Obituaries
Joseph W. Nanouski
Jun 6, 2015
Joseph W. Nanouski, 90, of Naplate passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Illinois Veteran's Home in LaSalle. Funeral Service will be 1:00 Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be 11:00 - 1:00, two hours prior to services, on Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park, with Military Services. Joseph...
Patricia Murphy
Jun 5, 2015
Patricia A. Murphy, 66, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm Friday, June 12, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Corey Kreingel officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Friday, June 12, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home....
Margaret "Marge" Griglione
Jun 3, 2015
Margaret "Marge" L. Griglione, 84, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday June 8, 2015 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Sunday at the Ottawa Funeral Home, prayers will be at...
Michael Pomykala
Jun 2, 2015
Michael S. Pomykala, 33, of Serena passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Funeral service for Mike will be 1:00 Monday, June 8, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be 2:00 pm to 4:00, Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in West Serena Cemetery. Mike was born April 11, 1982 in Joliet, Illinois...
Elizabeth "Betty" Dille
May 29, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" Dille, 90, of Grand Ridge passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at Ottawa Pavilion surrounded by her loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 AM Monday, June 1, 2015 at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Mike Driscoll officiating. Visitation will be 3:00 - 7:00 Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be...
Lawrence Majerus
May 28, 2015
Lawrence "Larry" S. Majerus, 95, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 pm Monday, June 1, 2015 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm Monday prior to Mass at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in...
Denise Kelley
May 28, 2015
Denise Kelley, 55, of Seneca passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A private family gathering for Denise has been held. Denise was born November 8, 1959 in Ottawa, Illinois to Thomas and Charmaine (Harden) Kelley. She loved cats, movies, ice cream, and country music. She will be greatly missed by all...
Gerard Jacobs
May 28, 2015
Gerard Jacobs, 84, of Marseilles passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care in Naperville. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home has been entrusted with his cremation.
Marjorie Berg
May 27, 2015
Marjorie Berg, 81, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Pleasant View. Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 am Monday, June 1, 2015 at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery with Pastor David E. Daniel officiating. She will be buried in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery.
Joyce Gjerde
May 23, 2015
Joyce G. Gjerde, 87, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral service will be 10:00 Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with prayers at 3:45. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Joyce...
Kai Faith Conroy
May 20, 2015
Kai Faith Kingrey Conroy, 35, of Avon, Colorado, lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, May 20th at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Denver. Kai was born September 10, 1979 in Asheville, North Carolina, the daughter of Ada and Jack Kingrey. She married Neil Conroy on June 15, 2008; he survives. Also surviving are her children, Gavin and Greta...
Robert "Wilkie" Williams
May 19, 2015
Robert "Wilkie" Williams, 76, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Agrace Hospice in Madison, Wisconsin, with his immediate family at his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at St. Patrick's Church with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, May 25, 2015...
Shanda Kennedy
May 13, 2015
Shanda Kennedy, 47, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be at 5:00 pm Saturday at the Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory. A gathering of her family and friends will be from 4:00 to 5:00 pm Saturday May 16, 2015. Shanda was born January 28, 1968 in Princeton, Illinois to...
John William Wilson
May 12, 2015
John William Wilson, 72, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at VA Hines Hospital in Maywood surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with his arrangements. John was born March 8, 1943 in Ottawa, Illinois to John Joseph and Mary "Shirley"...
Donald "Red" Hadsell
May 12, 2015
Donald "Red" Hadsell, 89, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Pleasant View. Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 pm Friday, October 2, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00, two hours prior to services, on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Donald was born...
David Dirker
May 10, 2015
David Dirker, 67, of Seneca passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2015 at Stavanger Lutheran Church with Rev. Philip Peterson officiating and Leilani Marsh singing. A luncheon will be held immediately following the service at the church. Osborne-Nelson Funeral...
Brayden John Anderson
May 9, 2015
Brayden John Anderson, infant son of Eric and Molly (Krug) Anderson, of Metamora, Illinois was stillborn on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. "You may be gone from our sight, but you are never gone from our heart." Brayden is survived by his parents; his grandparents, Roger and Glenda Krug, Darryl and Margaret...
Marge Grammer
May 6, 2015
Our family is broken hearted over the loss of our loved one Marge Grammer, 79, of Ottawa who passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Her funeral will be 6:00 Monday, May 11, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 3:00 to 6:00 Monday...
Shirley Hiland
May 4, 2015
Shirley Ann (Foss) Hiland, 70, of Ottawa passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 Friday, May 8, 2015 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be buried in St....
Diane Grubaugh
May 3, 2015
Eustachia "Diane" Grubaugh, 75, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, at OSF Richards L. Owens Hospice House in Peoria surrounded by loved ones. Services will be held at Ottawa Funeral Home with Visitation on Friday, May 8 from 4-7pm, and a Memorial Service, led by Reverend Duane Kaufman, on Saturday May 9 at 11am. Diane was born...
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