OTTAWA – Hazel Bernice (Arwood) Syverson, age 81, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, November 11, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.
Funeral services honoring her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 16th at Gladfelter Funeral Home with Rev. Peter Brick officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be David Syverson II, Chad Johnson, John Arwood, Dennis McConnaughhay, Bill Entwistle and John Herr. Honorary pallbearer will be Hank Arwood.
Hazel was born May 6, 1932 at Pontiac, Illinois, a daughter of Henry Robert and Sina (Garland) Arwood. She married Ralph Adrian Syverson on February 14, 1953 at the First Baptist Church in Ottawa.
Hazel is laid to rest in the Garden of Prayer.