Obituaries

Dorothy E. Watson

Dorothy E. Watson

Apr 17, 2008

Dorothy E. Watson, of Ottawa, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 22nd, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip D. Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home...

Ernest H. Pool, Jr.

Ernest H. Pool, Jr.

Apr 10, 2008

Ernest H. Pool Jr., 85, of Ottawa, passed away on April 10, 2008 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Williams officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the...

Merle Laverne Krug

Merle Laverne Krug

Apr 4, 2008

Merle L. Krug, 82, of rural Dayton Twp., Ottawa, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at Rivershores Center in Marseilles. Due to the wishes of the deceased, there will be no funeral services or visitation. Private burial will be in West Serena Cemetery. Gladfelter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born October 9, 1925, in Ottawa, to...

Harry Joseph Nangle

Harry Joseph Nangle

Apr 3, 2008

Harry Joseph Nangle, 80, died Thursday, April 3, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26th at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Burial of the cremains will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with full military rites. Visitation will be two hours prior to the services with the family. Mr. Nangle was born...

Barbara Jean Osmund

Barbara Jean Osmund

Mar 22, 2008

Barbara Jean Osmund, 73, of Ottawa, formerly of Leland, Ill., died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at the Ottawa Pavilion. Cremation was accorded. There will be no service or visitation. Gladfelter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Osmund was born August 14, 1934, in La Salle, to John and Clara (McDowell) Goth. She married Duane Osmund on September...

Barbara Ann White

Barbara Ann White

Mar 20, 2008

Barbara Ann White, 59, of Ottawa, formerly of Peoria, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at the Ottawa Pavilion. There will be no services with a memorial service to be held at a later date in Peoria. Miss White was born August 11, 1948, in Muroc, Calif., to Robert Clare and Clara Louise (Grimm) White. She was an executive secretary...

Beatrice Paula Wheeler

Beatrice Paula Wheeler

Mar 13, 2008

Beatrice Paula Wheeler, 85, of Ottawa, died Thursday morning, March 13, 2008, at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Ottawa, with the Rev. Lourduraj Ignatius officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 on Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rosary at...

John Adrian Johnston

John Adrian Johnston

Mar 10, 2008

John Adrian Johnston, 59, of Ottawa, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Johnston was born August 23, 1948, in Ottawa to Adrian and...

Donald K Thiry

Donald K Thiry

Feb 28, 2008

Donald K Thiry, son of Marcel and Alice Fern (Maltas) Thiery, was born June 19, 1945, in Ottawa, Ill. He departed this life Thursday, February 28, 2008, in his home near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of sixty-two years, eight months and nine days. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim...

Angela Renee Cook

Angela Renee Cook

Feb 26, 2008

Angela Renee Cook, 44, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd Ludwick of the Southside Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the time of services at the funeral home....

Charles Richard "Rick" Fuller

Charles Richard "Rick" Fuller

Jan 27, 2008

Charles Richard "Rick" Fuller, 65, of Ottawa, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at home. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. noon Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Callison officiating. Burial will be in DeBolt Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Friday until the time of services. Mr. Fuller was born July 19, 1942, in Ottawa,...

Virginia Smith Anderson

Virginia Smith Anderson

Jan 26, 2008

Virginia Smith Anderson, 86, of Ottawa, died Saturday, January 26, 2008, at the Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Mrs. Anderson was born March 20, 1921, in Moreland, Kentucky, to Everett and...

Gertrude Luella Lerette

Gertrude Luella Lerette

Jan 21, 2008

Gertrude LuElla LeRette, 94, of Ottawa died Monday, January 21, 2008, at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Polly Klimson of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Mrs. LeRette was...

Samuel Leroy Manies

Samuel Leroy Manies

Jan 10, 2008

Samuel Leroy Manies, 82, of Ottawa died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at the Veterans Home at La Salle. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Callison officiating. Entombment of the cremains will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park. Mr. Manies was born May 8, 1925, in...

Frederick "Fred" C. Prafcke, Jr.

Frederick "Fred" C. Prafcke, Jr.

Jan 5, 2008

Frederick "Fred" C. Prafcke, Jr., 84, of Ottawa, died Saturday, January 5th, at Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Epworth United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kangse Lee officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral Home and one...

Sabrina Marie Didricksen

Sabrina Marie Didricksen

Jan 5, 2008

Sabrina Marie Didricksen, 44, of Utica, formerly of Tinley Park, died Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, January 12th, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Rubietta officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Utica. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday until the time of...

William J. Chastain

William J. Chastain

Jan 2, 2008

William J. Chastain, 27, of Wedron, died Wednesday, January 02, 2008, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Skyline Memorial Park near Monee, Ill. with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. William was born July 26, 1980, in...

Charles Fred Schleevogt

Charles Fred Schleevogt

Jan 2, 2008

Charles "Chuck" Schleevogt, age 87, of Eden Prairie, Minn., formerly of Ottawa, Ill., died Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at home. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16th at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Garry Briescher officiating. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the services. Gladfelter Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements....

Melvin A. Storm

Melvin A. Storm

Jan 2, 2008

Melvin A. Storm, 64, of Ottawa, formerly of Lockport, died Wednesday, January 02, 2008, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Their will be no services or visitation. Cremation was accorded. Gladfelter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Storm was born January 10, 1943, in Joliet, to Ernest and Ann (Bollino) Storm. He was a laborer in construction and...

Stella Leech

Stella Leech

Jan 1, 2008

Stella Leech, 100, of Streator, formerly of Ottawa died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Countryside Haven in Streator. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 5, at the First Baptist Church in Ottawa the Rev. Peter Brick officiating. Burial of the cremains will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. There is no visitation. Gladfelter Funeral Home is in charge...