Obituaries
Lois Vanessa Harper
Aug 20, 2007
Lois Vanessa Harper, 93, of Sheridan, formerly of Ottawa, died Monday, August 20, 2007 at Manor Care Health Center in Rolling Meadows, IL. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Douglas Williams of officiating. Burial will be in Summit View Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 4 to 8 p.m. and Thursday...
Paula Rita Rodriguez
Aug 18, 2007
Paula Rita Rodriguez, 81, of Ottawa, died Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Columba Catholic Church with Rev. Ron Dodd as celebrant. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the...

Wanda Marie Hayes
Aug 15, 2007
Wanda Marie Hayes, 51, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at the Ottawa Pavilion. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Miss Hayes was born January 18, 1956, in Ottawa, to Kenneth LeRoy and...
Elfriede Manullang
Aug 9, 2007
Elfriede Manullang, 86, of Ottawa, died Thursday, August 9, 2007, at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ottawa, with the Rev. Garry Briesacher officiating. Burial of the cremains will be in Oakwood Memorial Park at a later date. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. Sunday until the time of...
Irene Smith
Aug 5, 2007
Irene Smith, 84, of Ottawa, died Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Johnson, of Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the. Mrs. Smith was born February...
Joseph J. Almeda
Aug 4, 2007
Joseph J. Almeda, 82, of Ottawa, died Saturday, August 4th at Community Hospital of Ottawa. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Lourdura Ignatius officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with...
Linda Lee Godwin
Aug 1, 2007
Linda Lee Godwin, 47, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Tracy Johnson officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Godwin was born...
Donald C. Cihak
Jul 28, 2007
Donald C. Cihak, Sr., 78, of Ottawa, formerly of Chicago, died Saturday, July 28th, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Ottawa, with the Rev. Gerald J. Meyer as the celebrant. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m....
Robert E. Wilson
Jul 25, 2007
Robert E. Wilson, 55, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Entombment will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday...
Michael E. Fischer
Jul 23, 2007
Michael E. Fischer, 52, of Ottawa, died Monday, July 23rd at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Gary Kistenfeger conducting the service. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Fischer was born October 19, 1954, in Ottawa to...
Robert E. Jameson
Jul 20, 2007
Robert Elyot Jameson, 86, of Ottawa, died Friday, July 20th, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28th, at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Garry Briesacher officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with full military honors. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home and one...

Sylvia Lea Downey
Jul 14, 2007
Sylvia Lea Downey, 78, of Ottawa, died Saturday, July 14, 2007, at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Clark of the Marseilles Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services at the...
James V. O'Hara
Jul 7, 2007
James Vincent O'Hara, 77, of Ottawa, Ill., died early Saturday morning, July 7, 2007, at the Ottawa Pavilion. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28th, in the front lawn of the Allamakee County Court House, Waukon, Iowa, with the Veterans of Foreign Wars in charge of the services and a flag folding ceremony. Mr. O'Hara...
Carline E. True
Jul 2, 2007
Carline E. True, 71, of Ottawa, died Monday, July 2, 2007, at her home. Memorials services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd Ludwick of the Southside Christian Church officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs....
Eric Richard Hillyer
Jun 6, 2007
Eric Richard Hillyer, 27, of Long Point, formerly of Ottawa, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. Mr. Hillyer was born August 31, 1979,...
John Harold Edgcomb M.D.
May 28, 2007
Dr. John Harold Edgcomb died on Memorial Day, May 28, 2007 at Cabrini Hospice in New York City after a long period of illness. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois on August 15, 1922 to Dr. John Harold Edgcomb and Margaret Jans Edgcomb. He attended Ottawa Township High School, class of 1940, and went on to the University of...
Robert Sverre Anderson, Sr.
May 26, 2007
Robert "Mud Pie" Sverre Anderson, 66, of Ottawa, died Saturday, May 26, 2007, at his home. Funeral services will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Kaufman officiating followed by full military honors by the Ottawa Honor Guard. Private burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will...
Fredrik "Hunter" Nimke
May 16, 2007
Fredrik "Hunter" Nimke, 5 months old, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, May 16th, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip Halfacre officiating. Burial will be in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Gladfelter Funeral...
Harland Daniel Warren
May 13, 2007
Harland Daniel Warren, 90, of Ottawa died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Jonathan Crail, pastor of the Harding United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Harding Cemetery with full military honors by the Earlville American Legion and Veterans of Foreign...
Austin Lloyd Vann Handegan
May 7, 2007
Austin Lloyd Vann Handegan, 17, of Angleton, Texas, formerly of Ottawa, died Monday, May 7, 2007, in Angleton. There will be no funeral services in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 15th, at Gladfelter Funeral Home. Private burial will be in River Hills Memorial Park, Batavia, Ill. Austin was born October 18, 1989, in...
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