Mueller Funeral Homes & Crematory

12/23/2025

Charles G. "Chuck" Scoma passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at home with his family by his side.

A prayer service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 AM at Queen of the Holy ...

12/22/2025

12/21/2025

As we mark the first day of winter, how do you plan to enjoy the idle hours of winter? Reading, puzzle-making, painting, writing, skiing?

12/19/2025

Larry A. Stanford, 80, formerly of Earlville and Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Sandwich Living and Rehab Center.

A Funeral Service will take place at 12 p.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home, 800 First Avenue, in Ottawa with Rev. Randy Mortenso...

12/19/2025

Is there a grieving child in your life this holiday season? If you’d like to learn several ways you can offer support and love when times of grief arise, check out this helpful article with 10 compassionate actions you can take to care for yourself and a grieving child this Christmas.

Is there a grieving child in your life this Christmas? Check out these 10 suggestions for ways you can offer support over the holidays.

12/19/2025

William A. Scritsmier, 95, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, morning, December 9, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa.

12/19/2025

Carol Sue Piland, 81, of Spring Valley, formerly of Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Allure of Peru.

Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Kansas where she will be buried with her husband at Peabody Cemetery. Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home in La Salle is entruste...

12/18/2025

John David Baize, 53, of Wenona, passed away on December 16, 2025 in Wisconsin.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2026, from 2-5:00 PM at the Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home in LaSalle.

John was born on June 13, 1972 in Princeton to Robert Lee and Joyce Marie (May...

12/17/2025

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12/15/2025

Patricia L. Trench
July 10, 1935 - December 13, 2025

Patricia L. Trench, 90, of La Salle, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at JPO Retirement Home in Dalzell.

A prayer service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, December 18, 2025 at the Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle ...

12/15/2025

OBITUARY OF BERNICE M. MENNE

Bernice Minnie Phillips was born on 14 January, 1926 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley, Illinois to Lydia and Robert Doll. After Lydia succumbed to complications of childbirth, Bernice was adopted by her maternal aunt, Minnie Helm Phillips and her husba...

12/15/2025

Palma J. (Michels) Dean, 92, of Peru, passed away, Sunday, December 14, 2025 at her home.

A prayer service will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, December 19, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Peru followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph's Church, Peru with Rev. Gary Blake, ...