Obituaries

Sep 21, 2017

Paul "Moe" Peterson, 62, of Seneca passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Morris Hospital. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 9:00 am Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with Pastor Kris Zierke officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery....

Sep 21, 2017

Dylan Joyce, age 26, of Ottawa was called home Thursday, September 21, 2017. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 4 - 7 p.m. followed by services at 7 p.m. at Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Oakwood Memorial Park. Dylan Joyce was born July...

Sep 21, 2017

Carol L. Wells, 66, of Ottawa, IL passed away from cardiac arrest on September 21, 2017 at Morris Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am, Monday, September 25 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 2-5 pm, Sunday, September 24 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Carol was born December...

Sep 20, 2017

Theresa Marie Ekdahl, 99, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9 am, Tuesday, September 26 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Corey Krengiel officiating. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 pm, Monday, September 25 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with the Rosary at 3:45....

Sep 20, 2017

Thomas Charles Conner, 48, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Journey Care in Chicago. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff J. Windy officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

Sep 17, 2017

Lois M. Progress, 85, of Seneca passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Park Pointe Nursing Home. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 10:00 am September 22, 2017 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church with Pastor Kris Zierke officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca. Burial will be in Evergreen...

Sep 15, 2017

Anna Mae Schmitt, 97, of Ottawa passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at Parker Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Streator.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am, Thursday, September 21 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Corey Krengiel officiating. Visitation will be from 9 - 10am, prior to the services, at the church....

Sep 10, 2017

James "Huck" A. Hockenberry, 71, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Rivershores Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites. Huck was born November 24, 1945 in Ottawa to Arthur and Betty (Leonard) Hockenberry. He worked at Sexton's Garbage Disposal for many years, before going to work for Labors...

Sep 10, 2017

Wayne D. Mucci, 73 of Lutz, Florida, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday September 10, 2017.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Columba Church in Ottawa at 10 am, Wednesday, September 20 with the Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 3 - 6 pm, Tuesday, at Ottawa Funeral...

Sep 8, 2017

Donald G. Duesdieker, 81, of Ottawa passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Pleasant View.

Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 pm Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Saturday, September 16, 2017, prior to services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National...

Sep 8, 2017

Margaret J. Baker, 93, of Seneca passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, September 16 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 300 E. Union Street, Seneca IL 61360, with Rev. Kris Zierke officiating. Visitation will be from 9 - 11 am, prior to services, at the church....

Sep 7, 2017

Charles A. Boswell 79, of, Seneca, IL passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at St. Margaret Health in Hammond, Indiana. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 12:00 pm Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home in Seneca, 135 E. Lincoln St, with Rev. Robert Parnell officiating. Visitation will be 10:00-12:00, prior to services, Tuesday as Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home,...

Sep 4, 2017

Faith A. Herrera, 82, of Ottawa passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Thursday, September 7 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 pm, Wednesday, September 6 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery....

Sep 1, 2017

Esther Opal Morris Funk, 93, of Sullivan IN passed away Friday, September 1, 2017 in Terre Haute IN. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 8, 2017 at Waltham Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joel Stevenor and Rev. Dr. Roy Backus officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Ottawa Funeral Home....

Aug 29, 2017

Sally Ann (Innis) Sutcliff, 79, of Oceanside, CA passed away surrounded by family on August 29, 2017. Sally was born in Aurora, Illinois on November 5, 1937 to James and Dorothy (Glover) Innis. She attended Earlville High School. Sally worked at Pacific Bell~AT&T for 25 years as a telephone operator.

She is survived by her husband, Robert...

Aug 25, 2017

Kathleen A. Tuftie, 67, of Ottawa passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice House in Peoria.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at St. Columba Church with Rev. Jeff J. Windy officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral...

Aug 24, 2017

Jerilyn Bilyeu, 50, of Marseilles passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, August 31, 2017 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be...

Aug 21, 2017

Paul R. Greenwall, 83, of Seneca passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 at Morris Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 am, Friday, August 25 at Ambassadors for Christ Church, in Morris, with Pastor Kathy Watland officiating. Visitation will be from 4 - 6 pm, Thursday, August 24 at the church. Burial will be in Mt....

Aug 18, 2017

Ann Applebee, 75, of Seneca passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 at Morris Hospital.

Memorial Services will be held at 11 am, Thursday, August 24 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with Rev. Kris Zierke officiating. Visitation will be from 9 - 11 am, prior to services, at the church. Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home is entrusted with cremation rites....

Aug 16, 2017

Thomas J. Donahue, 85, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Wednesday, August 23 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating, with the Ottawa American Legion Veterans Group Honorguard in attendance. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 pm, Tuesday, August 22 at...