Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - S eptember 30, 2026
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Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The Times and mywebtimes.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost. This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in July, August and September 2026.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - S eptember 30, 2026
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Phyllis Alleman, 97
Tonica, IL August 9, 1928 June 30, 2026
Danny R. Adkins, 78 Flanagan, IL March 24, 1948 August 16, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Bernice Affrunti, 82 Sheridan, IL February 15, 1944 August 13, 2026 Gabel-Dunn Funeral Home
Kristien Ainsley, 71 Ottawa, IL March 23, 1955 July 5, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Beatrice “Bea” Allshouse, 93
Utica, IL December 14, 1932 September 14, 2026
B Ronald “Ronnie” Ball, 66
Streator, IL April 28, 1960 July 27, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Gerald “Jerry” Barla, 87
Michael B. Benya, 75
John Walter Bartkus, 86
Robert M Billups, 94
LeRoy Benckendorf, 69
Lisa Renee Bowman, 62
Jeanine Benters, 95
Karen Sue Boyer, 67 Germantown Hills, IL June 5, 1959 July 26, 2026
Seneca, IL October 29, 1938 September 14, 2026 Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home
Seneca, IL January 11, 1940 July 15, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Blaine, WA December 30, 1956 August 19, 2026
Sandwich, IL January 3, 1931 June 24, 2026 Beverage Family Funeral Home
Ottawa, IL April 4, 1951 September 24, 2026
Wichita, KS April 17, 1932 June 23, 2026
Ottawa, IL October 12, 1963 July 3, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
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See full obituary at mywebtimes.com/obituaries Princeton, IL January 8, 1949 August 19, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Candace I. Brady, 79 Peru, IL October 24, 1946 August 11, 2026
David J. ‘Dave’ Brozak, 72 Clifton, IL April 2, 1954 May 18, 2026
Marlene Bruck, 83 Ottawa, IL January 30, 1943 September 2, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Barbara Jean Buhler, 97
Sheridan, IL December 16, 1928 July 5, 2026 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Thomas E. Case Streator, IL
Mary I. Cassady, 73 Peoria, IL May 19, 1953 July 28, 2026
Harvey L. Clemens, 75 Ottawa, IL December 16, 1950 July 22, 2026
Judith Conrad, 83 Utica, IL January 17, 1943 July 16, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
D Barbara Damron, 65
Ottawa, IL October 7, 1960 September 25, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Richard Louis Burton, 72
Marseilles, IL April 6, 1954 July 27, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Bruce Butchko, 78 Ottawa, IL July 11, 1948 September 26, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Decan J. Dejewski, 20 Ottawa, IL July 28, 2006 September 22, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Todd M. DeLong, 59 Peoria, IL February 16, 1967 August 20, 2026
Raymond Gene Detert, 83 Ottawa, IL October 1, 1942 August 8, 2026
Charlotte Dilley, 61
Ottawa, IL June 6, 1965 July 14, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory
Debra “Debbie” L. Dixon, 71 Janice Kay Danley Murphysboro, IL
Ottawa, IL May 30, 1955 September 19, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Kathy (Barber) Doherty, 75
Diane D. (Hess) Daugherty Metamora, IL
C Norma Carrera, 93 Ottawa, IL October 25, 1932 September 25, 2026
Ruth Defenbaugh, 77 Ottawa, IL March 21, 1949 September 5, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Chicago, IL April 23, 1951 September 4, 2026
E Marilyn Jean Decker, 82
Streator, IL December 9, 1943 August 2, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Dennis Robert Engel, 40
Bloomington, IL September 28, 1985 July 17, 2026 Beverage Family Funeral Home
David Hansford Eplin II, 49
Goodrich, IL June 25, 1977 September 18, 2026 Jansen Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Patricia A. Ernat, 80 Tonica, IL August 22, 1945 July 26, 2026
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Edmond LeRoy Forth, 91
Marseilles, IL January 10, 1934 January 3, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Melvin W. Frye, 90 Streator, IL September 9, 1936 September 13, 2026 Hagi & Schultz Funeral Home
