Obituaries

Patricia Ann Eich
Jun 27, 2010
OTTAWA - Patricia Ann Eich, 61, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 11:55 a.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Memorial services will be private. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Patricia was born June 5, 1949, in Ottawa, a daughter of Allen and Nellie (Thompson) Higgins. She married Thomas Eich...
Martin "Poppy" Hanc
Jun 20, 2010
OTTAWA - Martin "Poppy" Hanc, 87, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010. Memorial services will be held 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Russell Murphy officiating. There will be no visitation. Martin "Poppy" Hanc was born November 7, 1922 at Chicago, Illinois, a son of Michael and Katherine Hanc. He is survived by six grandchildren...
Meredith Kathryn Alderman
Jun 17, 2010
OTTAWA - Meredith Kathryn Alderman was born January 30, 1983 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a daughter of Ralph and April (Williams) Coyle, Sr. Meredith spent the first nine years of her life growing up in Burbank, Illinois before moving to Seneca, Illinois. She graduated from Seneca High School in 2001. While in high school, Meredith was active in many...
Isabel "Jane" Rundle
Jun 1, 2010
OTTAWA - Isabel "Jane" Rundle, 62, of Ottawa passed away at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at her home. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Monsignor Jerome Ham officiating. Jane was born October 26, 1947 in Henry County Kentucky, a daughter of Robert and Katherine (Raisor) Downey....
Dean L. Anderson, Jr.
Jun 1, 2010
OTTAWA - Dean L. Anderson, Jr., 41, of Ottawa passed away at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at his home with his family by his side. Services will be private. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Dean was born June 3, 1968 in Ottawa, a son of Dean Leslie and Sherry D. (Caffee) Anderson. He...

Porfirio Ernesto Rios
May 23, 2010
Porfirio Ernesto Rios, age 69, of Ottawa, passed away at 1:02 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Ottawa Regional Hospital. Services will be private. Porfirio was born March 14, 1941 in Mierxnoriega, Neuvo Lion, Mexico, a son of Porfirio Ernesto and Clementina (Briones) Rios, Sr.
Thomas John Donahue
May 19, 2010
OTTAWA - Thomas John Donahue, age 65 , of Ottawa, passed away 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Pleasant View following a brief illness. Private family services will be held with interment at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Thomas John Donahue was born August 11, 1944, in Ottawa, Illinois, a son...
Cathy Weiss
May 17, 2010
SHERIDAN - Cathy Weiss, age 49, of Sheridan, passed away at 2:31 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Praise Center Assembly of God, 3040 East 18th Road, Ottawa, with Pastor Raymond Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow in Norway Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7...
Helen Capitani
Apr 27, 2010
NAPLATE -- Helen Capitani, age 93, of Naplate, Ill., passed away at 5:02 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Monsignor Jerome Ham officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday...

Thomas T. Tavares
Apr 26, 2010
STREATOR - Thomas T. Tavares, age 67, of Streator, passed away 6:30 a.m. Monday, April, 26, 2010 at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Private family services will be held. Gladfelter Funeral Home in Ottawa is assisting the family with arrangements. Thomas was born February 15, 1943 at Fall River, Massachusetts, a son of Alphonse and Evelyn (Rebello) Tavares. He married...
Pam Murphy
Apr 19, 2010
Pam Murphy, 50, of Ottawa passed away at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2010 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 22nd, at St. Columba Church with Father David Kipfer officiating. Burial will follow in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. Wednesday with Prayer Service at...
Gerald R. "Jerry" Underhill
Apr 14, 2010
OTTAWA - Gerald R. "Jerry" Underhill, age 68, of Ottawa, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Ottawa Pavilion. Visitation will be from Noon till 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Shrine of Rest Chapel at Oakwood Memorial Park. Services will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel with Monsignor R. J. Boyle officiating. Cremation rites...
Virginia Alonzo
Apr 10, 2010
OTTAWA -- Virginia Alonzo, 79, of Ottawa, passed away at 4:05 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 14th at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Monty Harris of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses officiating. Burial of the cremains will be in Oakwood Memorial Park at...
Lavonne Maynard
Mar 29, 2010
OTTAWA - LaVonne Maynard, age 82, of Ottawa, passed away at 8:50 p.m. Monday, March 29, 2010 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral services honoring her life will be held at Noon on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Sherry Stevenson officiating. Interment will follow in DeBolt Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10...
Roy D. Wagner
Mar 27, 2010
OTTAWA - Roy D. "Ratchet" Wagner, age 75, of Ottawa, passed away at 2:41 a.m.. Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 8...
Phyllis A. Davidson
Mar 25, 2010
OTTAWA - Phyllis A. Davidson, age 89, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday afternoon at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral services honoring her life will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Entombment will follow in the Shrine of Rest at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m....
Sherry D. Anderson
Mar 19, 2010
OTTAWA - Sherry D. Anderson, 61, of Ottawa died Friday, March 19th at Rush - Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Services will be private. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Sherry was born July 12, 1948 in Ottawa, a daughter of Raymond and Phyllis (Reynolds) Caffee. She married Dean Anderson March 16, 1968 in Ottawa. She...
Reverend Leo H. Gildner
Mar 13, 2010
OTTAWA - Reverend Leo H. Gildner, age 82, Pastor Emeritus of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Ottawa, died Saturday, March 13th at Ottawa Pavilion. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with The Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria, as...
George E. Chiavario
Feb 27, 2010
LELAND - George E. Chiavario, 89, of Leland passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010, at his home. Funeral services honoring his life will be Tuesday, March 2nd, at 1:00 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home in Ottawa with Bruce Shaw, Randy Satterfield, and Ruth Taplin officiating. Interment will follow at Leland Cemetery with military rites accorded. Visitation will be from...
Patricia A. Riebe
Feb 26, 2010
OTTAWA - Patricia A. Riebe, 79, of Ottawa passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services honoring her life will be Friday, March 5, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ottawa, with Reverend Nathan Kramer officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 3:00...
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