Category Archives: Obituaries

Angela Marie Duffy, 49, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025 at Parker Nursing Home after a courageous battle with cancer. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial w...

Orrin Wiley, 98, of Earlville, died on Monday March 24, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home, surrounded by his family. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2025 at the former Har...

Carol Ann Jugenitz, 88, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. A private service will be held at Oakwood Memorial Park. Arrangements have been entrusted ...

Ronald Laatz, 74, of Grand Ridge, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at his home. A visitation will be held on Monday, March 31, from 10:30am until 12:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A fu...

Margaret "Peggy" Maierhofer, 81, of rural Seneca, passed away peacefully on Monday March 24, 2025, at the Ottawa Pavilion following a 20-year battle with Parkinson's. A visitation will take place from...

Jerry Thomas Kiley, 67, of Spring Valley, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral ceremonies will be held at a later date. C...

Lisa Jean Fuchs, 62, of Ottawa, IL, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, surrounded by the love of her family. A Memorial Service will be held at 1...

Mary Lynn "Gert" Deyo passed away on March 20, 2025, in her hometown of Ottawa, IL at the age of 67 following a courageous battle with a rare form of Parkinson's, Corticobasal Syndrome. Mary Lynn was ...

Betty A. Pakenham, 97, of Earlville, IL passed away Monday, March 17, 2025 at The Pavilion of Ottawa. She was born January 9, 1928 in Ottawa, IL the daughter of Leslie and Laura (Jordan) Scott. Betty ...

Joretta Emily Ewald, 89, of Ann Arbor, MI, formerly of Ottawa and Naperville, passed away Friday evening on March 14, 2025 at Birchwood Gardens in Ann Arbor. Daughter and Son-in-Law, Lisa and Brian Ke...