Obituaries

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...

James R. Lebeau

May 23, 2019

James R. LeBeau, 75, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Ottawa Pavilion. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Jim was born August 17, 1943, in Ottawa to Emile and Mary (Michaels) LeBeau. Jim loved fishing in Minnesota and frequently made trips between Ottawa and Minnesota.

He is...

Laurie J. Taylor

May 23, 2019

Laurie Taylor, 63, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory.

Laurie was born November 4, 1955, in Belvedere, Illinois to Eugene and Susan (Edlin)VanMeter. She married William Taylor on May 17, 1985 in Ottawa, Illinois. In retrospect,...

Colleen Sue Hoar

May 22, 2019

Colleen S. Hoar, 58, passed away on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019.

Her funeral service will be 1:30 Monday, June 3, 2019 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Her visitation will be 11:00 - 1:30 Monday prior to services. She will be buried at Oakwood Memorial Park.

She was an avid Pokemon Go Player, video gamer, gardener, and...

Idella L. Chino

May 21, 2019

Idella Louise Chino, nee Graves, of Chicago, and formerly of Seneca, passed away May 21, 2019, at Sunrise at Fountain Square in Lombard. She was 90.

Her memorial service will be 11:00 Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Seneca. Visitation will be 10:30 - 11:00, thirty minutes prior to services, on Tuesday...

Keigan R. Donnelly

May 11, 2019

Keigan R. Donnelly, 26, of Peru passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Loyola University Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 pm, Thursday, May 16 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Driscoll officiating. Visitation will be from 11 am to 1 pm, prior to services, at the funeral home. Private burial will be...

Kenneth Eike

May 8, 2019

Kenneth Eike, 79, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at LaSalle County Nursing Home.

Funeral Service will be at 3:00 pm Monday, May 13, 2019, at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Pastor Phil Peterson officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm prior to the funeral at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be...

Anne M. Harding

May 7, 2019

Anne M. Harding, 93, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

Funeral Services will be at 12 pm, Monday, May 13 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Bruno Byomuhangi officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to noon, prior to services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park....

Naomi Kuk

May 4, 2019

Naomi Arlene (Bounds) Kuk, 91, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Funeral Services will be at 1 pm, Friday, May 10 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 11 to 1 pm, prior to services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park....

Randy Buttry

May 3, 2019

Randall L. Buttry, 59, of Ottawa passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at his home.

Funeral services for Randy will be 6:00 Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Ottawa Funeral Home. His visitation will be 3:00 - 6:00, prior to services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried at a later date following cremation.

Richard A. Schmidt

May 2, 2019

Richard A. Schmidt, 84, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Joliet Area Community Hospice.

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

Richard was born May 13, 1934, in Ottawa to Paul and Lucie (Loomis) Schmidt. He was a lifelong...

Charles D. Hettel

May 1, 2019

Charles D. Hettel, 68, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Kishwaukee Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at St. Columba Church. His visitation will be Tuesday May 7th at 4:00 - 7:00 at Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory. He will be buried in St. Columba Cemetery with Military...