Obituaries

William "Bill" Wilson

William "Bill" Wilson

Dec 5, 2009

OTTAWA - William "Bill" Wilson, age 76, of Ottawa, passed away at 4:59 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Nathan Kramer officiating. Interment with military honors by the Ottawa Veterans Honor Guard will be in...

Ethel M. Chapman

Ethel M. Chapman

Nov 27, 2009

OTTAWA - Ethel M. Chapman, age 99, of Ottawa, passed away at 3:15 a.m. Friday, November 27, 2009 at Rivershore Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Wednesday and 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Chapman was born May 22,...

Vera Darline Funk

Vera Darline Funk

Nov 21, 2009

Vera Darline "Grandma Doll" Funk, age 91, of Ottawa, passed away at 11:38 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Pleasant View. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Columba Catholic Church in Ottawa with Rev. David Kipfer celebrating. Interment will follow in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday...

Clarence Zeilmann

Clarence Zeilmann

Nov 18, 2009

Clarence Zeilmann, 76 of Ottawa, passed away 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Auburndale, Florida. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, December 6, 2009 at Epworth United Methodist Church with Rev. Kangse Lee officiating. Entoment of cremains will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at Elwood, Illinois. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with...

Richard "Dickie" Jeffries

Richard "Dickie" Jeffries

Nov 14, 2009

OTTAWA - Richard "Dickie" Jeffries, age 79, of Ottawa, passed away at 8:27 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Church in Naplate, with Rev. Lourduraj Ignatius celebrating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with...

Harriette (Maass) Stone

Harriette (Maass) Stone

Nov 9, 2009

OTTAWA - Harriette (Maass) Stone, age 96, of Ottawa, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2009 at Pleasant View. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Reverend Kangse Lee officiating. Interment will follow in Summitview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will...

William H. Stevens

William H. Stevens

Nov 5, 2009

OTTAWA -William H. Stevens, age 73, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 9, 2009 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmie Evans officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday,...

Isabella Marilyn Ann Cameron

Isabella Marilyn Ann Cameron

Oct 25, 2009

Isabella Marilyn Ann Cameron, infant daughter of Jessica Cameron, passed away at 9:50 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Private family services will be held. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Isabella was born October 25, 2009 at Ottawa. She is survived by her mother, Jessica Cameron and a brother, William Cameron...

Harland F. Battles

Harland F. Battles

Oct 18, 2009

OTTAWA - Harland F. Battles, age 94, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at the Ottawa Pavilion where he lived for a brief time. Funeral services honoring his life will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Doug Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:00 to...

Janice L. Kruse

Janice L. Kruse

Sep 29, 2009

OTTAWA - Janice L. Kruse, age 67, of Ottawa, passed away 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at St. Paul's Nursing Home, Chicago. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m.Monday at Rowe Cemetery, Rowe, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to Noon Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Janice was born December 8, 1941 in Pontiac, Illinois, a daughter...

Edward E. Dennis

Edward E. Dennis

Sep 27, 2009

STREATOR - Edward Earl Dennis, Jr., 69, of Streator, died 11:51 a.m. Sunday, September 27, 2009 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with military rites accorded. Visitation will be from 4--7 PM Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Mr. Dennis...

David E. Harden

David E. Harden

Sep 26, 2009

David E. Harden, 70, of Ottawa, passed away at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Rivershores Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Funeral services honoring his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman and Rev. Peter Brick officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 to...

Marilynn K. Grieves

Marilynn K. Grieves

Sep 9, 2009

OTTAWA - Marilynn K. Grieves, 68, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to service time Saturday. Interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Marilynn was born September 27, 1940 at Ottawa, Illinois, a daughter of Howard and Daisy (Moss)...

Lewis B. Clarkson

Lewis B. Clarkson

Sep 6, 2009

MT. WOLF, PA - Lewis B. Clarkson, 88, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at York Hospital in York, PA. He was the husband of Lucy J. (Martin) Clarkson. The couple celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on August 31st. Services were held at York, PA. Entombment will take place privately at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa,...

Macel Boyd Mullins Jr.

Macel Boyd Mullins Jr.

Jul 17, 2009

MARSEILLES - Mace Mullins, Jr., age 36, of Marseilles, passed away at 11:46 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2009 at Morris Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Bishop officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the...

Clarice M. Bunton

Clarice M. Bunton

Jul 16, 2009

Clarice M. Bunton, age 87, of Ottawa, passed away at 1:12 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Polly Klimson of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Entombment will follow in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum of Oakwood Memorial Park....

Dominic P. Datti

Dominic P. Datti

Jul 11, 2009

Dominic P. Datti, age 86, of Ottawa, passed away at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2009 at his residence. Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum with Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Military rites will be performed by the Ottawa American Legion Veterans Group. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at...

Grace Karen Knutson

Grace Karen Knutson

Jul 8, 2009

OTTAWA - Grace Karen Knutson, age 99, of Ottawa, passed away at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant View. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday July 13, 2009 at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Reverend Chris Schoon of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Sylvia Katherine Miner

Sylvia Katherine Miner

Jun 29, 2009

OTTAWA --- Sylvia Katherine Miner, age 92, of Ottawa, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Ottawa Pavilion. Private services will be held Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Jonathan Crail officiating. Interment will be in Prairie Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Miner...

Isak A. Penrod

Isak A. Penrod

Jun 23, 2009

OGLESBY - Isak A. Penrod, age 15, of Oglesby, passed away at 6:07 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 near Oglesby. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Isak was born March 8, 1994 at San Diego, California, the son of Frederick McFarland and Alexandria Penrod. He is survived by...