All Obituaries

Sandra K Satterfield Stipp, age 81, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at her son’s home in Cornell, Illinois. She was born on August 11, 1939 to Cedric and Gladys Satterfield and grew up in Ottawa, Illinois. She married S. David Stipp in 1960 and together they had five children: David Todd (Lavonne) Stipp, Brenda (Steve) Marshall, Jonathan, Brian (Amanda), and Michael (Jennifer) Stipp; plus 11 grandchildren: Brandon (Rebecca) Stipp, Michelle (William) Behm, Jordan (Jill) Stipp,...

Margaret Marie Thompson, 96, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at her home, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. with Reverend Gary Caster officiating at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Monday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service.  Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park.  Pallbearers will be Tom Hallam, Rob Snook, Shane Hallam, Matt Haage, Paul Snook, Scott Siebert, Jesse Burkhead, John Cook, Tony Tarr...

Robert L. Underwood, age 86, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Reverend Bill Clark officiating.  Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park with Military Honors by the American Legion Post 33 Honor Guard.  Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. Wednesday morning at the funeral home.  Pallbearers will be Steve, Gary, and Dan...

Joseph B. Dresbach, age 47, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa, Illinois. Funeral services will be held 7:00 PM Friday, March 19th, 2021 at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Pastor Cheri Stewart officiating. Private interment will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, March 19, 2021 4:00 to 7:00PM at the funeral home.  Masks and social distancing will be required. Joe was born August 25, 1973 in...

Mary Lee Catherine (Boyle) Ross, age 90, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 11 at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd in the Oakwood Memorial Park Mausoleum with Reverend Gary Caster officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service.  Pallbearers will be her children.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home. Mary was born November...

John Tumey was born on August 18, 1939, the second son of Edward and Katherine Tumey in Marshall, Illinois. He served in the US Navy from 1957 to 1961, where he met and married Mari Shimizu, the love of his life, who worked on the Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. He worked for General Electric in San Diego after the Navy working on the Mercury Project, then moved to Alaska to assist a Navy buddy in operating a radio antenna repair service. After surviving the Alaskan earthquake and having two...

Nadene I. Nelson, age 85, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa, Illinois. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 5th, 2021 at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Pastor Cheri Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM Friday morning at the funeral home. Nadene was born April 27, 1935 in Selah, Washington, a daughter of Manuel and...

Rita Arlene Wood, age 98, of Ottawa passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.   There will be no visitation as per Rita’s wishes.  Her ashes will be entombed in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at Oakwood Memorial Park at a later date.  Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.   Rita was born on August 29, 1922, in Wedron, Illinois, to Arleigh and Elizabeth (Fahy) Mason.  She married Daniel Wood...

Robert “Rob” J. Svoboda, age 59, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021.   A public visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 14th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home.  Due to Covid restriction, masks will be required, social distancing must be observed and the number of people in the building will be monitored.  A private family service will be Monday with the Reverend Rich Fassig officiating.  Interment will be in Sheridan...

Robert Paul Husemann, 88, of Ottawa, passed away Friday February 5, 2021 surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Church with Deacon Ron Wackerlin officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Robert’s seven grandchildren. In observance of CDC guidelines, masks and social distancing will be encouraged. Robert was born June 6, 1932 in Dubuque, Iowa,...