Jerome A. Ftacek, 74
Streator, IL July 3, 1952 July 20, 2026
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Judith Ann (Dean) Goodchild, 83
Streator, IL March 31, 1943 July 20, 2026
Marlene Ann Gorski, 88
Grand Ridge, IL July 29, 1938 August 25, 2026 Grand Ridge Funeral Home
Scott Thomas Grady, 61
Streator, IL April 6, 1965 August 31, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
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James J. Bradish, 77
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See full obituary at mywebtimes.com/obituaries Pamela Jo Green, 74 Ottawa, IL January 26, 1952 September 27, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Alan Greene, 74
Marseilles, IL January 26, 1952 July 20, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
George Greene, 87
Rose (Ponce) Higgins, 69
Ottawa, IL June 19, 1957 August 27, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
George Hillenburg, 86
Rutland, IL May 17, 1940 August 29, 2026
Grand Ridge, IL August 3, 1941 July 18, 2026
Josephine (Ribas) Guerrero, 74
Richard “Dick” Holland
H Maureen Ann Harvey, 83
Marseilles, IL August 12, 1943 September 24, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Wesley M. Hausken, 71
Marseilles, IL June 8, 1969 June 23, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
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Patricia Ann Kolojay, 61
Streator, IL July 23, 1964 July 20, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
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Patricia Kaufmann, 77
Robert H. Lahman, 70
John “Jack” Michael Keating, 83
Donald J. Lechner, 95
Ottawa, IL September 7, 1949 September 24, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Huntley, IL September 14, 1955 August 4, 2026
Jim Hinterlong, 84
Paw Paw, IL March 19, 1939 September 15, 2026 Torman Funeral Home
Ottawa, IL April 29, 1952 July 27, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Sean Paul Jones, 57
Altoona, IA August 16, 2026
Manville, IL
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Darlene Mae Keller, 91
Marseilles, IL May 1, 1935 September 21, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Eva V. Jackson, 68
Francis Kelley, 70
Esther L. Janke, 79
Peter Kiesig, 64
Streator, IL July 29, 1957 June 19, 2026
Ottawa, IL April 5, 1956 August 12, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Streator, IL March 30, 1931 August 31, 2026
Jennifer N. Leonard, 56
Spring Valley, IL July 2, 1970 July 23, 2026
JoAnn Leslie, 85 Ottawa, IL April 5, 1941 July 1, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Henry “Hank” Lee Lieske, 79
Lockport, IL June 19, 1955 September 8, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Marseilles, IL May 5, 1947 September 3, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
McHenry, IL February 10, 1962 July 26, 2026 Cremation Society of Illinois
Ottawa, IL September 23, 1946 June 30, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
David Henneke, 78
Sharon Johnson, 79
Chase K. Knott
W. Walter Lochbaum, 107
Ottawa, IL August 16, 1947 July 5, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory
Cheryl Ann Higgins, 65
Seneca, IL July 26, 1960 July 2, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Seneca, IL May 27, 1947 July 29, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Nancy Rebecca Johnson-Shockey, 90 Streator, IL January 10, 1936 July 2, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Streator, IL
John E. Kochis, 93 LaSalle, IL January 29, 1933 September 28, 2026
Streator, IL December 21, 1918 September 8, 2026
Lorraine “Lora” (Bernardini) Lockhart, 95
Ottawa, IL August 10, 1930 June 26, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
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Eugene Raymond Malik, 90 Oro Valley, AZ March 13, 1936 March 22, 2026
Elizabeth M. Martyn, 93
Oglesby, IL January 28, 1933 July 3, 2026 www,MuellerFH.com
Andrew John Matas Sr., 65
Streator, IL August 30, 1961 September 23, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Jeanne R. Mathy, 74 Streator, IL April 15, 1952 July 1, 2026
William J. Monroe, Jr., 88
