Robert Lee Underwood

Mar 19, 2021

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...

Joseph B. Dresbach

Mar 14, 2021

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,...

Mary Lee Catherine Ross

Mar 6, 2021

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....

John Walter Tumey

Mar 4, 2021

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...

Nadene I. (Lyon) Nelson

Mar 2, 2021

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...

Rita Arlene Wood

Feb 18, 2021

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...

Robert J. Svoboda

Feb 10, 2021

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...

Robert Paul Husemann

Feb 5, 2021

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...

Nora Lou Mckee

Feb 4, 2021

Nora Lou McKee, age 86, of Wedron, Illinois, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Aperion Care in Marseilles, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Crossbridge Community Church in Ottawa with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Private burial will follow at DeBolt Cemetery in Wedron. There will be no visitation. Honorary pallbearers...

James Ohlendorf

Jan 30, 2021

James “Jim” Francis Ohlendorf, 61, of Ottawa, passed away January 30, 2021.

Funeral services will be Friday, February 5th at 7 p.m. at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Reverend John Nordstrom Jr. officiating.  Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the time of service.  In observance of CDC guidelines, masks and social distancing will be required and the...

Maureen Varney Wheeler

Jan 29, 2021

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...

Marc Andrew Armstrong

Jan 27, 2021

Marc Andrew Armstrong, age 42, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, January 27th at his residence.

Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 2nd at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Pastor David Daniel officiating.  Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park.  Visitation will be from 1:30 till service time Tuesday at the funeral home.  Pallbearers...

Ronald Francis Flori

Jan 27, 2021

Ronald F. Flori, age 88, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his residence.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 1st at St. Columba Church with Rev. Bruno Byomuhangi celebrating.  Interment will follow in West Serena Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.  Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00...

John Pardo

Jan 23, 2021

John Pardo, age 65, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Symphony of Orchard Village in Aurora, Illinois.

Private services will be held.

Harriet J. Stawarz

Jan 22, 2021

Harriet J. Stawarz, 96, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully January 22, 2021 surrounded by her family.

Service will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating.  Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Wednesday. Burial will be private.

Harriet was born March...

Dolores M. Jones

Jan 13, 2021

Dolores M. "Dody" Jones, age 84, of Ottawa, Illinois,  passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Aperion Care Spring Valley in Spring Valley, Illinois.

Private inurnment will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles.  Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Dolores was born November 27, 1936 in Marseilles, Illinois, a daughter of Willis and Bernadine...

Alfred Arliss Allen

Jan 11, 2021

Alfred Arliss Allen, age 87, of North Aurora, Illinois, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Aurora, Illinois.

Private memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, January 16th, 2021 at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Pastor David Ufkes officiating. Inurnment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park with military rites by the Ottawa American Legion Honor Guard.  Pallbearers...

Zackery Andrew Boswell

2021

Zackery “Z” Andrew Boswell, age 31, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.

Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating.  Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.  Honorary...

Lois I. (Armstrong) Flori

Dec 24, 2020

Lois I. (Armstrong) Flori, age 88, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Ottawa Pavilion, Ltd. in Ottawa, Illinois. Funeral Service will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow at West Serena Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4:00...

Steven A. Miller

Dec 20, 2020

Steven A. Miller, 58, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford, IL after having a stroke and complications from influenza, pneumonia and Covid 19.  He was born March 19, 1962 in Ottawa, IL the son of Robert A. and Mabel E. (Beguin) Miller. He married Cheryl L. Rexroat on August...