Obituaries
Mabel Leona (Sterchi) Behringer
May 25, 2014
OTTAWA – Mabel Leona Behringer, age 97 of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the home of her son in Osseo, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor David Davies of First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial...
Angielee (Walker) Smith
May 18, 2014
OTTAWA - Angielee Walker Smith, 90, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Ottawa Pavilion.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 23, 2014 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Burial will follow in...

Judi (Pufall) Pufall
May 14, 2014
Judi Pufall, age 67, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 14 th at Loyola Hospital in Maywood.
Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Ottawa First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Gladfelter Funeral Home is honored to serve the...
Judy Ann (Miller) Reynolds
May 6, 2014
MATTOON – Judy Ann (Miller) Reynolds, 70, of Mattoon, departed this earth and entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 after a brief illness.
Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 13 th at Broadway Christian Church with Brad Brown and Casey Scott officiating. Interment of her cremains will follow in Dodge Grove...

Frankie C. (Mason) Cross
Apr 29, 2014
OTTAWA – Frankie C. Cross, 88, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014 at La Salle County Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 3014 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Johnson of Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will...
Geraldine L. "Jerri" (Peterson) Meade
Apr 28, 2014
OTTAWA – Geraldine L. “Jerri” Meade, age 91, of Ottawa, passed away 8:00 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014 at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center following a short illness.
Funeral services honoring her life will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Reverend Charles Maney of the Spring Valley...
William Homer "Billy" Kidd
Apr 25, 2014
William Homer “Billy” Kidd
OTTAWA – William Homer Kidd, age 76, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation...
John A. Cherry
Apr 22, 2014
OTTAWA – John A. Cherry, 48, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday morning, April 22, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center following a courageous battle with colon cancer.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Reverend Michael Adrie celebrating. Burial...
Maryann (Johnson) Erickson
Apr 17, 2014
MaryAnn Erickson, 75, of Sheridan, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor David W. Davies, Jr., Pastor James Molstre and Pastor Richard "Dick" Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Norway Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m....
Mary Ellen (Nicol) Krug
Apr 13, 2014
OTTAWA - Mary Ellen Krug, 83, of rural Dayton Twp., Ottawa, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
At Mary’s request, there will be no funeral services or visitation. Private burial was in West Serena Cemetery. Gladfelter Funeral Home was...
Leona M. (Sibert) Sorenson
Apr 8, 2014
OTTAWA – Leona M. Sorenson, 88, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Salvation Army Worship Center in Ottawa with Captain Quentin Boyle officiating. Private interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will...
Cindy Renee (Connerly) Jeffries
Mar 21, 2014
Cindy Renee Jeffries, age 57, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 th at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Cindy was born February 15,...
Mary E. (Cox) Collins
Feb 23, 2014
Mary E. Collins, age 98, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Pleasant View located in Ottawa, Illinois.
Mary was born June 18, 1915, in Ames, Iowa. She was the fifth child of seven children to Charles and Mattie (Martha Mae) Glenn Cox. Starting with the eldest sibling,...
Jeffrey Nelson Holmes
Feb 23, 2014
OTTAWA – Jeffrey Nelson Holmes, 53, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening, February 27, 2014, at the First Assembly of God Church, 1131 First Avenue in Ottawa with Pastor Ron Johnson officiating. Visitation will be...

Roberta (Gage) Rooks
Feb 17, 2014
OTTAWA – Roberta Rooks, 69, of Ottawa, formerly of Grand Ridge, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at Rivershores Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Marseilles.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, February 20, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles with Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to...
Dorothy Lucille (Anweiler) Albin
Feb 17, 2014
OTTAWA – Dorothy Lucille Albin, 91, of Ottawa, was called home by her dear Lord, February 17, 2014. She put up a good battle but is now at rest.
Funeral services will be held Friday, February 21, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood...

Anita P. (Hettinger) Jacobs
Feb 16, 2014
Anita P. (Hettinger) Jacobs, 92, of Sheridan, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wedron with Father John Waugh celebrating. Burial will follow in St. Columba Cemetery, Ottawa. Visitation will...

Emmalynn Ann Smith Anderson
Feb 15, 2014
– Emmalynn Ann Smith Anderson, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Graveside services will be held 10:15 a.m. Thursday, February 20 th at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home.
Emmalynn was born February 15, 2014...
Beverly J. (Casemier) Goldman
Feb 5, 2014
Beverly J. Goldman, 77, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Ottawa Pavilion.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22nd at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor David Davies officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home....
Kevin John Higgins
Jan 27, 2014
WEDRON – Kevin John Higgins, age 36, of Wedron, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 5 th at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 6 th at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home, with Pastor Dick Ewing officiating. Burial...
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