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January 2017

Jan 23
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Mary “Kay” Smith, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

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WARRENVILLE — Mary “Kay” Smith, 78, a resident of Warrenville, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 31, in Illinois, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born Oct. 31, 1938, in Peoria, and was adopted by her loving parents, Harvey and Gladys Sheppard, on Oct. 15, 1939.

Kay graduated from Roberts Thawville High School and attended Northern Illinois College. She married Terrence E. Smith on July 20,1963.

Kay enjoyed raising her two daughters and spending time with her family. She loved to travel, read and play and watch sports. One of her favorite hobbies was boating with her family and friends at Starved Rock Yacht Club for 53 years.

Kay is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Terry Smith, of Warrenville; and her daughters, Dawn Rolison, of Cedarburg, Wis., and her children, Khendel and Ella Rolison; and Kristie (Steve) Szejner, of Elmhurst, and their children, Samantha and Kyle.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, where a funeral service will also be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6. Interment will follow services in Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa.

In lieu of flowers, it is encouraged that memorial gifts be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

Kay has been laid to rest in the Garden of the Last Supper.

Family and friends may sign a guestbook at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, please call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.

Hultgren Funeral Home

304 N. Main St., Wheaton, IL 60187

630-668-0027 hultgrenfh.com

Jan 05
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Lee R. Hall, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

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Lee R. Hall, 90, of Ottawa died on Wednesday, December 28, at the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 5, in the Zion Lutheran Church in Ottawa with the Rev. David Daniel, pastor, officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 4 -7 p.m. at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, and at the church on Thursday, one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa where full military rites will be conducted.

Lee was born on March 27, 1926 in Benton, Illinois to Lee Roy and Alberta (Vickery) Hall. He married Margaret Stash on June 4, 1950 in Springfield, Illinois. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was employed at L.O.F. until his retirement and had previously worked for the Joliet Arsenal and King & Hamilton in Ottawa. Lee was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church.

Lee is survived by one daughter, Becky Lee Hall, of Cortland, one son, David (Karen) Hall of Ottawa, three grandchildren, Kurt Blaiszik, of Littleton, CO, Christie Jones, of Ottawa, and Laura (Cody) Brown, of Belleville, IL, one great-grandchild, Margaret Lee Jones, one brother-in-law, John (Pauline) Stash, of Abilene, TX, a sister-in-law, Genevieve Hall, of Ottawa, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Margaret, on July 14, 2011, one daughter, Debra Blaiszik, four brothers, and four sisters.

Pallbearers will be Eddie Stash, Shawn McCambridge, Casey McCambridge, Brian Jones, Mark Strehl, and Randy Michelini.

Memorials may be made to the Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Cortland, Illinois, the Zion Lutheran Church in Ottawa, or the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle, Illinois.

Lee has been laid to rest in the Garden of Inspiration.

Jan 05
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Donald “Don” D. Bruno, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

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Donald “Don” D. Bruno, 82, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Ottawa Pavilion.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Ottawa Funeral Home, with Rev. Tony Fevlo officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 pm, Monday, January 2 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park.

Don was born November 14, 1934 in Chicago to James and Agnes (Nelson) Bruno. He married Lorraine Matuszak October 27, 1956 at Immaculate Conception in Chicago. He was a long time member of the Starved Rock Yacht Club. He served as a crossing guard for the Ottawa Elementary Schools and was owner-operator of CarX/Automax of Ottawa.

Don is survived by his three children, Gina (Mike) Montgomery and Donna (Steve) Burke, and Steve Bruno all of Ottawa; seven grandchildren, Lisa (Dan) Wolowicz of Bolingbrook, Laura (Marissa) Champion of Kenosha, Wi, Michael (Amber) Burke of Ottawa, Melanie (Jamie) Burke of Tampa Fl., Marissa (Mike) Meyer of Orland Park, Samantha Bruno of Ottawa, and Katie Bruno of Ottawa; eight great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Marilyn (John) Balestri of Alsip, and Betty Soljacich of Palos Heights.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and three brothers, Frank, Larry and Junior Bruno.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family.

Don has been laid to rest in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Love.

Jan 05
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Harper Lee Sorensen, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

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Harper Lee Sorensen, five and one half months old, passed away December 27, 2016.
Harper Lee was born at her home in Maple Park, Illinois on July 9, 2016 to Ashley Conrad and Nathan Sorensen.

Harper is survived by her mother and father; her brothers, Hunter, Hammond and Hayer Sorensen; maternal grandparents, Steven and Sheila (Bramel) Conrad of Aurora; paternal grandmother Cary Sorensen of Naples, Florida; maternal great-grandmothers Evelyn (Eisert) Conrad of Ottawa and Marie (Laatz) Carlisle of Joliet; paternal great-grandmother Corinne (Stahnke) Cherwonick of Aurora; paternal great-grandfather Robert Sorensen, of Naples, Florida; aunt Angela Dziedzic of Aurora, and uncles, Jacob and Caleb Sorensen of Naples, Florida, as well as many other aunts, uncles and cousins from the Naperville and Ottawa area.
She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, Jerry Conrad; paternal great-grandfather William Cherwonick, and great-uncle Eric Sorensen.

Memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2016 from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM at THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 North Lake Street, Aurora, Illinois followed by a memorial service at the mortuary at 2:00 PM. Fr. Patrick Gillmeyer, O.S.B. of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church of Aurora, will officiate. Harper will be buried alongside her great-grandfather, Jerry Conrad, in Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Private graveside services are planned for a later date.

Harper will be deeply missed and forever remembered in our hearts.
Please remember to sign our online guestbook or to leave condolences for the family.
Memorials may be directed to the immediate family.

Harper has been laid to rest in the Garden of the Ten Commandments.

Jan 05
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Lawrence “Larry” H. Fleming, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

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Lawrence “Larry” H. Fleming, 77, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, December 7th at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

A memorial service followed by cremation will be held Saturday , December 10th from noon to 4 pm at Gladfelter Funeral Home in Ottawa. Prayers with Father David Kipfer of St. Columba Church officiating will be at 2:00 pm. The Ottawa Fire Department will honor Larry with a Bell Service and Military Honors will be conducted by the Ottawa Veterans Organization. There will be a celebration of life at 4:30 pm at the Ottawa Elks Lodge, 116 West Jefferson Street, with many family and friends and Larry’s special bestie and grandson , Trevor, whom he loved dearly and who loved him dearly and will miss him immensely. Inurnment will be private at a later date at Oakwood Memorial Park in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum.

Larry was an outstanding husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. If you spent any time with Larry you knew what deep laughter was. He would have given you the shirt from his back, the food from his plate and he would have done anything you asked of him if it was in his power. He never knew a stranger, everyone he ever met ended up being a friend. He will be greatly missed and a huge void is now in our lives but he is at peace, no longer in pain and smiling down at us. For that we are thankful.

Larry was born November 25, 1939 in LaSalle, IL to Shirley Ernest Fleming and Ruby Leann (Miller) Fleming.

Larry served in the US Navy from 1957-1962, aboard the U.S.S. Glacier in the Antarctic. Larry retired from the Ottawa Fire Department with 21 years as a Firefighter/EMT.

He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Edna M. (Manning) Fleming, their 5 children all of Ottawa, Gerald Fleming, Darrell (Denise) Fleming, Phillis (Tom) Lyons, Diana (Randy) Stiles and Lawrence (Susie) Fleming Jr. 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren with two on the way. Also surviving are 5 sisters, 3 brothers and numerous nieces and nephews and his beloved Chihuahua, Penny.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents and 5 siblings.

Larry has been laid to rest in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Seasons.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Ottawa Fire Department.

Charitable donations may be made to:

Ottawa Fire Department
301 West Lafayette Street, Ottawa IL 61350

Jan 05
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Helen A. Klingerman, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

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Helen A. Klingerman, 97, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Rivershores Care Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at St. Columba Church with Rev. David Kipfer officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, December 19, 2016 at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park.

Helen was born September 21, 1919 in Ottawa, Illinois Frank and Frances (Ellwart) Koenig. She married Edward Klingerman on June 28, 1946; he passed away September 11, 1999. She retired from Borg Warner and was a member of St. Columba Church and the Moose.

She is survived by her sons, Edward Klingerman of LaSalle, Robert (Debbie) Klingerman of Cornell, James Klingerman of LaSalle; her daughter, Mary Kay Gromm of Summerfield, FL; nine grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and her daughter-in-law Getta Klingerman of Morris.

She is preceded in death by her husband; two sons, Donald Klingerman and Kevin Klingerman; two brothers, Oscar Koenig and Carl Koenig; two sisters, Margaret Iverson and Mary Leki; and her granddaughter; and her son-in-law, Lloyd Gromm.

Memorials may be directed to her family.
Helen has been laid to rest in the Garden of Prayer.

Jan 05
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Adrienne M. Kleinmaier, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

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Adrienne M. Kleinmaier, 87, of Marseilles, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at her home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 15, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Entombment will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home. Adrienne was born September 18, 1929, in Marseilles to Edward and Katherine (Gotta) Murphy. In 1950, she married Charles Kleinmaier, Jr. who preceded her in death in 2001.

She was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the Marseilles Bridge Club.

Adrienne is survived by one daughter, Lori (Richard) Spencer of Bedford, TX; two sons, Richard (Jenny) of Rockford and Robert (Jan) of Plainfield; ten grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, one sister, Patricia Bolatto; and one grandson.

Memorials may be given to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church for Masses.

Pallbearers will be grandchildren.

Adrienne has been laid to rest in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Hope.

Seals-Campbell Funeral Home 1009 E. Bluff St., Marseilles, IL 61341 815-795-5151 www.sealscampbell.com