Obituaries
Helen Marie Simonson
Jul 31, 2011
OTTAWA -- Helen Marie Simonson, age 79, of Ottawa, passed away 5:55 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Heritage Manor in Streator. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the...
Don Christensen
Jul 28, 2011
MARSEILLES - Don Christensen, 50, of Marseilles passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 31, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Reverend David M. Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Don was...
Andrew Moskal
Jul 24, 2011
OTTAWA - Andrew Moskal, age 85, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at his residence. There will be no visitation or services. Gladfelter Funeral Home is honored to serve the Moskal family. Andrew was born June 24, 1926 at Chicago, Illinois. He married LaVerne Meller, who preceded him in death April 2, 2004. Surviving are his sons,...
Patricia M. Berggren
Jul 17, 2011
SERENA - Patricia M. "Patty" Berggren, 66, of Serena, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 21, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Father John Waugh officiating. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8:00 p.m....
Mike & Brenda Bedeker
Jul 17, 2011
Mike Bedeker, age 45 and Brenda Lee Bedeker, age 45, of Ottawa, passed away 8:20 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Lake Havasu City, Arizona. A private Memorial Mass will be held at St. Columba Church in Ottawa with the Reverend David M. Kipfer celebrating. Visitation will be after 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 22nd at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Mike...
Lucille Willey
Jul 11, 2011
OTTAWA - Lucille Willey, age 96, of Ottawa, passed away at 3:12 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2011. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Her son will give the eulogy. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Lucille was born May 4, 1915 in Hunter, North...
Nathan A. Barnhardt
Jul 9, 2011
Nathan August "Nippy" Barnhardt, age 86, of Ottawa, passed away 9:54 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Ottawa Pavilion. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011 at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Nathan was born September 24, 1924 at Cincinnati, Ohio, a son of Nathan Robert and Emma...
Maryanne Piltaver
Jun 28, 2011
Maryanne Piltaver, 67, of LaSalle, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2011 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Fr. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Maryanne...
Edward F. Horan
Jun 2, 2011
OTTAWA - Edward F. Horan, 87, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Private family services will be held at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Reverend Philip D. Halfacre officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland Memory Lanes in Dolton, Illinois. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Edward was born...
Robert E. "Bob" Posner
May 30, 2011
OTTAWA - Robert E. "Bob" Posner, 80, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011, at his residence. His wishes were to have no visitation or services. Gladfelter Funeral Home is honored to serve the Posner family. Robert was born August 5, 1930 in Ottawa, a son of Owen and Mary (Vincent) Posner. He married Patricia Rossiter at St....
Harold E. "Pete" Peterson
May 30, 2011
WEDRON - Harold E. "Pete" Peterson, 75, of Wedron, passed away Monday evening, May 30, 2011, at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, June 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wedron with Reverend John Waugh celebrating. Burial will follow in DeBolt Cemetery with full military honors....
Edward William "Ed" Stambaugh
May 25, 2011
OTTAWA - Edward William "Ed" Stambaugh, 44, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Lincoln Memorial Park in Aurora. Visitation will...
Charles A. "Bud" Swanson
May 24, 2011
Charles A. "Bud" Swanson, 85, of Rutland Township, passed away Tuesday evening, May 24, at Ottawa Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 28th, at St. Columba Cemetery with Reverend Philip D. Halfacre officiating. Full military rites will be accorded. There will be no visitation. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Mr....
Susan Beth Heermann-Osborne
May 19, 2011
CLAWSON, MICHIGAN - Susan Beth Heermann-Osborne, 48, originally of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Susan was born in Ottawa, Illinois, on June 1, 1962, to Ed and Virginia Heermann of rural Ottawa. She graduated from Rutland Grade School in rural Ottawa, was a member of the Ottawa Township High...
Catherine Carr
May 11, 2011
Catherine Carr, age 85, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Ottawa Pavilion. Private family memorial services will be held at a later date. Gladfelter Funeral Home is honored to serve the family. Catherine was born April 29, 1926 at Glen Ellyn, Illinois, a daughter of Dr. Victor H. and Edwina (Hastings) Carr. She is survived...
Donald L. "Don" Towne
May 6, 2011
OTTAWA - Donald L. "Don" Towne, 87, of Ottawa passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with military rites by the Ottawa Veterans Organization. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m....
Wayne Bernt Ryg
May 3, 2011
OTTAWA - Wayne Bernt Ryg, 78, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. till service time Saturday at the funeral home. Wayne was...
Wesley Abell
May 1, 2011
OTTAWA - Wesley Abell, 62, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2011, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Reverend Bill Clark officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning...
Victoria Denbo
Apr 27, 2011
OTTAWA - Victoria Denbo, 96, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday morning, April 27, 2011 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30th at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Monsignor Jerome Ham celebrating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial...
Kenneth R. Kinzer
Apr 22, 2011
Kenneth R. Kinzer, 96, of Utica, passed away 1:45 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2011 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. Cremation has been accorded. Private family services will be held at a later date. Gladfelter Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with arrangements. Kenneth was born June 16, 1914 in Waltham Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, a son...
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