Obituaries

Evelyn  M. Casassa

Evelyn M. Casassa

May 3, 2015

Evelyn M. Casassa, 87, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral Service will be 2:00 Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM prior to her funeral Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will be buried in Oakwood Memorial Park. Evelyn was born September...

Rudy Alvarado

Rudy Alvarado

Apr 30, 2015

Rudy R. Alvarado, 87, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at LaSalle Veterans Home. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 11:00 am May 5, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 am to 11:00 am Tuesday prior to services at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in Ottawa Avenue...

Judith Purcell

Judith Purcell

Apr 27, 2015

Judith "Judy" L. Purcell, 77, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Memorials Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday April 30, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Augustin Kassa officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be at Calvary...

James Anderson  Jr.

James Anderson Jr.

Apr 25, 2015

James "Jim" Anderson, Jr., 87, of Seneca, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Pleasant View Lutheran Home in Ottawa, Illinois. Visitation will be held at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home, 135 E. Lincoln Street, Seneca, Illinois, on Thursday, April 30, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 1,...

Jeffrey  A. Foster

Jeffrey A. Foster

Apr 22, 2015

Jeffrey Foster, 51, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Rivershores Care Center. Cremation rites have been accorded.

George Hayes

George Hayes

Apr 20, 2015

George Hayes, 62, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 at his home. Memorial Services will be held at 2:30 pm Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bladen officiating. Visitation will be from Noon to 2:30 pm prior to services Saturday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial...

Michael  E. Neumann

Michael E. Neumann

Apr 17, 2015

Michael E. Neumann, 51, of Ottawa passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor John Paul Robins officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 am to 11:00 am Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Military Services. Private...

John Pellino

John Pellino

Apr 17, 2015

John "Mike" Pellino, 74, of Ottawa formerly of Marseilles and Largo, FL passed away Friday, April 17, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Friday, April 24, 2015 at St. Patrick's Church. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be private at a later date. Mike was born...

Ann "Teresa" Teresa Conness

Ann "Teresa" Teresa Conness

Apr 16, 2015

Ann "Teresa" Conness, 88, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Saturday, April 18, 2015 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, April 17, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rosary at 3:45. She...

Melvin  "Dutch" Gretencord

Melvin "Dutch" Gretencord

Apr 15, 2015

Melvin "Dutch" Gretencord, 83, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Ottawa Pavilion. In honoring Dutch's wishes his services will be private and he will be buried in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with his services. Dutch was born April 18, 1931 in Ottawa, Illinois to Alfred Sr. and Bessie...

Bradley Kobiella

Bradley Kobiella

Apr 14, 2015

Bradley Kobiella, 78, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his home. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Augustin Kassa officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, April 24, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in St. Columba Cemetery. Brad...

Melanie Ruger

Melanie Ruger

Apr 14, 2015

Melanie Ruger, 54, of Marseilles, Illinois passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Hospital. Cremation rites were entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date . Melanie was born June 5, 1960 in York, Pennsylvania to Lawrence and Nancy (Mundis) Cooper. She married Lorran Ruger on July 3, 2006 in Ottawa. He...

Joseph Scerini

Joseph Scerini

Apr 12, 2015

Joseph M. Scerini, 75, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at OSF Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 12:00 noon Monday, April 20, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Bladen officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 to 12:00, two hours prior to his funeral, Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried...

Wayne Aicher

Wayne Aicher

Apr 10, 2015

Wayne Robert Aicher, 79, of Ottawa, IL passed away peacefully on April 10, at Ottawa Pavilion surrounded by his wife and family. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor David Davies officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home....

Russell Verona

Russell Verona

Apr 2, 2015

Russell Verona, 79, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11:30 am at St. Columba Church with Rev. Corey Kreingel officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 am, one hour prior to services, Tuesday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St....

Guy  "Brad" Reynolds

Guy "Brad" Reynolds

Apr 1, 2015

Guy "Brad" Reynolds, 84, of Ottawa was called from this earth by the grace of God and entered his joyful eternity in Heaven on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, April 11, 2015 at St. Patrick's Church with Father Tony Fevlo and Rev. Augustin Kassa officiating. Visitation will be one...

Dorothy Boisso

Dorothy Boisso

Mar 31, 2015

Dorothy K. Boisso, 88, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015 at St. Columba Church with Rev. Corey Kreingel officiating. Visitation will be at Ottawa Funeral Home from 4:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, April 10, with prayers at 3:45. She will be buried...

Helen Meseroll

Helen Meseroll

Mar 30, 2015

Helen Margaret (Wallace) Meseroll, 94, peacefully passed away on Monday 30 March 2015, at The Elms of Cranbury, where she resided since September 2014. Helen was born on 31 October 1920 in Seneca, IL the daughter of Margaret L. Kelly, LaSalle, IL and Herman John Wallace, Paducah, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband Vincent Francis Meseroll,...

Mary  Jo Hill

Mary Jo Hill

Mar 27, 2015

Mary Jo Hill, 84, of Marseilles passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Tuesday, March 31, 2015 with prayers at 3:45 at Ottawa Funeral Home. She...

Janice Dewalt

Janice Dewalt

Mar 27, 2015

Janice R. DeWalt, 83, of Ottawa passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at Cabin Livin'. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 2:30 pm Monday, March 30, 2015 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Ann Dumyahn officiating. Visitation will be 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Monday prior to services at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial...