Obituaries

Charlotte Hagie

Charlotte Hagie

Dec 17, 2008

Charlotte Hagie, age 89, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Wangler officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. till service time Saturday at the funeral home. Charlotte was...

Marilyn K. Thomas

Marilyn K. Thomas

Dec 13, 2008

Marilyn K. (Davis) Thomas, age 58, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Oakwood Memorial Park with Rev. Lisa Hadler officiating. There will be no visitation. Marilyn was born September 7, 1950 at Ottawa, Illinois, a...

Mary E. Posner

Mary E. Posner

Dec 12, 2008

Mary E. Posner, age 85, of Marseilles, passed away Friday, December 12, 2008 at Pleasant View in Ottawa. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mary...

Etta Mae Olle

Etta Mae Olle

Dec 7, 2008

Etta Mae Olle, age 90, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Pleasant View, Ottawa. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Fr. Ronald E. Dodd officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Etta Mae was...

Howard "Howdy" Farrell

Howard "Howdy" Farrell

Nov 28, 2008

Howard "Howdy" "Hoots" Farrell, age 64, of Marseilles, passed away Friday, November 28, 2008 at his daughter's home. Funeral services honoring his life will be held 11:00 a,m, Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers...

Laverne R. Gretencord

Laverne R. Gretencord

Nov 26, 2008

LaVerne Robert "Teensie" Gretencord, age 69, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. A eulogy and liturgical prayers honoring his life will be held 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions...

Peter Trapini

Peter Trapini

Nov 19, 2008

Peter Trapini, age 88, of Dayton Township, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. At his request, no services will be held. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Peter was born March 17, 1920 at Cedar Point, Illinois, a son of Stephen and Maria (Baio) Trapini. He married Erma Claude...

Ruby J. Wilson

Ruby J. Wilson

Nov 19, 2008

Ruby Jane Wilson, 77, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Funeral services honoring her life will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. David Daniels officiating. Interment will follow in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Ruby Jane Wilson was born November 30,...

Anna Belle Keller

Anna Belle Keller

Nov 17, 2008

Anna Belle Keller, 81, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Ottawa, died Monday, November 17, 2008 at Pleasant Valley Manor, Pleasant Valley, MO. Visitation will be held at Gladfelter Funeral Home on Friday, November 21st from 4pm to 7pm. Memorial services will be at 7pm. Interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park at a later date. Mrs. Keller was...

Beverly M. Rice

Beverly M. Rice

Nov 13, 2008

Beverly M. (Stevens) Rice, 78, of Ottawa died November 13, 2008. Funeral services will be at 6:00 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. David M. Kipfer officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Honorary Pallbearers will be her six sons. Mrs. Rice...

Henry J. Heiss

Henry J. Heiss

Nov 5, 2008

Henry J. Heiss, 87, of Ottawa, died Wednesday morning, November 5, 2008, at St. Margaret's Hospital of Spring Valley. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12 o'clock noon Saturday at St. Columba Catholic Church with the Rev. David M. Kipfer officiating. Cremation will be accorded with burial of the cremains at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery at a later date...

John O. Harris

John O. Harris

Nov 5, 2008

John O. Harris, age 82, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday at the Ottawa Pavilion. At his request, private family services with interment in Deer Park Cemetery will be at a later date. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. John O. Harris was born May 29, 1926 at Ottawa, Illinois, a son of Glenn and Hazel (Flannery) Harris. He...

Chandra Pommier

Chandra Pommier

Oct 30, 2008

Chandra Pommier, age 23, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday at Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center. Private family visitation and services will be held. Private interment will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Chandra was born January 12, 1985 at Ottawa, Illinois, a daughter of Charles R. and Sandra (Wood) Pommier. She is survived by her parents, of Ottawa; three...

Lulu May Tuntland

Lulu May Tuntland

Oct 27, 2008

Lulu "Bessie" Tuntland, age 82, of Marseilles, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet. Memorial services will be held 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to service time Saturday. Gladfelter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Lulu "Bessie" Tuntland was born...

Anna Louise Williams

Anna Louise Williams

Oct 26, 2008

Anna Louise Williams, age 88, of Gainesville, Missouri, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Sunday at Gainesville Health Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Polly Klimson officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with a Women...

Patricia A. Allen

Patricia A. Allen

Oct 1, 2008

Patricia A. Allen, age 66, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services honoring her life will be held 7:00 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Schoon officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to time of service Saturday at the funeral home. Private interment will be at...

Darlene Miller

Darlene Miller

Sep 21, 2008

Darlene Miller, age 88, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Interment will follow in Peru City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Darlene was born...

Shirley Lillian Pylest

Shirley Lillian Pylest

Sep 11, 2008

Shirley Lillian Pylest, 70, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008 at her residence. Memorial services honoring her life will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 15, 2008 at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Shirley was born May 3, 1938 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a daughter of...

Judith M. "Judy" Roberts

Judith M. "Judy" Roberts

Sep 4, 2008

Judith M. "Judy" Roberts, 66, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2008 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services honoring her life will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral...

Donald Eugene Scott

Donald Eugene Scott

Sep 3, 2008

Donald Eugene "Scotty" Scott, 86, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Pleasant View Home in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Private interment with Military rites will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Utica. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society. Donald was born August 13, 1922...