Obituaries
William Davis Valle
Jun 6, 2023
William D. Valle, 92, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 9th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Monsignor Mark Merdian officiating. Interment with Military Honors by the Ottawa American Legion Post 33 Honor Guard will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Charles Anthony Rausch
May 29, 2023
Charles A. Rausch, age 79, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, May 29th at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 7th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home. Interment will follow in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 6th at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Jeremy...
Gary Neal Chandler
May 10, 2023
Gary Neal Chandler, age 37, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, May 19th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with interment following at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time. Gary was born October 27, 1985 in Aurora, Illinois, a son of Gary N. and Sophie Margaret...
Ronald Atchley
May 7, 2023
Ronald Atchley, 79, of Streator, passed away on May 7, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 16th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with memorial services at 11:00 AM with Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating. Interment with Military Honors by the American Legion Post 217 Honor Guard will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Streator. Ronald...
Patricia Ann Wakey
Apr 15, 2023
Patricia Ann (nee Darnall) Wakey, 91 of New Lenox, Illinois passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Patty was born February 28, 1932 in Peoria, Illinois. She was adopted by James and Nellie Darnall at 1 year old. Patty graduated as Valedictorian from J.D. Darnall High School in Geneseo, Illinois in 1949. She received her...
Elmer J. Brooker
Apr 8, 2023
Elmer J. Brooker, age 83, of Ottawa, entered his heavenly home Saturday, April 8, 2023. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 AM Saturday, May 20th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with memorial services at 11:00 AM with Pastor Sherry Stevenson and Pastor Alex Cross officiating. Interment with Military Honors by the American Legion Post 33 Honor Guard will follow...
Jeffrey Joseph Pursell
Mar 25, 2023
Jeffrey Joseph Pursell, age 48, of Chicago, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Peterson Park Health Care Center in Chicago. Cremation rites will be accorded and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Jeff was born September 27, 1974 in Joliet, Illinois, a son of Edwin and Irene (Fioritto) Pursell. He...
Brian Lee Wehde
Mar 23, 2023
Brian Lee Wehde, 81 of Newark, Illinois passed away peacefully on March 22, 2023 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Brian was born May 9, 1941 in Holstein, Iowa to Gus and Marcella Wehde and was the eldest of seven children born to that union. He spent his early years in Early, Iowa graduating from Crestland high school in...
Richard C. Bornemann
Mar 3, 2023
Richard C. Bornemann, age 91, of Ottawa, was embraced in the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, March 3, 2023 in the presence of his loving and devoted family. Richard "Rich" was born August 20, 1931 in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Clarence and Berneice (Houck) Bornemann. He married Leona Coop April 26, 1958 in Plattville, Illinois. Surviving is his...
Billie M. Dippel
Feb 28, 2023
Billie M. Dippel, 95, of Ottawa, passed away February 28, 2023 at OSF St. Elizabeth. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 6th at noon at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Reverend Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Monday. Pallbearers will be Bob, Alex,...
Dean W. Barickman, Jr.
Feb 23, 2023
Dean W. Barickman, Jr., age 79, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023 at The Pavilion of Ottawa. Per Dean's wishes, there will be no visitation or service. His cremated remains will be interred in Jackson Cemetery, Coitsville, Ohio. Dean was born on May 4, 1943, the son of Dean and Anne (McConnell) Barickman, in Columbus, Ohio. He...
Patricia Joy Calvert
Feb 22, 2023
Patricia Joy Calvert, age 85, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 3rd at 1 p.m. at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Clark officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service on Friday. Patricia was born on January 23, 1938 in Aurora,...
Sharon L. Bruck
Feb 20, 2023
Sharon L. Bruck, age 78, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 24th at Crossbridge Community Church with Pastor Sherry Stevenson officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from Noon to service time Friday. Pallbearers will be Scott, Nicholas, August and...
Scott Edward Solberg
Feb 8, 2023
Scott Edward Solberg, age 57, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Edward-Elmhurst Hospital in Naperville after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Memorial Mass will be celebrated 10:00 AM Tuesday, February 14th at St. Columba Church with Father Nicolas Wilson and Ryan Mann, a nephew and seminarian officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m....
Diane G. Sanders
Feb 8, 2023
Diane G. Sanders, age 79, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Memorial services will be held 3:00 PM Tuesday, February 14th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Jane Schomas officiating. Interment will follow in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from Noon until service time Tuesday. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Diane...
Marcus Dean Mcgeorge
Feb 6, 2023
Marcus D. McGeorge, age 76, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday February 6, 2023 surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 17th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Pastor Raymond Mitchell officiating. Visitation will be from 4p.m. until the time of service Friday. Marcus was born September 21, 1946, in Ottawa, the son of...
Margarete Anna Fessler
Feb 3, 2023
Margarete Anna Fessler, 97, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 at the Pavilion of Ottawa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 7th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with Father John Waugh officiating. Interment will follow in DeBolt Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 AM Tuesday. Pallbearers will be Larry, Timmy and Richard Fessler,...
Shawn Farrell
Jan 29, 2023
Shawn P. Farrell, age 60, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at his home. Shawn was born November 26, 1962 in LaSalle, the son of Robert Joseph and Mary Katherine (Ewing) Farrell. He went to school at Triton University and earned his associates degree in photography. He went on to run a photography business of his own...
Edward T. Heermann
Jan 29, 2023
Edward T. Heermann, 88, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023, in the home of his daughter in Marseilles. Private family services will be held. Edward will be laid to rest at Oakwood Memorial Park. Edward was born May 15, 1934, in Ottawa, Illinois, the son of Theodore and Julia (Shoudis) Heermann. He married Virginia B. Applebee on...
Thomas Michael Anderson
Jan 28, 2023
Thomas M. Anderson, age 77, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Thomas was born March 17, 1945, the son of Abraham "Jake" and Marguerite "Dollie" (Zucker) Anderson, in Ottawa. Thomas went to school in Ottawa and graduated from Ottawa High School. He went on to serve his country in...
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