Obituaries
Edmund A. Wisniewski
Jul 15, 2008
OTTAWA - Edmund A. Wisniewski, 85, of 2705 Everette Road, Ottawa, died on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at his home. Visitation will be at Gladfelter Funeral Home from 4 :00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, and a service with full military honors will be held there on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be private. Mr. Wisniewski was...
Valinda Eileen Munson
Jul 6, 2008
Valinda Eileen Munson, 53, of Ottawa, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at home. Graveside services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at St. Columba Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Dodd officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral home. Ms. Munson was born August 18, 1954, in Ottawa, to Charles Richard Lotshaw/Forthe and Constance Edith...
Christina Lynn (Smith) Martinez
Jun 27, 2008
Christina Lynn (Smith) Martinez, 31, of Ottawa, died Friday, June 27, 2008, at home with her loving family. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visit-ation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home...
Helen M. Warren
Jun 25, 2008
Helen Myrtle Warren, 91, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at La Salle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Dave Lade officiating. Burial will be in Harding Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Mrs. Warren was born...

Margaret C. Defenbaugh
Jun 15, 2008
Margaret C. "Maggie" Defenbaugh, age 87, of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, formerly of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Taylor Park Nursing Home in Rhinelander. Funeral services will be held Noon Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Father John Crist officiating. Inurnment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park at a later date. Visitation will...

Marie D. Rentz
May 24, 2008
Marie D. Rentz, 78, of Ottawa, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, at her home. Private funeral services were held at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Lisa Hadler officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Rentz was born November 24, 1929, in LaSalle Ill., to Joseph A. and Marie (Stachowiak) Marczykowski. She married Bernard E. Rentz on February...

Angel Przybylski
May 23, 2008
Newborn Angel Przybylski, of Ottawa, died Friday, May 23, 2008, at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 2, 2008, at Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles with the Rev. Tom Burke officiating. She is survived by her parents, Jennifer Showen and Mark Przybylski; four brothers, Tyler, Cody, Igic and Isaiah; maternal grandparents,...
James A. Wheeler
May 17, 2008
James A. Wheeler, 50, of rural Dwight, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008, at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Prayers will be at...
Mary Kay Dettore
May 15, 2008
Mary Kay Dettore, 87, of Ottawa passed away Thursday evening at 9:18 p.m., May 15, 2008, at home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Entombment will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa, Ill. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Mrs. Dettore...
James A. Gleason
May 9, 2008
James A. Gleason, 80, of Utica, died Friday afternoon, May 9, 2008, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Lisa A. Hadler officiating. Full military honors will follow. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. Tuesday until the time of services....
Catherine Armstrong Farley
Apr 18, 2008
Catherine Armstrong Farley, 97, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Chaplain Sletto officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services. Mrs. Farley was born December 19, 1910,...
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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