Category Archives: Obituaries

Emmett J. McLachlan 1922 - 2020 Emmett J. McLachlan, 98, of Ottawa passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, November 10, 2020 at the Illinois Veteran's Home in LaSalle. Services will be held at a la...

Fredricka Mae "Freddie" Budach Fredricka Mae “Freddie” Budach, age 82, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:00 P...

David Michael Baima, Jr., 30, of Wedron passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020. Visitation will be from 9am to noon on Friday, November 13 at Ottawa Funeral Home. A graveside funeral will follow at De...

Richard F. Graham, Sr., 80, of rural Marseilles passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. A private family viewing was held. Funeral Mass will be held at Sai...

Cynthia (Trimmer) Sheely, 74, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at her home. Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with cremation rites.

Dale L. Mueller, 79 of Cornell passed away Saturday evening (November 7, 2020) at the Illinois Veterans Home, LaSalle. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 12noon at the Long Point Cemetery. T...

Waymon Lee Parsons 1942 - 2020 Waymon Lee "Pa" Parsons, 78, of Ottawa, formerly of Marseilles, passed peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Joliet Area Community Hospice. Services to celebrate h...

90 year old Norma Jean Pumo-Castelli died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Heritage Woods. Visitation will be at 10 to 11:30 am Monday, November 9th at St. Francis Church with a mass of Christian Burial ...

Thomas Pomeranke, 83, of Saint Anne, IL, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Riverside Miller Rehabilitation in Kankakee. Cremation rites have been accorded to the Ottawa Funeral Home. Thomas was ...

Valerie Elli, 62, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at JourneyCare Hospice in Chicago. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 pm, Sunday, November 8 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with funeral services...