Carl Edward "Higgins" Dimmick, Jr., 64, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Carl was born on October 3, 1959 in Ottawa to Carl and Ellen (Niles) Dimmick. He worked as a farmer, welder, a boilermaker for 30 years, and worked at Pilkington. Carl married Janet Fowlie on September 9, 1994 in Ottawa. They have been together for 36 year...

Karl Laxfoss Howardson Jr, 55, of Seneca went to be with his Lord and Savior May 7, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born March 17, 1969 in Ottawa to Carol Anne Howardson and Karl Laxfoss Howardson Sr Karl went to Seneca High School playing football all 4 years and graduated class of 1988. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Army Signal Corp and was serving in Germany when he was sent to Saudi Arabia into the Desert Storm/Iraq conflict 1990-91. He received an honorable DD-2...

Lori Ann Girard, 53, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be Thursday, May 16, from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will be held on Friday, May 17, at 10:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. John Nordstrom officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Lori was born April 4, 1971, in Ottawa, IL, to Alfred and Donna (Stevens) Girard. Lori loved being outside. She loved sunny days a...

Larry Dean Kane Sr., 75, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. A graveside service will take place at 10:00am at St. Columba Cemetery on Monday, May 13. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Larry was born July 17, 1948, in Springfield, IL, to Ernest and Lois (Wells) Kane. He married Mary Lou Lewis on August 9, 1969 at St. Patrick's Church in Ottawa. Larry worked for Caterpillar in Montgomery for 30 years. After he retired, ...

Michael S. Farrell, 65, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 8, from 2:00pm until 5:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 5:00pm. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Michael was born March 29, 1959, in Lasalle, IL, to Robert Joseph and Mary Catheryn (Ewing) Farrell. He married Athena Vavaroutsos on May 22, 1983 at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Joliet. He wor...

Domingo Villarreal "Mingo" Sanchez, age 80, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 6th at St. Columba Church with Father Nicolas Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:30 A.M. Monday at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Larry Linn III, Raymond D/S Linn, Ajay Young, Tristan Riley, Aiden Fenog...

Helga Toyton, 97, of Ottawa, passed on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at the Pavilion of Ottawa. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home. Helga was born on April 6, 1927 in Kiel, Germany. She went to seamstress school in Germany and carried on her work after moving to the United States. She met John W. Toynton in Germany ...

Arla Elaine Severson, 92, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Pleasant View. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, with Rev. John Walker, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Deer Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller funeral Home in Ottawa. Arla was born on October 5, 1931 in Ottawa to Carl and Mary (Beck) Weber. She was...

John F. Bean, age 92, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 at Pleasant View Healthcare surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held 12:30 PM Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with the Rev. John Walker officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Saturday. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park with military honors by the Ottawa American Legion Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Dave Wallace, R.C. Vandervort, Gary Tyndall, Be...

Ginger Lane (Nelson) Duffy, 75, of Serena, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich with her family by her side. Visitation will be Thursday, May 2, from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30am on Friday, May 3, at St. Columba Church, with Msgr. Mark Merdian officiating. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Ginger was born October 13, 1948, in Sandwich, IL, to Bob and Bunnie Nelson. She married John...

Jessica Elizabeth McGregory, 45, of La Salle, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, at OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center in Rockford. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm at the Ottawa Lions Club, 501 Bellevue Ave, Ottawa, IL 61350. Jessica was born October 4, 1978, in Ottawa, IL, to David and Laurie (Anderson) Haws. She married Shannon McGregory on June 7, 2003, in Pontotoc, MS. He passed away May 2, 2020. Jessica loved all types of music and enj...

Thyra Mae Oglesby (Ross) Beals, 86, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at the OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. Alex Cross, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ottawa, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Thyra was born on November 11, 1937 in Beaufort, N...

Christina Swanson, 58, of Ottawa, IL, passed away with her family by her side at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center on April 16th, 2024. Tina was born September 22, 1965 in Rockford Illinois. She married Gary Swanson on May 20th, 2000 in Ottawa, Illinois. She worked numerous jobs but took the most pride in raising her children. Tina's passion was crocheting and crafting. She was also a leader of Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and a 4-H Club. Tina was the type of person who lit up a room when she enter...

Emma Louise Donahue, 91, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center with her family by her side. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 21, from 2:00pm until 5:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A rosary will be said by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas at 1:45pm. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00am on Monday, April 22, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with Msgr. Mark Merdian officiating. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesda...

Patrick Marshall Gray, 44, of Ottawa passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024. A private family service will be held on Thursday, April 18th with Monsignor Merdian officiating. He will be buried at St. Columba Cemetery. Ottawa Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Patrick was born March 22nd, 1980 in Ottawa to Patricia K. (Rossiter) and Dennis M. Gray. He was employed by Casey General Construction. Patrick was a member of Laborers Local 393, Carpenters Local 195, and Gemma Power Sy...