William J. Loughran, 93, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025 at St. Patrick's Church, Ottawa with Msgr. Mark Merdian, officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa prior to the mass. William was born on July 27, 1931 in Pontiac to John and Vivian Mae (Hopkins) Loughran. He received his bachelo...

Carol Ann (Alsvig) Goetz, 83, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Pleasant View Lutheran Home in Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ottawa with Rev. David Ufkes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Carol was born on December 20, 1941, in Ottawa to Olinius and Alverta (Aurbeck) Als...

Griselle Stolz, 60, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Satya Sudhakar, Pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Griselle was born on November 6, 1964, in Puerto Rico to Ramon Perez and Dolor...

William L. Ballard, 78, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025 at his home. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Spence Swanson officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles with military honors. Bill was born on September 22, 1946, to Homer and Mary (Leslie) Ballard. He was raised in Clarksville, TN and Pembroke, KY where he tra...

William Edmond Malik 1934 - 2025 William Edmond Malik, 90, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday April 24, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Msgr. Mark Merdian, officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Oakwood Memorial Park on a later date. William was born on July 13, 1934 in Ottawa to Michael and Ma...

Robyn "Michelle" Ritchie-Allen, 58, of Ottawa, passed away on April 15, 2025, due to injuries sustained in a house fire. Robyn was a free spirit who found joy in sunshine, the beach, and the open road. But above all, she loved her grandson Liam more than anything in the world. Being a mother and grandmother was her greatest joy-her time with Liam was full of memories, laughter, and unconditional love. She is survived by her loving children, daughter Kyleigh Allen, son Jesse Ritchie,...

Janell Denham, 87, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 18 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Millington Cemetery in Millington, IL. Janell was born February 3, 1938, in Sheridan, MO, to Pat and Janice (DuBois) Dowis. At the age of eight, Janell moved with her family to Orange, CA, where her family had orange groves, and she developed her love of ...

William Joseph Polancic 1954 - 2025 William Joseph Polancic, 71 of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet. A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Nicolas Wilson of Ottawa Catholic Parishes, officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., on Saturday, at the funeral home. William was born on March 26, 1954 in Ottawa to William and Betty (Dilley) Polancic. William recei...

Gayle (Ahern) Beyer 1943 - 2025 Gayle Beyer, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025 after a 15-year battle with dementia. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Bill Clark, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, at the funeral home. Gayle was born on July 8, 1943 in Morris, IL to Stanley and Mildred (Mu...

Joel A. Munks 1938 - 2025 Joel A. Munks, 86, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Arc at Streator, surrounded by his family. Mr. Munks was a dedicated Christian and believed that Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit will accept him and he wished to be cremated. Graveside services will be private at Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa with Msgr. Mark Merdian officiating. Full military rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 33 Veteran's Group Honor Guard. Arrangements hav...

Eileen Dorothy (Slingsby) Zachary 1934 - 2025 Eileen Dorothy (Slingsby) Zachary, 90, of Ottawa passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Pavilion of Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at St. Patrick's Church with Msgr. Mark Merdian, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa on Wednesday. The Catholic Daughters of America will recite th...

James "Jim" Edward Claggett, 85, of Seneca, passed away peacefully at home on April 10, 2025 with his family at his side. Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Seneca with Fr. Ghislain Inaï officiating. A time for greeting will be held in the church at 9:30 AM until the time of services. Jim was born in Ottawa on April 21, 1939 to Edward Claggett and Rita (Farrell) Claggett Brookman. He married Joan Garrison on November 17, 1962 at St. Patric....

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kaitlynn Ellen Rhodes, beloved daughter, mother, sister, and friend, who left this world too soon on April 7, 2025, at the age of 31. Kaitlynn was born on July 1, 1993, in Ottawa, Illinois, where her radiant spirit first graced the lives of those around her. Kaitlynn, the daughter of Anthony and Tracy Rhodes, was a source of joy and laughter for everyone she encountered. She had a unique ability to light up a room with her infectious sm...

Laurie Butzen, 69, of Ottawa, formerly of DePue, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Honoring her wishes, no services will be held. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Laurie was born April 1, 1956, in Ottawa, IL, to Marion "Woody" and Dorothy (Gumm) Davis. She married James Butzen in November of 1978. He passed away on June 20, 2014. Laurie loved nature and regularly enjoyed fishing. She enjoyed the simple things in life, es...

Sandra Ellen (Funk) Swanson, 79, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Bill Clark, officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home. Sandra was born on July 13, 1945 in Columbus, OH to John W. and Goldae (Morrison) Funk. She married William J. Swanson on October 29, 1977. Sandra loved going bowling, s...