Marseilles, IL December 15, 1937 - August 29, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Howard Leroy Morstatter, 86
Streator, IL November 24, 1939 September 19, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Donna Murphy, 88 Ottawa, IL December 9, 1937 September 22, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Michael Allen Murphy, 72
Streator, IL August 19, 1953 July 30, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Margaret A. Murray, 95 David Louis McCoy Jr., 58
Streator, IL June 24, 1968 August 16, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
David L. McDonald, 71
Marseilles, IL December 7, 1954 August 20, 2026
Streator, IL January 2, 1931 July 6, 2026 Hagi & Schultz Funeral Home
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David Novak, 61
Streator, IL March 29, 1965 August 14, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
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Jack Isaac McLaughlin, 2
Joan A. O’Donnell, 90
Clint Thomas Mettille-Halterman, 55
Bertha “Alycia” Cervantes Orkney, 82
Tonica, IL January 16, 2024 August 28, 2026
Ottawa, IL September 25, 1970 August 18, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
El Paso, IL January 7, 1936 July 28, 2026
Ottawa, IL December 18, 1943 - J uly 18, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Barack Shem Owango Echols, 57
Flossmoor, IL August 21, 1968 July 10, 2026
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Hasmukhbhai Patel, 69
Utica, IL August 23, 1957 September 17, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory
James Gerald’ Jim’ Phelan, 78
Waller, TX August 8, 1947 June 25, 2026
Joyce Ann Roalson, 74 Ottawa, IL August 3, 1951 June 28, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Darrel Lee Roberts, 86 Streator, IL May 29, 1940 September 5, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Max Robertson, 90 Seneca, IL September 30, 1935 August 25, 2026 Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home
Marcella R. Rodrick, 95 Erma Lynn Pickera, 66
Marseilles, IL March 24, 1960 August 14, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Linda Kay (Boyle) Price, 73
Sun City West, AZ February 18, 1953 May 26, 2026
Richard Lee Puckett, 78
Streator, IL August 21, 1948 August 24, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
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Chu Son Reis, 65 Dwight, IL February 1, 1961 August 31, 2026 Hagi & Schultz Funeral Home
Charles V. Rexroat, 85 Marseilles, IL March 1, 1941 August 15, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Streator, IL August 30, 1930 July 7, 2026
Manuel Esquivel Romero, 67
Streator, IL May 11, 1959 June 30, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Robert Arthur Rommelfaenger, 84
Streator, IL May 1, 1942 June 23, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
S Zachary A. “Zac” Sawyer Bradley, IL
Delores Anne Scarbeary, 91
Streator, IL February 26, 1935 June 23, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
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See full obituary at mywebtimes.com/obituaries James Schaive, 93
Ottawa, IL January 18, 1933 August 9, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Randy Schueler, 64
Ottawa, IL November 21, 1961 August 30, 2026
Larry Schwartzbach, 62
West Brooklyn, IL April 26, 1964 July 13, 2026 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Owen Severson, 66 Sheridan, IL September 29, 1959 July 7, 2026
Mary Ann Sladek, 87
Ottawa, IL December 21, 1938 August 6, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Margaret S. Snow, 97
Streator, IL November 6, 1928 July 19, 2026
Harold Michael Stanard, 81
Woodstock, IL July 12, 1945 August 4, 2026 Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home
Harry Starac, 98
Ottawa, IL April 10, 1928 August 28, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory
Brenda L. Stimpert, 68 Streator, IL April 10, 1958 September 17, 2026 Hagi & Schultz Funeral Home
W David Allen Wade, 61
Dearborn Heights, MI January 25, 1965 June 14, 2026
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Danielle R. Thompson, 74
Morris, IL November 3, 1951 July 7, 2026
Carmen Torres, 84
Ottawa, IL January 6, 1942 July 14, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Connie Darlene (Treest) Waite, 72
