19th, 2020, as

the result of a motor vehicle accident.

A celebration of Nolan's life will be held Saturday, August 8, 2020 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Ottawa Funeral home; they believe he was a free spirit and has entrusted Ottawa...

Jul 19, 2020

Leslie A. "Les" Walleck, 78, of Ottawa passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 19, 2020 after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private family service will be held on Thursday, July 23rd. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.  At a date to be determined,...

Jul 16, 2020

Sandra Panko, 80, of Naplate, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.

A private family service will take place at the funeral home and a celebration of Sandra's life will take place at a later date.

Sandy was born July 6, 1940, in Ottawa, IL, to James and...

Jul 16, 2020

Andrew H. "Andy" Marcec, 89, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Monday, July 20 at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 pm, Sunday, July 19 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be at St. Columba Cemetery....

Jul 13, 2020

On Monday July 13th 2020, Charles G. Revell lost his very short battle to cancer.

Charles was born on August 10th 1961 to Phyllis and Adrian Revell in Ottawa Illinois. That is where he met and married the love of his life Pam Crisman Revell. Charley and Pam were blessed with 2 amazing children during their 36...

Jul 13, 2020

Timothy D. Casey, 47, of Marseilles, IL, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at his home.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 pm, Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Crotty Park in Seneca. He will be buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Seneca. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Jul 12, 2020

Richard J. “Rick” Sigler, 67, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at his home. Rick fought a difficult battle against glioblastoma.

Funeral services will be held at 10 am, Saturday, July 18 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Pastor Kevin Donoho officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7pm, Friday, July 17 at the funeral home....

Jul 11, 2020

James F. Brown, 93, of Wallace Township passed away at Pleasant View on Saturday, July 11, 2020.

James was born June 23, 1927 to the late Harmon and Laura (Hanley) Brown. He married Mary Landers on February 6, 1954 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Utica.

James farmed his entire life in Wallace Township. He...

Jul 8, 2020

Mary E. "Betty" Burke, 93, of Ottawa, IL, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Private family services will be held. She will be buried at St. Columba Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Betty was born November 12, 1926, in Ottawa, to Daniel T. and Mary...

Jul 6, 2020

Doris J. Hiles, 83, of Ottawa passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Monday, July 6, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am, Thursday, July 9 at St. Columba Church, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30...

Jul 6, 2020

Gertrude "Joan" Tuliglowski, 91, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, July 6, 2020 at Ottawa Pavilion.

She will be buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery next to her husband of 60 years, Edward Tuliglowski. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Joan was born May 21, 1929...

Jul 1, 2020

Dawn M. Kirby, 59, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Dawn was born October 22, 1960 in Streator to Dean and Betty (Stadel) Brownsley. She married Ricky Kirby on September 19, 2008. Dawn loved gardening, cooking,...