Robert Lee Newman, 101, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Robert was born on December 11, 1924 in Chicago to Lee and Florence (White) Newman. He was a graduate of Riley High School in South Bend, IN and Purdue University Pharmacy School. Robert married Dorothy Cheatham on March 11, 1951 and have been happily married for 75 years. He opened Newm...

Gertrude Allen, 94, of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Goldwater in Marseilles. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday April 16, 2026 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Satya Sudhakar, Pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Gertrude was born on March 16, 1932 in Belleville, IL to Clarence and Florence Zeilmann. She mar...

Kim Luann (Rick) Zimmerman, 67, formerly of Marseilles and Naplate, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Prairie Crossing in Shabbona, after a long battle with Dementia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Burial will follow at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Kim was born on January 12, 1959 in Ottawa to ...

Ralph Timothy Bain III, 70, was born September 25 1955. Died March 28 2026. Tim died at home in Streator. He was born in Ottawa, to Ralph and Beverly (Shapcott) Bain. He is survived by brothers Terry (Heather) Bain and Ted (Debra) Bain. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Tony (Cheryl) Bain. Ralph was a 1973 Ottawa Township Graduate and worked at the old A&P Grocery store in Ottawa. He spent most of his adult years in Florida, before moving back to Illinois in 2016. A pr...

Michael James Thrush, 68, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at his home in Ottawa surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. Patrick Wille, officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Michael was born on May 7, 1957 in Ottawa to Francis and Ellen (Sandburg) Thrush. He worked for Thrush Asphalt for 40 years. Michael loved golfing,...

Tommy Lee Shorkey, 42, of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, A visitation will be held on Friday, April 10, from 4:00pm until 6:30pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A eulogy and remembrances will be shared at 6:30pm. A celebration of life will follow. Tommy was born August 22, 1983, in Mendota, IL to Jerome Shorkey Jr and Vicky Mills. Tommy loved motorcycles. He enjoyed taking rides, working on his bike, and was incredibly proud to be enrolled in school to be a Harley Davidson Tech. He enj...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jakob Alan Mancilla, who lost his life due to a fatal automobile accident on March 31, 2026. He left this world far too soon, leaving a void that can never be filled. Jakob was born on February 8, 2002 in Ottawa, IL, the son of Victor and Dana (Thompson) Mancilla. He attended Oglesby Public Schools and graduated from LaSalle-Peru High School. He was a proud union laborer with Laborers Local 393. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, pla...

Judith Lee Augustyniak, age 83, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, March 27, 2026 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Judy was born July 5, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Ira and Nora Lee (McCallum) Smith. She married Daniel W. Augustyniak July 7, 1962 at St. Joseph Church in Summit, Illinois. Surviving are her faithful husband of 63 years, Daniel W. Augustyniak, Sr.; children, Donna (Michael) Doherty of St. Charles, Illinois, Daniel W. Augustyniak, Jr. of Brookfield, Illinois and Den...

Madelaine F. "Mandy" Angelico, 84, of Marseilles, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at Serenity of Morris. A celebration of life will be held from 12 to 3 p.m. Saturday April 4 at the Marseilles American Legion. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Seneca. Seals-Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles was entrusted with arrangements and cremation rites. She was born February 14, 1942 in Morris to Lester and Viola (Briddick) Thorson. On June 28, 1958, she married Ralph Angelico of Sen...

James (Jim) McGinnis, 89, of Ottawa, IL passed away peacefully on March 30, 2026, with his family by his side. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 7, from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will follow at 11:30 am, at St. Columba Church, with Monsignor Mark Merdian officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Jim was born on January 18, 1937, in Ottawa, IL, to Dan & Ann (McGraw) McGinni...

Arthur James "Jimmy, Jimbo, Jim, AJ" Evans, 71 of Marseilles, IL, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, March 27, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor John Patterson of Parkview Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles. Jim was born on August 25, 1954 in Baton R...

Terri (Hogue) Feely, 67, of Ottawa, lost her life to Pancreatic Cancer on Friday, March 27, 2026 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottawa, with Rev. Philip Potaczek, Pastor, officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Terri was born on May 29, 1958 in Ottawa to James and Shirley (Jennings) Hogue. She was a...

Patricia "Patty" McKinney, 82, of Marseilles, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026 at her home. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 4, from 9:00am until 11:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will take place at 11:00am at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Patty was born March 15, 1944, in Ottawa, IL to Earl and Inez (Thomas) Gage. She married Michael McKinney in 1977 in Dale County, Florida. He preceded her in death in 1995. Patty w...

James (Jim) Sexton, 61, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, IL, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be Saturday, March 28 from 9:00am to 11:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will take place following the visitation at 11:30am at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Ottawa, with Msgr. Mark Merdian officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery following the mass. Jim was born August 27,...

Mark Reagan Hetelle, 75, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026 at his home. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Mark was born October 22, 1950 in Ottawa, IL to Kenneth and Loretta (Carrier) Hetelle. He worked for the City of Ottawa for 14 years before retiring. He is survived by his wife Anne Hetelle; his children, Mark (Kim) Hetelle, Mitchell (Tianna) Hetelle; his grandchildren, Drake, Ethan, Shane, Emma, Abby and Jack; his sister, Kathy (Ron) Hermann, as we...