Richard W. Barnett, 91, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2026 at Pleasant View in Ottawa. He has willed his body to science. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Richard was born on September 17, 1934 in Ottawa to Gilbert and Dorothy (Dooms) Barnett. He was a graduate of OTHS and was an electrician at Libbey Owens Ford. Richard married Janet Connors on November 3, 1956 at St. Columba Church in Ottawa. He is survived by his wife, Janet Barnet...

Armella Olson, 98, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Saturday, February 14, from 9:00am until 10:15am at St. Columba Church. A rosary will be prayed by the Catholic Daughters at 9:00am. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30am. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Armella was born March 25, 1927 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Helen (Ignatowski) Piekarczyk. Armella always worked as a care...

Dawn Ahearn, 65, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center with her family by her side. A rosary will be prayed with the Catholic Daughters of the Americas at 4:00pm Thursday, February 12, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will follow from 4:30pm until 7:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 13, at 11:00am at St. Columba Catholic Church. Cremation rites will follow the service and private burial will b...

Felix "The Cat" Rodriguez, 69, of Ottawa, IL, formally of Streator, IL, was unexpectedly called home Thursday, Jan 29th. Private arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral home in Ottawa. Felix was a loving brother, uncle, and friend. He was born on September 15, 1956, in Harvey, IL, to Francico and Paula (Galvan) Rodriguez. He is preceded in death by his mother, father, brother Frank, and his beloved dogs Sisco, Fox, Mouse, and Samson. Felix is survived by brothers and...

Jean Marie Upton, 94, of Marseilles, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at her home. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 14 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marseilles. A Mass of Christian burial will follow with Fr. Ryan Mattingly officiating. A private family burial will take place on a later date in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, where she will be interred beside her husband, Ernie. Jean was born on June 8, 1931, in Marseilles, IL, to Jo...

Stanley A. Baker of Coralville, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 30 at Solon Retirement Village in Solon, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Dr. Fred Fullerton, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, at the funeral home. Stan was born on October 28, 1942, to Mary and Edwin Baker in Ottawa, Illinois, where he spent most of h...

John T. Wilson, age 71, of Utica, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026 at The Pavilion of Ottawa. John was born March 29, 1954 in Ottawa to Clarence E. and Evelyn (Anderson) Wilson. He is survived by a brother, Alan Wilson; a sister, Mary Lou Schomas; nieces, Diane Wilson, Dawn Hess and Debbie Katrein; and a nephew, Rodney Schomas. John was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Wilson. John tirelessly worked the family farm near Utica. He enjoyed trips to Key West, Florida and participating in...

Linda Mae Jones, 73, of Utica, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, at OSF St. Elizabeth in Peru. Private services will be held. Burial will be in Waltham Cemetery. Linda was born July 2, 1952, in Princeton, IL, to Lester and Eleanor (May) Schultz. She grew up on a farm and was a lifelong farm girl. She worked as an ICU Nurse for over 20 years, and when she retired from the hospital, she became a realtor for Century 21, where she loved helping young couples buy their first home. She enjoye...

Mary V Grant, 85, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Friday, January 23, 2026. Mary was born on March 28, 1940 to Alice and James Comparon. She is survived by her sons, Jimmy (Jacqui) Grant of Bradford, Rick Grant of Ottawa, Chris Grant (Eric) of Phoenix Arizona, and one daughter, Alicha Hartman (Mike), of Ottawa; 6 grandchildren, Meghan (Andy) White, Taylor (Will) Wallerstedt, Ricky Grant (Hailey), Jacob Grant, Rikki Lee Schamp, Clayton Hartman; 6 great-gra...

Judith Carr, 86, of Ottawa passed away on Friday morning, January 30, 2026 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. A Private Visitation will be held at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Judith was born on December 5, 1939 in Ottawa to Charles and Shirley (Bayer) Gamons. She married Philip Carr on November 29, 1959 in the First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa. Judy was a loving mother and wonderful grandmother. She is survived by two sons, Philip (Nancy) Carr, Jr. of Hudson, IL and Curt Carr of Ot...

Alfred C. Boaz, 97, of Marseilles, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Pleasant View in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at noon at the funeral home with Pastor Troy Tvrdik of First Baptist Church officiating. Military rites will be accorded at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles. Alfred was born on July 17, 1928, in Ellsworth, IL, to Vernard a...

James "Jim" Laverne Maierhofer, 84, of rural Seneca, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 21, 2026, at the Pavilion of Ottawa from complications from a few health issues. A visitation will take place from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Seneca on Friday, January 30th, with a Mass of Christian Burial to be held at the same location on Saturday, January 31st, at 9:30 AM. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Seneca. Seals-Campbell Fune...

David Thomas Meagher, 54, of Ottawa, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. David was born June 28, 1971, in Ottawa, IL to Francis and Cheryl (Brewer) Meagher. He worked as a carpenter for Local 195. He was an avid Chicago Bears fan. He enjoyed fishing and listening to hard rock music. He was an excellent caregiver to his father in his later years and he adored his two daughters more than anything. He is survived by h...

Stanley Richard Wawerski III, 74, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. Rick was born on December 30, 1951 in Ottawa, IL to Stan and Shirley (Hawk) Wawerski. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served 2 tours in Vietnam. He was a laborer out of Local 393. He loved shooting pool, hunting, fishing, fast cars and motorcycles. After the farm fields were plowed, he enjoyed searching for Indian artifacts. He especially enjoyed spending ti...

Kevin R. Kramer Born: May 23, 1986, in Spring Valley, IL Died: January 15, 2026, in Chicago, IL After a brief but valiant battle with cancer, Kevin Roy Kramer, 39 of Peru, passed away on January 15, 2026, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, surrounded by those he loved the most. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 24, at Senica's Oak Ridge Banquet Hall. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, January 23, at Senica's Oak Ridge Banquet Hall ...