John J. Richardson, 71, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2026, at his home. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, October 16 at Seals- Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Shawn Saldano of the Marseilles United Methodist Church officiating followed by military honors at the funeral home. Burial will be in Nichol Cemetery at a later date. John was born on November 7, 1954, in Rock Island, to John W. and Elizabe...

Bradley Scott Ziegler, 61, of Seneca, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Peru. A visitation will be held on Monday, October 12, from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home, 135 E. Lincoln St., Seneca, IL 61360. A funeral ceremony will follow at 7:00pm with Rev. Steve Cook officiating. Private burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Brad was born on December 27, 1964 in Appleton, WI to Earl and Joyce (Jentz) Ziegler. He serve...

Jane McCormick passed peacefully of natural causes at her home in Irvine, California with her son Gary, and daughter Linda by her side at 103 and 3/4 years young. Jane was preceded in death by her first husband Robert Leslie (Bob) Schwerdtfeger in 1971, and her son, Robert Alan Schwerdtfeger (Bobby), who was the inspiration and driver of Jane's lifetime of achievement for those with developmental disabilities in Ottawa. Jane was also preceded in death by her second husband, Francis (Mac) McCo...

Robert "Bob" Stephen Durdan, 81 years old, of Grand Ridge, passed away into eternal life with his family by his side, on Monday, October 5, 2026. A prayer service will be held at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary of the Fields Church, Grand Ridge with his grandson, Rev. Jacob Martini, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Streator. Visitation will be held f...

Nathaniel Lee Alonzo, 44, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026 at his home. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 7, from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Cremation rites will be accorded following the services and private burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park on Friday. Nathaniel was born on September 30, 1982 in Ottawa, IL. He attended Ottawa High School and later worked at the Costco Distribution Center in Morris. He was an avid New York Yankees fan and ...

Greta Eljean Creed, 94, of Marseilles, formerly of West Frankfort, IL, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2026, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Visitation will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 at Seals- Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home with Peggy Schumann officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Denning Cemetery in West Frankfort. Eljean was born on November 14, 1931, in West Frankford, to Charles and ...

Charlene "Nunny" Jeffries, age 88, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Kanthak House in the presence of her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, October 7th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Msgr. Mark Merdian officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from Noon to time of service. Charlene was born August 25, 1938 in Rochelle, Illinois to Clyde and Mildred (Comparon) Jeffries. She is survived b...

Michael B. Benya, 75, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on the family farm on September 24, 2026. A private Mass will be held for Michael at St. Columba Church and burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery. Michael was born on April 4, 1951, in LaSalle, the son of John and Elizabeth (Ernat) Benya. Michael graduated from Marquette High School and attended IVCC. Michael was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church. He worked for Owens Illinois in Streator and retired after 25 years of service. ...

Bruce Allen Butchko, 78, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family on September 26, 2026. He was born on July 11, 1948, to Roscoe and Virginia (Thomas) Butchko in Streator, Illinois. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in 1970, Bruce worked as a financial advisor and agent with Country Financial for 43 years. He married Susan (Halm) Butchko in 1998, and they shared 28 wonderful years of marriage. Bruce graduated from Crete-...

Norma Carrera, age 93, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, September 25, 2026 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home after a courageous battle with dementia. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am Saturday, October 3rd at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home followed by a funeral service at Noon. The Reverend Seamus Enright will officiate. Private interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Norma was born October 25, 1932 in Ottawa, Illinois to Jake B. and Izell (Thompson) Stewart. She married Samuel A. "S...

Barbara Lynn (Buckley) Damron, 65, of Ottawa, passed away suddenly on September 25, 2026 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. The family will receive guests before Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, October 1, from 9:30am until 10:30am at St. Columba. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30am. Burial will follow in St. Columba Cemetery. Barb was born in Ottawa, on October 7, 1960 to William and Marcella (Stoudt) Buckley. She attended St. Columba Grade School and Marquette Hig...

Decan J. Dejewski, 20, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at his home in Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. Dean Tieman, officiating. Burial will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at Highland Memorial Cemetery in New Berlin, WI. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Decan was born on July 28, 2006 in Chicago to Michael Dej...

Maureen Ann Harvey, 83, of Marseilles, passed away September 24, 2026, at LaSalle County Nursing Home in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 29 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marseilles. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Tuesday with Fr. Ryan Mattingly officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles. Seals-Campbell Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Maureen was born on August 12, 1943, in Ottawa, IL, to John and ...

Patricia Marie (Danielson) Kaufmann, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, September 24th, at The Pavilion of Ottawa, surrounded by her daughters. A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 27, from 2:00pm until 5:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, September 28, at 10:30am at St. Columba Church. Burial will follow in Stavanger Cemetery. Patricia was born on September 7, 1949, in Morris, IL, to Roger and Evelyn (Hill) Daniels...

Donna Mae Murphy, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family on 22 of September, 2026, at OSF in Peru, IL. A visitation will be held for Donna on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 from 9:00 to 11:00 am at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 11:30 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Ottawa, Illinois. Burial will be at Oakwood Memorial Park. Donna was born on December 9, 1937, in Dixon, Illinois, to Harold "Pat" and Mary Ellen (...