Doris Jean "Tilly" Underhill, 93, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at The Pavilion of Ottawa with her family by her side. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 17, from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 2:00 pm. Burial will be immediately after the funeral ceremony in Oakwood Memorial Park. Tilly was born October 5, 193,1, in Ottawa, IL to Roy and Randol (Peterson) Prater. She married the love of her life, James Sp...

Marcella Ann (Stoudt) Buckley, 96, of Ottawa, passed away on June 10, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa Mass of Christian Burial for the repose of her soul will be celebrated on Monday, June 16, at 10:30am at St. Columba Church. Burial will be private. Marcella was born October 21, 1928, in Ottawa, to George and Delia (Kerrigan) Stoudt. She attended St. Patrick School and St. Xavier Academy. She married William Buckley on June 16, 1951 at St. Columba Church. She worked for m...

Rose Marie West, 84, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025 at St. Columba Church, with Rev. Justin Ramza, officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Rose was born on September 25, 1940 in Ottawa, IL to Amato "Mat" and Irene (Batistini) Salomone. She mar...

Lois M. Severson Age 77 of Morris, Illinois, died Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Morris Hospital. Born July 20, 194,7 in Morris, Lois Mae was a daughter of Russell and Lula (Danielson) Ness. She was raised on her family farm and attended Morris and Newark schools, graduating from Newark High School with the Class of 1965. On October 5, 1968, Lois married Ronald Joseph Severson at West Lisbon Lutheran Church. Lois completed cosmetology school and worked as a hairdresser for several years in Ottawa, ...

Joan Marie Klag, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home after a lifelong affliction with Multiple Sclerosis. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 11, from 9:00am until 10:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, at 10:30am at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Joan was born on April 9, 1931 in Ottawa, IL to Benjamin and Elaine (Parsons) DeBrusselles. Sh...

Frederick "Punch" Pufahl, 85, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025 at his home. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 13, from 9:00am until 11:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 11:00am with Pastor Dick Ewing officiating. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Punch was born October 17, 1939 in Ottawa, IL to Frederick A. and Mary (Measles) Pufahl. He attended Ottawa High School and graduated class of 1958. He married Judit...

Yvonne Serby, 100, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. David Ufkes officiating. Interment will follow at the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Yvonne was born on October 27, 1924 in Webster Park, to Harry and Margaret (Lemler) Welch. She married Clare...

Clifford L. Parker, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, at his home in Ottawa. Cliff was born September 5, 1930 in Marseilles, Illinois to William L. and Leatha May Scott. He married Dolores Bolton May 13, 1950 at the Marseilles Methodist Church. They were blessed with 69 wonderful years together. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend and dedicated member of his community. He was a faithful member of Crossbridge Community Church. Cliff was a U.S...

The family of John Kelly, 67, from Ottawa, who passed away on Saturday, February 8, has scheduled a celebration of life on June 14 at the Ottawa VFW from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM.

James Flahaut, 96, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Pleasant View Lutheran Home. A graveside service with military honors will be held on Saturday, August 16th, at 10:00 am at St. Columba Cemetery. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. James was born on April 9, 1929, in Spring Valley, IL to Frank and Rose (Scalarini) Flahaut. He was a graduate of South West Missouri State College. He served in the United States Air Force from 1948 until 1952. He marri...

Steven L. Stull, age 80 of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital in Peru. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 10th at Crossbridge Community Church with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Interment with military honors by the Ottawa American Legion Post 33 Honor Guard will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Crossbridge. Pallbearers will be Jim "JT" Townsend, Bill Moreland, Dale ...

Ronnie Edgar Menees, 89, of Marseilles, formerly of Seneca, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Goldwater Care in Marseilles. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a later date. Ronnie was born February 14, 1936 to Charles and Myrtel Menees. He married Margaret Sheedy on October 7, 1974. She preceded him in death on September 29, 2018. Ronnie served as a corporal in the United States Marine Corp from 1956 until 19...

Judy Russell, 81, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 at Pleasant View in Ottawa surrounded by her 3 children and her sister. Visitation will be Saturday, June 7th, 2025 from 10am - 12pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A short service will follow. Burial will be private at a later date. Judy was born January 21, 1944 in Ashland Wisconsin to Joseph and Verna (Visocky) Ftacek. She attended St. Francis Grade School and graduated from Marquette in 1962. She was the first female color guard se...

Donald J. Hartshorn, 88, of Leland, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, in the presence of his loving family. Don was born May 23, 1937 in Ottawa, Illinois to Harold and Bertha (Heiman) Hartshorn. He married Deanna "Dee" (Wells) Ludwig on October 7, 1995 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottawa. Don is survived by his loving wife, Dee, daughters Lisa (Dave) Fink of Huntley, IL and Amy Colussy of Cranberry Twp., PA and step-son Tim (Leslie) Lud...

Larry Allen Day, 77, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Larry was born August 12, 1947 in Ottawa, IL to Earl and Shirley Day. He married Shirley Tungate on September 29, 1992 in Ottawa. She preceded him in death on August 18, 2024. Larry worked for Napa and then worked for Red's Truck Repair for 28 years. He enjoyed working and loved his work family. When he wasn't working, he enj...