Category Archives: Obituaries

Carole Ann (Vittone) LeBeau, 82, of Naplate, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026 at her lifelong family home. A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 11, from 1:00pm until 3:00pm at Ottawa Funera...

Louise (Sims) Dunavan, 95, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026 at her home. Memorial services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Lou...

Lucille "Lu" Ahern, 100, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully January 3, 2026 in the home she loved for nearly 70 years. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 with Rev. Wil...

Steven Edmund Thomas Meyer, 59, of Peru, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, from 4:00pm until 6:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will...

Gerald Kenneth Thorsen, 69, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Freedom Lutheran Church Fellowship H...

Nancy Marie (Yates) Hill, of Utica, passed away at the age of 86 on December 26, 2025. She will be deeply missed. A visitation will be held for Nancy on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Ottawa Funeral Ho...

Terrence Michael Bauman, 77, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at his home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 6, from 10:00am until 11:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funera...

Carolyn Mills, 78, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2025, at LaSalle County Nursing Home. A celebration of Carolyn's life will be held in the spring of 2026. Cremation rites h...

Mildred E. "Mid" Craven, 92, of Marseilles, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Ottawa Pavilion. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 8 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. A ...

Howard Glenn Spicer, 79, of Marseilles, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 4 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services wi...