Obituaries

Mar 19, 2017

Cora Lewis-Kelly, 76, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 2:30 pm Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor Kevin Garner officiating. Visitation will be 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, prior to services, Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood...

Mar 19, 2017

Joseph H. Denbo, 68, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Friday, March 24 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Pastor Ralph Deming officiating. Visitation will be from 10 am to 1 pm, prior to the services, Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St....

Mar 17, 2017

Larry Lee Erickson, 69, of Ottawa passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at his home. A celebration of Larry's life will be held from 10 - 11 am, Wednesday, March 22 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Larry was born January 8, 1948 to Marvin and Betty (Stone) Erickson. He graduated from Ottawa High School, class...

Mar 17, 2017

Kathleen "Kay" Bumgarner, 79, of Peru passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Private graveside services were held at St. Columba Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites. Kay was born March 25, 1937 in Ottawa to Walter and Emma (Poutre) Rossiter. She married...

Mar 17, 2017

Rosalie C. Leake, 88, of Ottawa passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at Aperion Care in Spring Valley. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 pm Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the funeral home. Burial will...

Mar 13, 2017

Rita Agnes Doucette, 87, of Ottawa passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at Amber Ridge Memory Center in Moline. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon on Friday, March 17 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 9 - 11:30 am, prior to the services, at Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory....

Mar 8, 2017

Robert P. McGrath, 92, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Pleasant View Nursing Home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 noon Saturday, March 11, 2017 at St. Columba Church with Rev. Corey Krengiel officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 - 11:30 am prior to services Saturday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

Mar 7, 2017

Kenneth R. Weishaar, 64, of Streator passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 pm Monday, March 13, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, prior to services, Monday at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded following services....

Mar 6, 2017

William F. Dunn, 82, of Seneca passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at Park Point Nursing Home in Morris.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 am Friday, March 10, 2017 at St. Patrick's Church in Seneca with Rev. Ray Guthrie officiating. His visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Osborne-Nelson Funeral...

Mar 4, 2017

Timothy C. Tershowski, 48, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.

Private entombment services were held in Shrine of Rest at Oakwood Memorial Park. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 10 at Evangelical United Methodist Church. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted...

Mar 3, 2017

Concetta "Connie" "Honey" Evola, 87, of Ottawa passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, IL.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am, Thursday, March 9 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4 -7 pm, Wednesday, March 8, with prayers at 3:45,...

Mar 2, 2017

Stanley L. Alms Jr., 81, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral Services will be held at 6 pm Monday, March 6 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 4 -6 pm Monday, prior to the services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery at...

Feb 25, 2017

Andrew P. Ftacek, 94, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, March 1 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate, with Rev. Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30-12:30 Wednesday, prior to the services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue...

Feb 23, 2017

S. Maxine Pfau, 87, of Ottawa, formerly of Hinckley, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Heritage Health in Mendota. Memorial Mass will be held at 11:30am, Friday, March 3, 2017 at St. Columba Church, with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00am, prior to the services, at Ottawa Funeral Home, with the Rosary at 10:30am. Burial...

Feb 16, 2017

Colleen L. Ftacek, 89, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Ottawa Pavilion. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 pm February 22, 2017 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with Rev. Augustin Kassa officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30-12:30 Wednesday, prior to the services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery....

Feb 9, 2017

Perry Bartlett, 60, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his home. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home.

Feb 7, 2017

Helen A. McDermott, 86, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Monday, February 13, 2017 at St. Patrick's Church with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will...

Feb 4, 2017

Pauline Kelly, 89, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 12:00 pm Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. John Paul Robbins officiating. Visitation will be 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Thursday, February 9, 2017, prior to services, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be...

Feb 3, 2017

Max D. Boswell, 47, of Ottawa passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am, Wednesday, February 8 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Driscoll officiating. Visitation will be from 9 - 11 am, prior to the services, at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Jan 31, 2017

Meredith H. (Rivers) "Sissy" Szor, 62, of Norton, Ohio, formerly of Seneca, passed away January 31, 2017. Her visitation will be 12:00 pm Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Seneca. Her visitation will be one hour prior to services, 11:00 - 12:00 pm, Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home has been entrusted...