All Obituaries

Charles “Chuck” L. Wolven, age 85, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, June 9th. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 21st at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Cheri Stewart officiating.  Interment will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park.  There will be no visitation.  Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home is honored to handle arrangements. Chuck was born May 18, 1936 in Bradley, Illinois, a son of Clarence and Lucille (Yohnka) Wolven. ...

Leo Wayne Schunke, Sr., age 72, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021. Services with Military Honors by the American Legion Post 33 Honor Guard will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 18th at Oakwood Memorial Park with Pastor David Daniel officiating.  Honorary pallbearers will be his children and grandchildren.  There will be no visitation. Leo was born January 23, 1949 in Ottawa, Illinois, a son of George and Dorothy (Krafft) Schunke.  He married Carol Arwood who preceded...

Maureen Varney Wheeler, 89, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29th at Liberty Village of Maryville Nursing Center in Maryville, Il.   A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. followed by a memorial celebration at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, May 20th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. David M. Kipfer officiating.  Interment will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park.  Observance of current CDC Covid guidelines is requested.   Born...

Wilma J. Olmstead, age 81, of Earlville, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at her residence, surrounded by their loving family.  Her husband, Everett, passed away April 18, 2020.   Visitation for Everett and Wilma will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. followed by a memorial service at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, May 29th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home.  Masonic Rites will be conducted at 6:45PM.   Everett was born February 4, 1937 in Ottawa, Illinois, the son of Howard and...

Everett W. Olmstead, age 83, of Earlville, passed away Saturday April 18, 2020 and Wilma J. Olmstead, age 81, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at their residence, surrounded by their loving family.   Visitation for Everett and Wilma will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. followed by a memorial service at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, May 29th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home.  Masonic Rites will be conducted at 6:45PM.   Everett was born February 4, 1937 in Ottawa, Illinois, the son of...

Janice L. Hickey, age 78, of Grand Ridge, passed away April 28, 2021 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be Friday, May 7, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Tom Fleming officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Janice was born November 30, 1942, the daughter of Lawrence and Ruth (Mathes) Mattes.  She married George “Tom” Hickey Jr. on July 22, 1989.  He preceded her in death on April 4, 2015.  She is survived by...

Karen J. Robey, age 78, of Utica, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2021 with her loving husband by her side. Memorial Mass will be Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Utica with Father Mike Driscoll celebrating.  Visitation will be Monday, May 3rd, at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home from 4-7 p.m. Karen was born August 27, 1942 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and June (Carroll) Keller.  She married Donald Robey on September 16, 1961...

Edward Earl Allen, Sr., age 80, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, April 25th with his loving family at his side. Per Ed’s wishes, a private family gathering will be held. Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Ed was born April 22, 1941 in Ottawa, a son of Otha and Marjorie Pearl (Rentz) Allen. He married Zelda Dubach August 20, 1960 in Naplate. He is survived by Zelda, his devoted wife of 60 years; children, Edward (Della) Allen, Jr. and Marie (Christopher)...

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...