Category Archives: Obituaries

Ann (Maierhofer) Bowers, 85, of Ottawa, passed away on January 7, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Cremation rites were accorded. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Fun...

Lorraine (Sellers) Angell, 82, of Ottawa, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Januar...

Donald L. Billings, 92, of Wedron, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota. A memorial visitation will take place on Friday, January 10, from 1:00pm...

Francis "Barney" Sesto, 90, of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Pleasant View. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in O...

Daniel Owen Jones, 83, of Tonica, IL, passed away January 3rd, 2025, in Peru Illinois. A private memorial service will be held at Ottawa Funeral Home. Daniel was born December 31st, 1941, in Council G...

Kathleen Elizabeth Schulz, age 73, of Ottawa, born in Springfield, Oregon, passed on to Paradise on Thursday, January 2, 2025. She is survived by her husband, Robert; sons, Scott and Jeff; and a daugh...

Elizabeth Suzanne Sirek, age 81, of Ottawa, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Elizabeth was born May 24, 1943 in East Chicago, Indiana, one of twelve children of Frank and Caroline (...

Vera Ann Martinez, 94, of Ottawa, passed away December 31, 2024 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 6, from 4:00pm until 6:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Ma...

James F. Wilcox Jr., 86, of Utica, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. A service with military honors will take place at the graveside in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery ...

Anna Mae Brown, 89, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, December 30, 2024 at Pleasant View Lutheran Home surrounded by her family. Visitation will be on Saturday, January 4, from 9:00am until 10:00am at Ot...