Mary Ann Walker

Mary Ann Walker, age 92 of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2026 with her loving family by her side.

Private family services will be held. Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Mary was born June 17, 1934 in Knifley, Kentucky, a daughter of Cautis Larkin Dehart and Zilpha (Pendelton) Dehart. She married Robert R. Walker March 8, 1952 in Ottawa. He preceded her in death August 10, 1994. Mary is survived by her daughters Barbara Polakoff and Susan Chuprevich of Ottawa and Sheryl McGrath of Marseilles; grandchildren Michael Scott Butler, Katherine Marie Licht and Shannon Rathbun; great-grandchildren Jensen and Jackson Rathbun; as well as many nieces and nephews in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Mary was preceded in death by Her parents; her husband; a brother, Garnett Dehart and a sister, Agnes Burton.

Mary worked several years as an EMT for the Yorkville Ambulance Service and later worked for Quantum Chemical security, Barber-Greene and Pheasant Run in St. Charles, Illinois. She will be dearly missed by her loving family.

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