Nathan E. Applebee, Sr., 88, of Seneca, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at the Morris Hospital, surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Seneca with Rev. Kris Zierke, officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Nathan was born on July 7, 1937 in Marseilles to Clyde and Carrie...

Dan McGinnis, 84 of Ottawa passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at St. Columba Church, with Rev. Nicolas Wilson officiating. Visitation will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Daniel was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who took great pride in both his faith and his work. He helped build two Catholic churches and spe...

Benjamin James Bianco, 33, of Somonauk, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 16, 2026. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 21, from 10:00am until 12:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will be held at 12:00pm. Cremation rites will follow the service. Ben was born July 15, 1992 in Ottawa, IL to John Bianco and Susan Wheeler. Ben loved music. He played the drums and the guitar and was a wealth of knowledge on music history. He enjoyed going to concerts, watching ...

Dianna Lynn (Lewis) Reynolds, 78, of Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2026, at her home. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 17, at 2:30 pm at Oakwood Memorial Park, with Pastor Bill Clark officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Dianna was born August 31, 1947 in Ottawa, IL to Robert and Iliene (Eide) Lewis. She married Don Reynolds on April 30. She loved going to Las Vegas and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. She loved dogs, especially her do...

Dorene L. (Rieuf) Pratt, 76, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Peru. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at the First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa with Rev. John Walker, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Dorene was born on...

Richard W. Barnett, 91, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2026, at Pleasant View in Ottawa. He has willed his body to science. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Richard was born on September 17, 1934, in Ottawa to Gilbert and Dorothy (Dooms) Barnett. He was a graduate of OTHS and was an electrician at Libbey Owens Ford. Richard married Janet Connors on November 3, 1956, at St. Columba Church in Ottawa. He is survived by his wife, Janet Bar...

Armella Olson, 98, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Saturday, February 14, from 9:00am until 10:15am at St. Columba Church. A rosary will be prayed by the Catholic Daughters at 9:00am. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30am. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery. Armella was born March 25, 1927 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Helen (Ignatowski) Piekarczyk. Armella always worked as a care...

Dawn Ahearn, 65, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center with her family by her side. A rosary will be prayed with the Catholic Daughters of the Americas at 4:00pm Thursday, February 12, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Visitation will follow from 4:30pm until 7:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 13, at 11:00am at St. Columba Catholic Church. Cremation rites will follow the service and private burial will b...

Felix "The Cat" Rodriguez, 69, of Ottawa, IL, formally of Streator, IL, was unexpectedly called home Thursday, Jan 29th. Private arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral home in Ottawa. Felix was a loving brother, uncle, and friend. He was born on September 15, 1956, in Harvey, IL, to Francico and Paula (Galvan) Rodriguez. He is preceded in death by his mother, father, brother Frank, and his beloved dogs Sisco, Fox, Mouse, and Samson. Felix is survived by brothers and...

Jean Marie Upton, 94, of Marseilles, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at her home. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 14 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marseilles. A Mass of Christian burial will follow with Fr. Ryan Mattingly officiating. A private family burial will take place on a later date in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, where she will be interred beside her husband, Ernie. Jean was born on June 8, 1931, in Marseilles, IL, to Jo...

Stanley A. Baker of Coralville, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 30 at Solon Retirement Village in Solon, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Dr. Fred Fullerton, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, at the funeral home. Stan was born on October 28, 1942, to Mary and Edwin Baker in Ottawa, Illinois, where he spent most of h...

John T. Wilson, age 71, of Utica, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026 at The Pavilion of Ottawa. John was born March 29, 1954 in Ottawa to Clarence E. and Evelyn (Anderson) Wilson. He is survived by a brother, Alan Wilson; a sister, Mary Lou Schomas; nieces, Diane Wilson, Dawn Hess and Debbie Katrein; and a nephew, Rodney Schomas. John was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Wilson. John tirelessly worked the family farm near Utica. He enjoyed trips to Key West, Florida and participating in...

Linda Mae Jones, 73, of Utica, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, at OSF St. Elizabeth in Peru. Private services will be held. Burial will be in Waltham Cemetery. Linda was born July 2, 1952, in Princeton, IL, to Lester and Eleanor (May) Schultz. She grew up on a farm and was a lifelong farm girl. She worked as an ICU Nurse for over 20 years, and when she retired from the hospital, she became a realtor for Century 21, where she loved helping young couples buy their first home. She enjoye...

Mary V Grant, 85, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Friday, January 23, 2026. Mary was born on March 28, 1940 to Alice and James Comparon. She is survived by her sons, Jimmy (Jacqui) Grant of Bradford, Rick Grant of Ottawa, Chris Grant (Eric) of Phoenix Arizona, and one daughter, Alicha Hartman (Mike), of Ottawa; 6 grandchildren, Meghan (Andy) White, Taylor (Will) Wallerstedt, Ricky Grant (Hailey), Jacob Grant, Rikki Lee Schamp, Clayton Hartman; 6 great-gra...

Judith Carr, 86, of Ottawa passed away on Friday morning, January 30, 2026 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. A Private Visitation will be held at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Judith was born on December 5, 1939 in Ottawa to Charles and Shirley (Bayer) Gamons. She married Philip Carr on November 29, 1959 in the First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa. Judy was a loving mother and wonderful grandmother. She is survived by two sons, Philip (Nancy) Carr, Jr. of Hudson, IL and Curt Carr of Ot...