Obituaries

Richard  "Hairs" Dunn

Richard "Hairs" Dunn

Dec 15, 2014

Richard "Hairs" Dunn, 71, of Ottawa passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, December 20, 2014 at St. Patrick's Church with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 am to 10:00 am Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in St....

Cori  Ann Cross

Cori Ann Cross

Dec 11, 2014

Cori Ann (Vignali) Cross, 59, of Granville passed away December 11, 2014 in Richard L. Owens Hospice Care in Peoria. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with her cremation rites. Burial of her ashes will be private. Cori was born in Spring Valley to Charles and Mary (Vaini) Vignali. After graduating from Nauvoo she went on to...

Margaret Farrell

Margaret Farrell

Dec 9, 2014

Margaret (McDermott) Farrell, 63, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, December 13, 2014 at St. Columba Church with Rev David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, December 12, 2014 with prayers at 3:45 at Ottawa...

Doris Huggins

Doris Huggins

Dec 8, 2014

Doris Huggins, 88, of Seneca, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Betty Ocepek

Betty Ocepek

Dec 6, 2014

Betty Jane Ocepek, 89, of Ottawa passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, December 6, 1914 at Ottawa Pavilion. A private family service and Mass of Christian Burial will take place December 10 at St. Patrick's Church, Ottawa with the Rev. Fr. Tony Fevel officiating. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Mrs. Ocepek was born September 23, 1925 in Ottawa....

Judy Diaz

Judy Diaz

Dec 6, 2014

Judy Diaz, 74, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial Mass will be held 11:30 am Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. She will be buried at a later date. Judy was born May 26, 1940 in Ottawa, Illinois to William...

Forrest Fessler

Forrest Fessler

Dec 6, 2014

Forrest D. Fessler, 92, of Seneca passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at VA Illiana Health Care Systems in Danville, Illinois. A celebration of Forrest's life will be at 5:00 pm Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at his son David's house. Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home has been entrusted with his cremation rites. Forrest was born April 8, 1922 in Triumph, Illinois...

James Nagle

James Nagle

Dec 3, 2014

James Vincent "Mule" Nagle, 88, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. A Memorial Mass will be 10:00 am Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi with Rev. Agustin Kassa officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with his arrangements. James Vincent...

Karen Felty

Karen Felty

Dec 3, 2014

Karen Felty, 47, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be on Monday, December 8, 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 10:00 am at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. John Walker officiating. Burial...

Patricia Neumann

Patricia Neumann

Nov 30, 2014

Patricia Neumann, 50, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014 at her home. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Pastor John Nordstrom Jr. will officiate the service. Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday, December 5, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will follow funeral services...

Sheila  "Maudie" Schwarzbach

Sheila "Maudie" Schwarzbach

Nov 30, 2014

Sheila A. "Maudie" Schwarzbach, 71, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Service will be 6:00 pm Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Bladen officiating. Her visitation will be 3:00 to 6:00 pm Thursday prior to services at Ottawa Funeral Home. Cremation rites will...

Richard  R Terry  Iii

Richard R Terry Iii

Nov 29, 2014

Richard R. "Dick" Terry, 65, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at the Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. John Waugh officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Entombment will be in...

Raymond  Joseph Dinndorf

Raymond Joseph Dinndorf

Nov 27, 2014

Raymond Dinndorf, 78, of Streator passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Parker Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 1, 2014 at St. Columba Church with Rev. Cory Krengiel officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Raymond was born March 30, 1936 in Livingston, Montana to Raymond and Mary (Genty)...

Lawrence  Thomas Stiegler

Lawrence Thomas Stiegler

Nov 26, 2014

Lawrence Stiegler, 88, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Pleasant View. Lawrence was born March 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois to Lawrence and Margaret (Briesch) Stiegler. He married Barbara Rosene on November 27, 1948 in Chicago. Larry served in the US Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Larry had been a manager for S.S....

Aaron Rick

Aaron Rick

Nov 24, 2014

Aaron M. Rick, 31, of Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Monday November 24th, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am December 2nd, 2014 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on Monday December 1st, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Prayers...

Jane Wiltermood

Jane Wiltermood

Nov 20, 2014

Jane Wiltermood, 74, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Jane was born December 5, 1939 in Ivor, Virginia to Johnny and Myrtie (Clark) Munford. She married James Wiltermood in 1966 in Aurora, Illinois. She is survived by two sons, Joseph Richard Forrest...

Mark Matson

Mark Matson

Nov 18, 2014

Mark Sheldon Matson, 63, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be held 10:30 - 12:00 Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Praise Center Church, 3040 E. 18th Road, Ottawa. Following the visitation a memorial service will be held at 12:00 noon. Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory has...

Jerry Boisseau

Jerry Boisseau

Nov 18, 2014

Jerald F. "Jerry" Boisseau, 61, of Chicago, Ill passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at his home. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 PM on Saturday at Ottawa Funeral Home with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded following his funeral...

Elizabeth  "Betty" Baker

Elizabeth "Betty" Baker

Nov 15, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" Baker, 87, of Ottawa IL, most recently St Francis WI., passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after a brief illness. A Memorial Mass will be held 11:30 Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at St. Columba Church with Father David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 am prior to services...

Earl Kauzlarich

Earl Kauzlarich

Nov 15, 2014

Earl "Sarge" Kauzlarich, 84, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 Monday November 24, 2014 at the Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor Peter Ward officiating. Visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 on Sunday November 23, 2014 at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will...