Obituaries

Gerhard "Hayna" Sine

Jul 22, 2019

Gerhard "Hayna" J. Sine, 83, formerly of Utica, IL, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019 at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri.

Funeral Services will be at 10 am, Friday, July 26 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Reverend Paul Bladen officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Thursday, July 25 at the funeral home. Burial...

Maria F. Mohlman

Jul 21, 2019

Maria F. Mohlman, 67, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019, with her family by her side, at Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn.

A Celebration of Maria's life will be from 9 to 11 am, Saturday, July 27, at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Machesney Park, IL at...

Dorothea "Susy" Nelson

Jul 18, 2019

Dorothea "Susy" Nelson, 92, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

Memorial Services will be at noon on Monday, July 22 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Monsignor Philip Halfacre officiating. Visitation will be from 9 am to noon, prior to services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial...

Burton "Bud" Waite

Jul 13, 2019

Burton "Bud" Waite, 83, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Charles Robert Watts Jr.

Jul 8, 2019

Charles Watts, 52, of Ottawa passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at Parker Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a 4 year battle with cancer.

Memorial service will be at 10:30 am Friday, July 12, 2019 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be 9:30 - 10:30 Friday, July 12, 2019 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

Gary L. Goodman

Jul 8, 2019

Gary Lee Goodman, 69, of Ottawa passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at his home.

Memorial Services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, July 13 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Pastor Karen Karczewski officiating, with military honors following. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 am, prior to services, at the funeral home.

Gary...

Sharon Koger

Jul 5, 2019

Sharon Koger, 75, of Seneca passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at University of Chicago Hospital.

Funeral service will be 1:00 Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Seneca Assembly of God Church with Rev. Jason Sprinkle officiating. Visitation will be 11:00 - 1:00, 2 hours prior to services, at Seneca Assembly of God Church. Cremation rites will be...

Mary Schaibley

Jul 5, 2019

Mary Schaibley, 88, of Ottawa passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 am, Tuesday, July 16 at St. Columba Church, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Monday, July 15 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with prayers at 3:45. Burial...

Joy A. Landers

Jul 4, 2019

Joy Anne Landers, 88, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am, Wednesday, July 10 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 am, prior to services, Wednesday at the church. Burial will be...

Carmen Gonzalez

Jul 4, 2019

Carmen Gonzalez, 83, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am Monday, July 8, 2019 at St. Patrick's Church. Visitation will be 9:00 - 10:00 Monday, July 8, 2019 Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery.

Edith M. Brockman

Jul 2, 2019

Edith M. Brockman, 87, of Seneca passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.

Funeral Services will be held at 11am, Friday, July 5 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Seneca, with Pastor Phil Peterson and Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 am, Friday, prior to the...

Wayne R. Smith

Jun 22, 2019

Wayne R. Smith, 90, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Wayne was born October 29, 1928 to Albert and Nell (Moral) Smith and was raised in Marseilles IL. He...

Marsha L. Sulkey

Jun 22, 2019

Marsha L. Sulkey, 73, of Ottawa went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 22, 2019 after a courageous 10-month battle with cancer.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at St. Patrick's Church. Her visitation will be 1:00 - 2:00, one hour prior to services, at St. Patrick's Church. She...

Janice Eye

Jun 17, 2019

Janice E. Eye, 87, of Seneca passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, June 21 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, with Pastor Kris Zierke officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 pm, prior to services, Friday at the church. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Janice was...

Roberta A. Hall

Jun 9, 2019

Roberta A. Hall, 77, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 am, Thursday, June 13 at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa with Monsignor Halfacre officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Wednesday, June 12 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with prayers at 3:45 pm with...

Craig M. Armstrong, Jr.

Jun 6, 2019

Craig Morley Armstrong, Jr., 57, of Ottawa passed away peacefully from leukemia at OSF. St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria on June 6, 2019. As he requested, a private ceremony was held at the Vermilion River in Lowell, IL. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory was entrusted with cremation rites. Craig was born October 5, 1961 in Ottawa to Craig Morley...

Loretta A. Lowe

Jun 4, 2019

Loretta A. Lowe, 67, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Memorial Services will be held at a later date.

Richard F. Dunn

Jun 3, 2019

Richard “Dick” Fredrick Dunn, 85 of Seneca passed away Monday, June 3rd 2019 in his home.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 6, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, from 4 to 7 pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 7, at 10:00 am, at the church, with Pastor Kris Zierke officiating. Burial will follow at Woodside...

Nathan "Kelly" Newmann

May 29, 2019

Nathan "Kelly" Neumann, 53, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 am, Wednesday, June 5 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Jennifer Amy-Dressler officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm, Tuesday, June 4 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery.

Kelly...

Dorothy L. Buck

May 27, 2019

Dorothy Buck, 81, of Seneca passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehab Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 Friday, May 31, 2019 at St. Patrick's Church in Seneca with Rev. Ghislain Inai officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 - 11:00, two hours prior to Mass, at St. Patrick's Church in...