Obituaries

Apr 16, 2018

Rory Brooks, 60, of Ottawa passed away Monday, April 16, 2018. Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 am Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. John Paul Robbins officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 to 11:30 Saturday, two hours prior to services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Rory was born January 5, 1958 in Ottawa, Illinois to...

Apr 15, 2018

Joseph "Pene" Herrera, 89, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Wednesday, April 18 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4 - 7, Tuesday, April 17 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with prayers at 3:45. Burial will be...

Apr 11, 2018

Cynthia Rae Nordstrom, 54 of Peru, formerly of Worden, IL, passed away Wednesday April 11, 2018 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital.

Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with her cremation rites. Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 23rd, at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Little Elk Township, MN.

Cindy was born in St....

Apr 11, 2018

Cheri D. Sandberg, 75, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 Monday, April 16, 2018 at Pleasant View Lutheran Home with Rev. David E. Daniel officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 - 11:00, one hour prior to services, on Monday at Pleasant View Lutheran...

Apr 10, 2018

Mary Hays, 90, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Regiancy Care in Morris. Graveside services will be at 10:00 Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Seneca with Rev. Jason Sprinkle officiating. Mary was born November 26, 1927 in Monticello, Kentucky to John and Vertie (Martin) Smith. She is survived by two grandchildren, Shannon...

Apr 8, 2018

Robert McLennan, 79, of Marseilles, Illinois passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites. Robert was born November 20, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to William and Anna (Johnston) McLennan. He married Judith Garrison on January...

Apr 6, 2018

Clifford Lee Robinson, 80, of Ottawa passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 at Aperion Care in Marseilles. Memorial Services will be held at 12 pm on Tuesday, April 10 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 10 am to noon, prior to the services, at the funeral home. Cliff was born July 17,...

Apr 5, 2018

Loretta T. Petges, 99, of Seneca passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Memorial Mass will be 11:30 Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at St Patrick's Church in Seneca. Visitation will be 10:00-11:30, prior to Mass, on Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church in Seneca.

Loretta was born October 27,1918 , in Downers Grove, Illinois....

Apr 3, 2018

Sarah Elizabeth Smith, 28, of Marseilles passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

Funeral Ceremony will be held at 6:00 pm Friday, April 6, 2018 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bladen officiating. Visitation will be 3:00 to 6:00, three hours prior to services, Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home.

Sarah was born February 26, 1990...

Apr 3, 2018

David Kevin Morgan, 63, Ottawa, passed away April 3, 2018 at OSF St.Luke's Medical Center in Kewanee, Illinois. There will be no funeral service; rites of cremation were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. David was born February 11,1955, in Galesburg, Illinois to DuWayne and Marilyn Morgan. He graduated from Warren High School in 1973. Most of his adult life...

Apr 2, 2018

Juanita Compton, 82, of Seneca passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at Park Pointe Nursing Home in Morris.

Graveside Services were held Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Mount Hope Cemetery with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating.

Juanita was born May 21, 1935 in Charleston, West Virginia to William and Rebecca (Smith) Rogers. She married Luther Compton...

Apr 2, 2018

DeWayne L. Kinkade, 57, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 am, Saturday, April 7 at the Moose Lodge in Ottawa. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites. DeWayne was born August 20, 1960 in Ottawa. He...

Mar 27, 2018

Pamela J. Mitchell, 70, of Springfield, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Heritage Health in Springfield.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, April 3 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor Robert Harrison officiating. Visitation will be from 9 - 11 am, prior to services, at the funeral home. She will...

Mar 21, 2018

Lois Yasm, 87, of Ottawa passed away March 21, 2018 at Ottawa Pavillion. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at St. Patrick's Church. Entombment will be at the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be 11:00 - 1:00 Wednesday, two hours prior to services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Lois was...

Mar 19, 2018

Marsha D. Brandner, 63, of Ottawa passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held at 5:00 Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. William Clark officiating. Visitation will be 2:00 -5:00, prior to services, Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Marsha was born December 20, 1954 in Ottawa,...

Mar 18, 2018

Florence M. Dunn, 88, of Seneca, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Morris Hospital. A Memorial Mass will be at 11:00 Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at St. Patrick's Church in Seneca. Her visitation will be from 10:00 - 11:00, one hour prior to services, Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church in Seneca. She will be buried in Mount Calvary...

Mar 17, 2018

Wayne R. Steep, 85, of Seneca passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Memorial Services will be held at 10 am, Wednesday, March 21 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Seneca, with Pastor Kris Zierke officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm, Tuesday, March 20 at the church. Burial will be in...

Mar 15, 2018

Marjorie A. Halm, 96, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Lakewood Nursing Home in Plainfield. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 am, Friday, March 23 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Corey Krengiel officiating. Visitation will be from 9-11 am, prior to the services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be...

Mar 12, 2018

Esther R. Ricci, 104, of Ottawa passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Esther was born Thursday, July 10, 1913, in Standard, Illinois to Edward and Mary (Cioni) Capitani. She married Armand Ricci on July 1, 1934 in Morris; he passed away September 10, 1997. She...

Mar 12, 2018

Roger D. Cottingham, 83, of Spring Valley, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11am, Wednesday, March 21, 21018 at Ottawa Funeral Home, where stories of Roger's life will be shared. Visitation will be from 9-11am, two hours prior to the...