WCMY New Obituaries

Julita (Perez) Vargas, 55, of Ottawa
Julita (Perez) Vargas, 55, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday July 16, 2025 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. Patrick Wille, officiating. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m.until the time of service...
17m ago

Dennis E. Weitzel, Sr., 81, of Ottawa
Dennis E. Weitzel, Sr., 81, of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, July, 13, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet. There will be no public services held. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Dennis was born on June 5, 1944 in Ottawa, to William and Lorraine (Williamson) Weitzel. He was a gr...
Jul 14, 2025
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