Obituaries

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...

Lena  M. Mccormick

Lena M. Mccormick

Nov 4, 2014

Lena McCormick, 85, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Monday, November 10, 2014 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with Rev. Augustin Kassa officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 am one hour prior to services on Monday, November 10, 2014 at St. Mary's Church. She...

Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Nov 4, 2014

Norman Foster, 83, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his home. A Memorial Service will be 1:00 pm Friday, November 7, 2014 at Ottawa Church of Christ with Carl Hardie officiating. Visitation will be 11:00 to 1:00 pm prior to services Friday, November 7, 2014 at Ottawa Church of Christ, with Military Services. Ottawa Funeral Home...

Jean Fiesel

Jean Fiesel

Nov 4, 2014

Jean Fiesel, 81, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Private services for family and friends will be Saturday, November 8, 2014. Visitation will be starting at 10:00 followed by the funeral service at 11:00 at Ottawa Funeral Home. She will buried at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Jean was born...

James Stalker

James Stalker

Nov 2, 2014

James Stalker, 82, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria. Funeral Service will be 11:00 am Friday, November 7, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Freedom Lutheran Cemetery with Military Services. James...

Kevin  R. Calhan

Kevin R. Calhan

Nov 1, 2014

Kevin Calhan, 60, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. They will always cherish his love and bright spirit. His courageous battle with cancer has ended. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, November 6, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi with Rev. Augustin Kassa officiating. Visitation...

Julie Wajrowski

Julie Wajrowski

Oct 30, 2014

Julie Ann (Duffin) Wajrowski, 54, of rural LaSalle passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Services for Julie will be 11:00 am Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor Peter Ward officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 Monday, November 3, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home....

Ryan Keime

Ryan Keime

Oct 27, 2014

Ryan L. Keime, 31, of Ottawa passed away Monday, October 27, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Ottawa Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Underwood officiating. His visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, October 31, 2014 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be...

Florence Skaronea

Florence Skaronea

Oct 24, 2014

Florence Skaronea, 92, of Ottawa passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Thursday, October 30, 2014 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate with Father Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be10:00 to 11:00 am Thursday, October 30, 2014 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate. She will be buried...