Janell Denham, 87, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 18 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Millington Cemetery in Millington, IL. Janell was born February 3, 1938, in Sheridan, MO, to Pat and Janice (DuBois) Dowis. At the age of eight, Janell moved with her family to Orange, CA, where her family had orange groves, and she developed her love of ...

William Joseph Polancic 1954 - 2025 William Joseph Polancic, 71 of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet. A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Nicolas Wilson of Ottawa Catholic Parishes, officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., on Saturday, at the funeral home. William was born on March 26, 1954 in Ottawa to William and Betty (Dilley) Polancic. William recei...

Gayle (Ahern) Beyer 1943 - 2025 Gayle Beyer, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025 after a 15-year battle with dementia. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Bill Clark, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, at the funeral home. Gayle was born on July 8, 1943 in Morris, IL to Stanley and Mildred (Mu...

Joel A. Munks 1938 - 2025 Joel A. Munks, 86, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Arc at Streator, surrounded by his family. Mr. Munks was a dedicated Christian and believed that Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit will accept him and he wished to be cremated. Graveside services will be private at Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa with Msgr. Mark Merdian officiating. Full military rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 33 Veteran's Group Honor Guard. Arrangements hav...

Eileen Dorothy (Slingsby) Zachary 1934 - 2025 Eileen Dorothy (Slingsby) Zachary, 90, of Ottawa passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Pavilion of Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at St. Patrick's Church with Msgr. Mark Merdian, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa on Wednesday. The Catholic Daughters of America will recite th...

James "Jim" Edward Claggett, 85, of Seneca, passed away peacefully at home on April 10, 2025 with his family at his side. Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Seneca with Fr. Ghislain Inaï officiating. A time for greeting will be held in the church at 9:30 AM until the time of services. Jim was born in Ottawa on April 21, 1939 to Edward Claggett and Rita (Farrell) Claggett Brookman. He married Joan Garrison on November 17, 1962 at St. Patric....

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kaitlynn Ellen Rhodes, beloved daughter, mother, sister, and friend, who left this world too soon on April 7, 2025, at the age of 31. Kaitlynn was born on July 1, 1993, in Ottawa, Illinois, where her radiant spirit first graced the lives of those around her. Kaitlynn, the daughter of Anthony and Tracy Rhodes, was a source of joy and laughter for everyone she encountered. She had a unique ability to light up a room with her infectious sm...

Laurie Butzen, 69, of Ottawa, formerly of DePue, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Honoring her wishes, no services will be held. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Laurie was born April 1, 1956, in Ottawa, IL, to Marion "Woody" and Dorothy (Gumm) Davis. She married James Butzen in November of 1978. He passed away on June 20, 2014. Laurie loved nature and regularly enjoyed fishing. She enjoyed the simple things in life, es...

Sandra Ellen (Funk) Swanson, 79, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Bill Clark, officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home. Sandra was born on July 13, 1945 in Columbus, OH to John W. and Goldae (Morrison) Funk. She married William J. Swanson on October 29, 1977. Sandra loved going bowling, s...

Annette Cokley born January 15, 1944, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2025. She is survived by her sons, Bernie and Larry; daughters, Natalie Howie (Budnik), Melissa Kennamer (Budnik) and Debbie Garzanelli (Budnik); brother, Robert Cokley; and sister, Sandra Hiles. She was preceded in death by her mother, Violet Olsen; father, Lawrence Cokley; sister, Janice Cokley; and son, Kevin Budnik. Annette was a proud grandmother to 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Though life's challen...

Timothy "Tim" Helffrich, 58, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at his home. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 10, from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 6:00 pm. Tim was born April 5, 1966, in Ottawa, IL, to Austin and Therese (Burke) Helffrich. Tim worked at Farm & Fleet for many years. When he wasn't working, he was always helping his friends and neighbors clean out their basements or collecting scrap. He was...

Keith H. Severson, 85, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 20025 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa with Rev. John Walker, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, officiating. Burial will be private at Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Keith was born on June 9, 1939 in Ottawa to Marshall and Mar...

Anthony "Tony" J. Hinterlong, known by many as "Hollywood," passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in the presence his loving family and friends. Tony was born June 11, 1961 in Aurora, Illinois to Howard James and Roseann Margaret (Nickels) Hinterlong. Surviving are his daughter, Hayley (Ron) McCaslin; and grandsons Asher and Owen McCaslin; and his mother Roseann Sutton. He also leaves siblings, Jodeen "Jody" (Ron) Bernard, Christine "Chris" Ro...

Gary B. Grunstad, 74, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025 with his loving family at his side. Gary Bertram Grunstad was born July 22, 1950 to Curtis and Bernice (Sampson) Grunstad, in Ottawa, Illinois. He was a 1969 graduate of Ottawa Township High School. He married Vickie French April 7, 1973 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Throughout his working career he was a roofer, a foreman at LOF and retired from his favorite job at Wallace Grade School as their custodian. Gary was always ready ...

Brian Lee Morris, 65, of Marseilles, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 1, 2025, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer surrounded by his wife and three daughters when he entered into the Lord's presence. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2025, at Heritage Christian Center in Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Nichol Cemetery. Seals-Campbell Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Brian was born ...