Obituaries

Feb 21, 2016

John Joseph Castelli, 87, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will...

Feb 21, 2016

Lorene Lucille Howell, 90, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Feb 20, 2016

William T. Leinenweber, 82, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Pleasant View Luther Home. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory is handling cremation rites.

Feb 20, 2016

Michael "Mike" F. Allen, 75, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.

Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016 at St. Francis Church in Ottawa, with Father Kassa officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 24 at Ottawa Funeral Home,...

Feb 20, 2016

Dr. John Barron, DDS, 81, passed away on Feb. 20, 2016 in Kearney, Ne.

John was born in Ottawa, Il, the tenth of eleven children, to Elizabeth and Arthur Barron, Sr. He graduated Loyola Univ. of Chicago Dental School.

John served as a Capt. in the USAF Medical Corp in Lincoln, Ne. He and his...

Feb 19, 2016

Renae L. Crum, 51, of Ottawa passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at home after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ottawa Funeral Home has been entrusted with cremation rites.

A Celebration of Renae's life will be held at a later date.

Renae was born July 19, 1964 in Ottawa, to William and Pat (Williams) Crum....

Feb 16, 2016

Gary G. Stacy, 61, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at his home.

Visitation will be from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20 at Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory. Cremation rites will be accorded following the visitation.

Gary was born April 14, 1954 in Ottawa, to CJ and Mary (Ralrick) Stacy. He...

Feb 14, 2016

B. Diane Ogden, 81, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Funeral Ceremony will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Chaplin Terry Ann Dumyahn officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, prior to the services Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home. She...

Feb 11, 2016

George A. Bessett, 72, of Orland Park, Illinois passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley. Burial was at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with his cremation.

Feb 11, 2016

Shelly A. Zywica, 55, of DePue, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Funeral Service will be held at 6:00 pm Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory, with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, three hours...

Feb 9, 2016

Robert D. Walsh, 83, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016.

Feb 9, 2016

Nicholas "Nick" M. Dougherty, 82, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, February 13, 2016 at St. Patrick's Church with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, February 12, 2016 at Ottawa Funeral Home,...

Feb 9, 2016

Margaret "Marge" M. Morrisey, 89, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016 at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home, with prayers at 3:45. Burial will be private.

Feb 7, 2016

Louis Perles, 81, died peacefully in his sleep of kidney disease on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa, Illinois.

He is survived by Mitzi, his wife of 54 years, daughter Julie (Mark) Fisher, son Andrew, two grandchildren, Laurel and Daniel Fisher and three brothers.

People enjoyed Lou's company because of his...

Feb 7, 2016

Richard F. Blahut Jr., 49, of Chicago, Illinois passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016.

Richard was born September 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois to Richard and Shirlee (Ranstrom) Blahut. He was a graduate from Columbia College; a writer and an artist.

He is survived by his mother Shirlee Riordan of Ottawa; and his one sister,...

Feb 2, 2016

John "Jack" Stortz, 81, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home on Friday,...

Feb 2, 2016

Elizabeth A. "Beth" Gray, 55, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Memorial Services will be held at a later date.

Beth was born August 22, 1960 in Cudahy, Wisconsin to Lorine (Comer) and Dwain Proehl. She loved to swim, hike and garden, was free-spirited, and loved her family....

Feb 2, 2016

Robert “Bob” Raudonis, 84, of Ottawa, Illinois and Spooner, Wisconsin passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Suncoast Hospice in Palm Harbor, FL.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 11, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Ottawa, with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at...

Feb 2, 2016

Leslie "Les" Johnson, 64, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Rivershores Care Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Corey Krengiel officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 Monday, February 8, 2016 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 3:45. Burial will...

Feb 2, 2016

John "Luke" McAndrew, 62, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at his home.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2016 at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa, with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Memorial visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory Thursday, February...