Mitchell Brady, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

By October 28, 2019Obituaries

Mitchell Brady, 57, of Utica, passed away Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23rd, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. James Swaner, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mitchell was born on February 17th, 1962, in Ottawa, to Ralph Edward “Ed” and Nancy (Reynolds) Brady, Jr. He was a graduate of Ottawa Township High School, and received his B.S. Degree from the University of Illinois. He married Karen Ahern on Jan. 3, 1981 in Ottawa. She died on March 1, 2010. He worked as a Computer Scientist for Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies. Mitch was an active boater and a member of the Hammond, Indiana Marina.

He is survived a son, Andrew Brady, of Los Angeles, a daughter, Amy Brady, of Utica, a granddaughter, Autumn Gremal, his father, Ed (Ronda) Brady of Sandwich, a sister, Debra (Mark) Ingold, of Plainfield, and two brothers, Michael (Amy) Brady, and Randall (Michele) Brady both of Ottawa.

He was preceded in death by his mother, and his grandparents.

Memorials May be directed to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

Pallbearers will be Andrew, Michael, Randall, Cory and Hallen Brady, and Bryan Page.

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