Carter E. “Gene” Sarver, 75, of Ottawa, died on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rev. Duane Kaufman, officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Gene was born on August 24, 1938, in Princeton, to Carter and Dorothy (Johnson) Sarver. He received his degree in Civil Engineering from Bradley University. He was co-owner of Vegrzyn Sarver & Associates, and a registered professional engineer and land surveyor. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He married Donna Rossetto on Nov. 23, 1963 at St. Joseph Church in Marseilles.
Gene was a member of the Ottawa Rotary Club, American Legion Post 33, the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, Ottawa Boat Club, Deer Park RC Flyers Club, Illinois Valley Radio Control Club, and the Streator R/C Flyers. He was a former board member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Boat Club. A life-long tennis player, he was a member of the former Illinois Valley Racquet Club. He could often be found at the courts either playing tennis or cheering for his grandsons.
Gene is laid to rest in the Garden of Devotion.