William "BZ" Zwanzig, Jr., 89, of Ottawa, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Deacon Ron Wackerlin, officiating. Burial will follow at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, at the funeral home. BZ was born on December 22, 1934 in Chicago, to William and Evelyn (Drew) Zwanzig. He was a graduate of Otta...

Anna Mae Christie, 91 of Dayton Twp. passed away Thursday at Pleasant View Luther Home Winterrowd Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements

Gary Vezain, 78, of Ottawa, IL, passed away at Saint Anthony Medical Center on April 9th, 2024. The visitation will be held at Ottawa Funeral Home on Monday April 15th, 2024 from 11-12PM. The funeral service will be at 12PM. Burial will be at Oakwood Memorial Park following the service. A reception will be held at The American Legion at 1:30PM. Gary was born June 6, 1945 in Ottawa, Illinois to Melvin and Dorothy (Benjamin) Vezain. He worked at Caterpillar as a machine operator for over 30 yea...

Retired MSgt: Roy James Wagner, 66, of Jacksonville from Ottawa, passed away on Monday, April 8th, 2024, at his home. A Graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, April 15th, 2024, at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville with military honors. Roy is survived by his wife of 47 years, Kelley Rose O'Keefe Wagner; daughter, Candice Ann Dike (Matthew); mother, Margarette Howell Wagner; grandson, Colton Dean Dike; sisters, Cindy Murphy and Kathy Schuller (Randy); and ...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Bean, age 92, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024 at Pleasant View Healthcare with her loving family at her side. Funeral services will be held 12:30 PM Saturday, April 13th at Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Home with the Reverend John Walker officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Saturday. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Dave Wallace, R.C. Vandervort, Gary Tyndall, Benjamin Crane, Seth Tyndall and Nicho...

Kelli Ann Peddicord, 62, of Marseilles, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held Monday, April 8, from 9:00 until 10:30am at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will take place immediately following, at 11:00am at St. Columba Church. Burial will follow in St. Columba Cemetery. Kelli was born February 22, 1962, in Ottawa, IL, to Emmett and Mary Lou (Crowley) Dougherty. She married Ronald Peddicord Jr. on November 21, 1981 at S...

Edwin Dale Wold of Streator passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at his home following a short battle with cancer. Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and services will be private. Ed was born September 29, in Ottawa to Elwood and Betty (Henry) Wold. He graduated from Tempe High School in Tempe, AZ and attended Arizona State University. He was employed by Wedron Silica and Clover Technologies. He was formerly married to Alice (Varland) Wold and together they had two daughters; La...

Linda (Hackler) Lowe, 76, of Deer Park, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Chaplain Dave Van Larr, officiating. Burial will follow at Section Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, at the funeral home. Linda was born on December 11, 1947 in Ottawa, to Alvin and Shirley (Nelson) Hackler. She married Jerry Lowe on September 18, 1971 in Seneca. Linda was...

Edwin E. Bartlett, 94, of Streator, formerly of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday March 31, 2024 at OSF St. Francis in Peoria. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. John Walker, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park, where Full Military Honors will be accorded by the American Legion Post 33 Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, a...

Ronald C. Kesner, 71, of Marseilles, passed away on April 1, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles. Funeral services will follow at 12 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Troy Tvrdik, of Marseilles First Baptist Church officiating. He was born on October 20, 1952, in Ottawa, IL to Otis and Helen (Ott) Kesner. On May 6, 1978 he married Kim Thomas of Marseilles who survives. Ronnie was employed by Caterpilla...

Bill A. Bernardoni, 73, of Seneca, formerly of Ottawa, went home to Jesus on Friday, March 29th, 2024 in Peoria, Illinois. Bill was born on Sept. 11, 1950 to John and Corinne Bernardoni. He married Sue Daugherty on May 21, 1983. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Sue. They were married for 40 years. He is also survived by his three sons. Jon (Kelly), Billy (Alecia) and Tyler (Elizabeth). Bill was a dedicated father and an awesome Papa to his seven grandchildren; Anna and Aaron, Reagan ...

Larry Bastian, 83, of Marseilles, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024 with his children and grandchildren by his side. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home Larry was born October 6, 1940, in Ottawa, IL, to Ralph and Mae (Severson) Bastian. He married Donna Jean Harden on October 15, 1981 in Ottawa, IL. Larry was a taxi cab driver in Ottawa for many years, and that's where he met the love of his life, Donna. In his free time, he loved to play bingo, the lottery and sweep...

Edward J. Kuleck, 76, of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at his home, surrounded by family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at St. Columba Church, Ottawa with Msgr. Mark Merdian, Pastor, officiating. Burial will take place at St. Columba Cemetery on a later date. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with an honor guard provided by the Knights of Columbus. Edward was ...

Lyndle "Lindy" Ator Jr., 76, of Morris, IL, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024, at Morris Hospital. Visitation will be on Friday, March 29, from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 3:00 pm. Private burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Seneca. Lindy was born June 23, 1947, in Ottawa, IL, to Lyndle and Shirley (McNanna) Ator Sr. He was a Vietnam Veteran and served in the United States Army. He was an avid Chicago sports fan, especially the...

Marilyn J. Rorem, age 85, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024 with her loving family at her side. Marilyn was born May 27, 1938 in Streator, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur and Ruth (Morse) Anderson. She married Leonard Mance in January 1959 and later married Keith Rorem August of 1969. He preceded her in death December 20, 2010. She is survived by her loving children, Richard (Jody) White of Katy, TX, Patti (Tony) Ferguson of Morris, IL and Joe Mance; adoring grandchildren, Lindsa...