Obituaries

Barbara Katherine Kelly Schrader

Barbara Katherine Kelly Schrader

Dec 26, 2007

Barbara Kelly Schrader, 56, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of Ottawa, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Lowrduraj Ignatius officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Ms. Schrader...

John Joseph Sanchez

John Joseph Sanchez

Dec 24, 2007

John Joseph Sanchez, 89, of Ottawa, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at Rivershores Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Marseilles. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald J. Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with full military honors. Visitation will be from 4 to...

James A. Rather

James A. Rather

Dec 23, 2007

James A Rather, 56, of Naplate, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, at home. Funeral services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, December 27th, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Tracy Johnson of the Calvary Baptist church and Robert Johnson officiating. Following the services there will be full military honors. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 4...

Jalissa Treasuray Weathersby

Jalissa Treasuray Weathersby

Dec 8, 2007

Newborn Jalissa Treasuray Weathersby, of Ottawa, died Saturday, December 8, 2007, at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Sidney Dove officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral services. Jalissa was born December 8, 2007, in...

James H. Brady

James H. Brady

Nov 27, 2007

James H. Brady, 56, of rural Sheridan, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Kevin Garner officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from noon Saturday until the time of services. Mr. Brady was born January 25, 1951, in Mansfield, Ohio, to James...

Norma Jean Stafford

Norma Jean Stafford

Nov 17, 2007

Norma Jean Stafford, 81, of Wedron, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. Columba Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Ron Dodd officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral...

Andrew J. Bickel

Andrew J. Bickel

Nov 17, 2007

Andrew J. Bickel, 72, of Marseilles, died Saturday, November 17, 2007, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Dodd officiating. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Mausoleum in Joliet. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday with liturgical prayers at 4...

Margaret Cecelia Retz

Margaret Cecelia Retz

Nov 13, 2007

Margaret Cecelia Retz, 90, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Columba Catholic Church with the Rev. Ron Dodd officiating. Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip, Ill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral...

Emilia Reynolds

Emilia Reynolds

Nov 1, 2007

Emilia Reynolds, 95, of Ottawa, formerly of Chicago, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Lowrduraj Ignatius officiating. Cremation was accorded. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Reynolds was born April...

Dorothy L. Smith

Dorothy L. Smith

Oct 29, 2007

Dorothy L. Smith, 86, of Ottawa went home to be with the Lord, Monday, October 29, 2007 at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy F. Wilson and Rev. Dana Coyle of Freedom Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be...

Randolph "Gus" Gregory

Randolph "Gus" Gregory

Oct 27, 2007

Randolph "Gus" Gregory, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. He was born December 12, 1912, in South Dakota, the son of John and Mae (Shute) Gregory. He married Florence DeFore of Ottawa on February 26, 1940. Memorial services will be held at Gladfelter Funeral Home in Ottawa at 11 a.m. Thursday,...

Gerri Lynn Comb

Gerri Lynn Comb

Oct 15, 2007

Gerri, "G.G." Lynn Comb, 49, of Ottawa died Monday at her home. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with her nephew, Jermey Peters officiating. Cremation was accorded. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. Thursday until time of services. She was born January 19, 1958, in Sandwich, Ill., to James Franklin and Betty...

Lida Clara Snook

Lida Clara Snook

Oct 2, 2007

Lida Clara Snook, 80, of Ottawa, formerly of Nettle Creek Township, rural Morris, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in Morris Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be 12 o'clock noon Saturday at St. Columba Catholic Church with the Rev. Ron Dodd officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at...

Virginia Mae Scerini

Virginia Mae Scerini

Sep 25, 2007

Virginia Mae "Ginger" Scerini, 93, of Olympia, Wash., formerly of Ottawa, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007, in Olympia, Wash. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 6, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...

Erma Theresa Dulian

Erma Theresa Dulian

Sep 19, 2007

Erma Theresa Dulian, 90, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2007 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald J. Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Grand Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. at Gladfelter...

Edwin Charles Conrad

Edwin Charles Conrad

Sep 17, 2007

Edwin Charles Conrad, 84, of Moline, formerly of Ottawa died Monday, September 17, 2007 at Heartland Health Care Center in Moline, Illinois. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Pastor Irv Smith of Hamlet Perryton Presbyterian Church, Reynolds, Ill. officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be...

Charles "Chuck" D. Woods

Charles "Chuck" D. Woods

Sep 7, 2007

Charles D. "Chuck" Woods, 69, of Ottawa, died Friday evening, September 7, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be a 6 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Fr. David M. Kipfer officiating with a flag folding by the honor guard. Entombment of the cremains will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at...

Ciara Renee Logan

Ciara Renee Logan

Sep 4, 2007

Infant Ciara Renee Logan, 11 months old, of Ottawa, died September 4, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Deacon Fredrick Davis officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Saturday until the time of services at the funeral home. She...

Leo M. Cullmann

Leo M. Cullmann

Aug 27, 2007

Leo M. Cullmann, 88, of Ottawa, died Monday, August 27th at his home in Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Brian D. Wangler of the Ottawa First Church of the Nazarene and the Rev. Dale Katcher, CHO Hospice Chaplain, officiating. Full military honors will follow the services. Entombment of...

Victor White

Victor White

Aug 20, 2007

Victor White, 84, of Mendota, formerly of Ottawa, died Monday, August 20, 2007, at Mendota Community Hospital. Funeral services will at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of services at the funeral home. Mr. White...