Mark S. Kowalczyk, 67, of Sheridan, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa. Mr. Kowalczyk was born on May 10, 1958, in Chicago to Aloysius and Eleanor (Grzeskowiak) Kowalczyk. Mark was a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School and later joined the US Marine Corps. He is survived by his sister Dawn (John) Strukel; nieces, Jorie (Don) Fenske and Lyndsey Bullard; an...

Lynette (Maynard) Crockett-Barnes, 84, of Ottawa, passed away on May 10, 2025 at OSF St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford. Private services will be held at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa at a later date. Lynette was born on April 28, 1941 in La Salle to Robert Leon and Dorothy (Kolowski) Maynard. First born of three daughters, attended Grove & Kleiber one room grade schools in Rutland Twp, and Graduated Ottawa High School - class of 1959. Attended American School of Beauty Culture in Chic...

Bonnie (Atwood) Tollefson, 74, of Medford, OR, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025 at the Asante Rouge Regional Medical Center, in Medford. Graveside Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at St. Andrews Cemetery in Farm Ridge, IL. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Bonnie was born on January 23, 1951 in Streator, IL to Roy and June (Tress) Atwood. She received her BS from Bradley University, her BA from Bellevue University, and her MLS ...

Rosemarie C. (Damyen) Beard, 86, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Pavilion of Ottawa. A private graveside service will be held at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa. Mrs. Beard was born on October 9, 1938 in Ottawa to Joseph and Mabel (Schafer) Damyen. She married her high school sweetheart, Edward M. Beard, on November 24, 1955 in the Rectory at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Ottawa. She and...

Mamie Guerra, 91, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at St. Joseph Church in Marseilles, with Rev. Ryan Mattingly, Pastor officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Evergreen Park at 1:45 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa. Mamie was born on July 11, 1933 in O...

Kathy C. Mendell, 71, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Sherry Stevenson of Crossbridge Community Church, officiating. Visitation will be from one hour prior to the service on Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Kathy was born on May 21, 1953 in Canton, IL to Carlyle and Nanc...

Archie Boe, 87, of Ottawa, passed on to his heavenly reward Monday, May 5, 2025, with his loving family at his side. Archie was born November 4, 1937, in Ottawa, IL, the youngest son of Tyler and Margaret (Osthus) Boe. He married his high school sweetheart, Patricia Jenkins, November 18, 1956, also in Ottawa. Pat preceded him in death October 2, 2022. Surviving are his children: Gail (Darwin) Garde of Huntington, IN; Susan (Jim) Corle of North Fort Myers, FL; and Scott (Cheryl) Boe of Marseil...

David "Michael" King, 54, of Ottawa, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at his home of natural causes. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, May, 7, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa. David was born on June 8, 1970 in Independence, MO to Nola Kelly. David graduated from Northern Illinois University, Dekalb with a bachelor's degree. David was an avid Cubs fan, but most of all he loved his kids and grandchildren, always giving out grandpa candy. He is survived by hi...

Louise Lynn (Lowers) Byrne, 71, of Marseilles, passed away April 14, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Louise was born April 6, 1954, in Marseilles, IL, to Ralph and Eleanor (Johnson) Lowers. She married Michael Byrne on August 6, 1982 at St. Andrews Church in Chicago. She worked at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center for many years prior to her retirement. She was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marseilles. She was extremely kind and generous to everyone sh...

Mary Jane Anderson, 78, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully at home on April 25, 2025, with her family by her side. Mary Jane was born May 11, 1946, in Ottawa, to Stanley and May (Thompson) Shawlinsky. She married Robert Anderson on July 19, 1969. He preceded her in death on May 26, 2007. Mary Jane attended Ottawa Township High School class of 1964. After graduating, she went on to open several beauty shops with her best friend and sister-in-law, Patrice (Geiger) Rodriguez, and later went on t...

William J. Loughran, 93, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025 at St. Patrick's Church, Ottawa with Msgr. Mark Merdian, officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa prior to the mass. William was born on July 27, 1931 in Pontiac to John and Vivian Mae (Hopkins) Loughran. He received his bachelo...

Carol Ann (Alsvig) Goetz, 83, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Pleasant View Lutheran Home in Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ottawa with Rev. David Ufkes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Carol was born on December 20, 1941, in Ottawa to Olinius and Alverta (Aurbeck) Als...

Griselle Stolz, 60, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025, 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 from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Griselle was born on November 6, 1964, in Puerto Rico to Ramon Perez and Dolor...

William L. Ballard, 78, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025 at his home. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Spence Swanson officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles with military honors. Bill was born on September 22, 1946, to Homer and Mary (Leslie) Ballard. He was raised in Clarksville, TN and Pembroke, KY where he tra...

William Edmond Malik 1934 - 2025 William Edmond Malik, 90, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday April 24, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Msgr. Mark Merdian, officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Oakwood Memorial Park on a later date. William was born on July 13, 1934 in Ottawa to Michael and Ma...