Paul T. Carpenter, 80, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2024 at the Arc at Streator Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at Oakwood Memorial Park. Burial will follow the services at the Cemetery with Full Military Rites conducted by the American Legion Post 33 Veteran’s Group Honor Guard. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the mausoleum. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa.
Paul was born on June 4, 1944 in Joliet to C. Paul and Dorothy (Whalen) Carpenter. He graduated from Joliet Junior College and the University of Illinois. He served in the Navy and was a Vietnam War veteran. He was a newspaper editor since 1973. Paul married Yukiko Kanamori on September 7, 1971 in Joliet, IL. Paul was an avid photographer.
He is survived by his wife, Yukiko Carpenter of Ottawa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, C. Paul and Dorothy Carpenter, and a son, Wesley Carpenter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the La Salle V.A. PTSD or OSF Hospice Services in Ottawa.
Paul was laid to rest in the Garden of Prayer at Oakwood Memorial Park.