Obituaries
Joseph Roth
Mar 3, 2007
Joseph (Joe) Lewis Roth, 77, of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 03, 2007, at home surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 6th at St. Columba Catholic Church with the Rev. Ron Dodd as the celebrant. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with full military honors. Visitation will be from 4...
Florence L. Cheli
Feb 26, 2007
Florence L. Cheli, 92, of Ottawa, died Monday, Feb. 26th, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Naplate with the Rev. Steven P. Loftus as the celebrant. Entombment will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Wednesday from...
Katherine Marie Machetta
Feb 21, 2007
Katherine Machetta, 90, of Naplate, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Naplate with The Rev. Steven P. Loftus officiating. Entombment will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m....
Margaret Ann Marshall
Feb 17, 2007
Margaret Ann Marshall, 74, of Serena, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. John G. Waugh officiating. Burial will be in West Serena Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Marshall was born February...
Lance Berry
Feb 13, 2007
Lance M. Berry, 23, of Ottawa, formerly of Streator, died Tuesday, February 13, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 12 o'clock noon Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Robert Johnson officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of services at the church. Gladfelter...
Doris N. Stohl
Feb 13, 2007
Doris N. Stohl, 92, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Peter Ward officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the church. Gladfelter Funeral Home is...
Eleanor Jane Barnes
Feb 9, 2007
Eleanor Jane Barnes, 85, of Ottawa, died Friday, February 9, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Chaplain Kerwin Sletto of Pleasant View Luther Home officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Barnes was born February 16,...
Mary Beth Harmon
Feb 3, 2007
Mary Beth Harmon, 51, of Ottawa, died Saturday, February 3, 2007, at home. Private family funeral services will be held Friday, February 23rd at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald J. Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. She was born January 13, 1956, in Ottawa, to Leonard John and Eva Theresa (Dekreon) Harmon. She graduated...
Marilyn G. Hessling Taylor
Jan 31, 2007
Marilyn G. Hessling Taylor, formerly of Ottawa and La Salle, Ill., died January 31, 2007, in Valencia, Calif., after a brave 14-month battle with leukemia. She was 78. Described by all who knew her as kind and loving, Marilyn considered her family and friends to be her greatest happiness. Throughout her life she touched countless people with her gracious...

Robert Max Jensen
Jan 30, 2007
Robert Max Jensen, 87, of Ottawa, formerly of Chicago, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Peter Ward officiating. Burial will be in Beverly Cemetery in Blue Island, Ill. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the time of services...
Curtis M. Jorstad
Jan 23, 2007
Curtis M. Jorstad, 83, of rural Seneca, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at Heritage Manor in Peru. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Stavanger Lutheran Church with the Rev. Philip W. Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Stavanger Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral...
Harold James Locke
Jan 20, 2007
Harold James Locke, 88, of Ottawa, died Saturday, January 20, 2007 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Polly Klimson of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Locke...
Oliver Ernest Enquist, Jr.
Jan 19, 2007
Oliver "Ollie" Ernest Enquist, Jr, 78, of Ottawa, died Friday morning, January 19, 2007 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. John Walker of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Rudolph G. Halm
Jan 13, 2007
Rudolph G. "Rudy" Halm, 92, of Ottawa, died Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Rivershores Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Marseilles. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 17th, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gerald J. Meyer as celebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7...
Evelyn Cora Buehler
Jan 4, 2007
Evelyn Cora Buehler, 86, of Kankakee, formerly of Ottawa, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 in Kakankee. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Curt Boyer of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kankakee, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of services. Mrs....
Mary Elizabeth Baker
Dec 30, 2006
Mary Elizabeth Baker, 93, died Saturday, December 30, 2006, at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Lisa Anne Hadler of the First Congregational United Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home...
Witha J. Hougas
Dec 29, 2006
Witha J. Hougas, 96, of the Ravlin Congregate Center, Ottawa, died Friday, December 29, 2006 at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, at Gladfelter Funeral Home. with Elder Arlene Jackson of the Community of Christ Church officiating. Burial of the cremains will be in Section Cemetery in Miller Twp. Visitation will be from...
John Benya
Dec 17, 2006
John Benya, 89, of Ottawa Township, died Sunday, December 17, 2006, at the Veteran's Home at Quincy, Illinois. Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald J. Meyer officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Ottawa, Ill., with full Military honors. Visitation will be from...
Mildred L. Fox
Dec 10, 2006
Mildred L. Fox, 94, of Ottawa, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 at Pleasant View Luther Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pleasant View Luther Home Chapel with Chaplain Kerwin K. Sletto of Pleasant View Luther Home officiating. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services....
Brenda S. Yott
Dec 8, 2006
Brenda Sue Yott, 52, of Ottawa, died Friday, December 8, 2006, at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gladfelter Funeral Home with the Rev. Oscar Shepherd of the La Salle Foursquare Church officiating. Cremation will be accorded. Burial of the cremains will be private at a later date in Oakwood Memorial Park....
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