Obituaries

Aug 18, 2020

Coralee Green, 80, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Aperion Care in Marseilles.

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

Coralee was born October 13, 1939 in Ottawa to Ira and Margaret (Miller) Grady. She was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church and a past president of...

Aug 17, 2020

James D. "Jim" Collins, 89, of Seneca, passed away August 17, 2020 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, August 24 at 11am at St. Columba Church, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 - 11:00 am prior to the service Monday at St. Columba Church. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery...

Aug 16, 2020

Betty J. Carroll, 87, of Marseilles, IL, passed away August 16,2020. She was born January 20, 1933 to the late Richard and Ruby (Presley) Miller.

Betty was predeceased by her loving husband of 39 years, Robert E. Carroll. She is survived by her son, Richard E. Carroll of Marseilles; her daughter Pamela (John) Price of Marseilles as...

Aug 10, 2020

John M. Hill, 60, of Ottawa passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

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

He attended Marquette High School. He was a handyman and did many local jobs. He also worked for Jobst Monument Company....

Aug 10, 2020

Grace Lorainne Ward, 88, of Ottawa, formerly of Seneca, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at her home.

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

Grace was born January 1, 1932 in Seneca to Roy and Esther Christina (Anderson) Bennett. She married Wesley Ward February...

Aug 9, 2020

Gary Bardson, 66, of Naplate, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Joliet Area Community Hospice. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 pm, Thursday, August 13 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Due to CDC guidelines, masks and social distancing will be required. Private family services will be held. He will be buried at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Gary was born...

Aug 7, 2020

Roger K. Armstrong, Sr., 84, of Ottawa passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at Ottawa Pavilion. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Roger was born January 6, 1936, in Marseilles to Frank Armstrong and Edna Leibold. He married Bernita Hubbartt on August 22, 1965 at the Wedron Church. He owned and operated...

Aug 6, 2020

Walter J. “Wally” Janusz, 86, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Tuesday, August 11 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 pm, an hour prior to services, at the funeral...

Aug 2, 2020

Benjamin Garland, 23, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Military services will be at 3pm, Friday, August 14, at the pavilion in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11 to 2 pm, Friday, prior to services, at Ottawa Funeral Home.

Ben was born July 3, 1997, in Ottawa,...

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...