Ottawa, IL September 9, 1953 July 7, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Jeanette Ann Walter, 86
Ottawa, IL June 29, 1940 September 5, 2026 Grand Ridge Funeral Home
Bruce Alan Weaver, 66
Ottawa, IL March 13, 1960 September 1, 2026
Philip Trumbo, 94 Ottawa, IL May 20, 1932 July 12, 2026
Ross John Weber, 82 Peru, IL March 2, 1944 July 20, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home - Peru
Kinslee Aria Tschida, 8 Serena, IL February 2, 2018 July 3, 2026 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Mary Ellen Turner, 92 Dwight, IL June 8, 1934 August 10, 2026 U.C. Davis Callahan Funeral Home
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Buckley “Buck” G. Vickers, 93
Streator, IL December 20, 1932 August 16, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Ottawa, IL September 3, 1976 July 4, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Maxine McCoy Witko, 93
James “Jim” Sullivan, 70
Ottawa, IL January 20, 1956 August 21, 2026 Ottawa Funeral Home
Jacob A. D. Williamson, 49
Stephen “Steve” J. West, 78
Ottawa, IL May 13, 1948 September 2, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
Streator, IL March 11, 1933 September 6, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Nancy Ann Wold, 82 Earlville, IL April 4, 1944 July 29, 2026 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Jeffrey A. Woodring, 58
Streator, IL May 2, 1968 September 8, 2026 Hagi & Schultz Funeral Home
Robert Wright, 81
Ottawa, IL May 30, 1945 September 11, 2026 Mueller Funeral Home
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Lawrence F. Yednock, 77
Streator, IL September 5, 1948 August 15, 2026
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Doreen Westbrook, 69
Jon K Zaruba, 61
Darrell L. Williams, 68
Robert F Zimmerman, 71
Oglesby, IL October 14, 1956 July 9, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Ottawa, IL August 17, 1957 August 7, 2026
Streator, IL October 2, 1964 August 4, 2026 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Maryville, WA April 6, 1955 July 9, 2026
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BEVERAGE FAMILY FUNERAL HOME 104 Terry St., Sandwich, IL 60548 815-786-6715 beveragefamilyfh.com
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MUELLER-PAGANI FUNERAL HOME 609 8th St La Salle, IL 61301 815-223-0096 MuellerFH.com
OTTAWA FUNERAL HOME 1111 LaSalle St., Ottawa, IL 61350 815-433-0300 ottawafuneralhome.com GLADFELTER FUNERAL HOME 1601 E. Norris Dr., Ottawa, IL 61350 815-433-0097 gladfelter-roetker.com
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SEALS CAMPBELL FUNERAL HOME 1009 E. Bluff St., Marseilles, IL 61341 815-795-5151
HAGI & SCHULTZ 205 High St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2420 hagischultzfh.com
OTTAWA FUNERAL HOME 1111 LaSalle St., Ottawa, IL 61350 815-433-0300 ottawafuneralhome.com
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HURST FUNERAL HOME 650 5th St., LaSalle, IL 61301 815-223-0380
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SOLON-TELFORD FUNERAL HOME 301 S. Park St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2320 MERRITT FUNERAL HOME solontelford.com 800 Monro St., Mendota, IL 61342 815-539-7211 merrittfh.com
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SCHNEIDER, LEUCHT MERWIN & COONEY 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098 815-338-1710 slmcfh.com
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WINTERROWD-HAGI FUNERAL HOME SEALS CAMPBELL FUNERAL HOME 305 S. E. Park St.,St., Streator, IL 61364 1009 Bluff Marseilles, IL 61341 815-672-2703 815-795-5151 winterrowdfh.com
SOLON-TELFORD FUNERAL HOME 301 S. Park St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2320 solontelford.com
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TORMAN FUNERAL HOME 510 Flagg St., Paw Paw, IL 61353 815-627-3811 tormanfuneralhome.com
TURNER-EIGHNER FUNERAL HOMES 3952 Turner Ave., Plano, IL 60545 630-552-3022 eighnerfuneralhomes.com
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UC DAVIS-CALLAHAN 301 W. Washington St., Morris, IL 60450 815-942-0084 ucdaviscallahan.com
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WINTERROWD-HAGI FUNERAL HOME 305 S. Park St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2703 winterrowdfh.com