OTTAWA — Jerry Sorenson, 69, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital.
Funeral ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Grace Oh officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in Oakwood Memorial Park with military honors.
Jerry was born July 8, 1945, in Ottawa, to Melvin and Leona (Sibert). He married Karen Pfalzgraf on May 5, 1973.
He graduated from Ottawa Township High School. He joined the Army and was stationed in Vietnam.
He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He attended auto diesel school in Nashville, Tenn. He worked as a mechanic at Whitmore Chevrolet, Norm Buick and Thortons. He also worked at BWD in Ottawa.
Jerry enjoyed life. He was a family man. He loved to attend Sox games, helped with his sons' Little League games and summer ball. Jerry enjoyed playing softball with his buddies.
His greatest love was bowling; he was on a mixed league with his wife. He enjoyed bowling with his sons at Carretto's. He traveled around the United States to bowl in the ABCs and he bowled with his friends in the Odd Fellow Tournaments.
He also was a member of the Ottawa Rescue Squad. He took his family fishing after he got off work as often as he could.
He is survived by his loving wife, Karen; one daughter, Julie Rasmussen; two sons, Jerred and Kurt Sorenson; seven grandchildren, Cody, Caitlyn, Andrew, Nicholas, Jacob and Matthew Rasmussen and Genna Sorenson; one sister; and five brothers.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
Pallbearers will be Jerred Sorenson, Kurt Sorenson, Mark Mansfield, Jim Hall, Scott Schillings and Jeremy Schillings.
Funeral ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Grace Oh officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in Oakwood Memorial Park with military honors.
Jerry was born July 8, 1945, in Ottawa, to Melvin and Leona (Sibert). He married Karen Pfalzgraf on May 5, 1973.
He graduated from Ottawa Township High School. He joined the Army and was stationed in Vietnam.
He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He attended auto diesel school in Nashville, Tenn. He worked as a mechanic at Whitmore Chevrolet, Norm Buick and Thortons. He also worked at BWD in Ottawa.
Jerry enjoyed life. He was a family man. He loved to attend Sox games, helped with his sons' Little League games and summer ball. Jerry enjoyed playing softball with his buddies.
His greatest love was bowling; he was on a mixed league with his wife. He enjoyed bowling with his sons at Carretto's. He traveled around the United States to bowl in the ABCs and he bowled with his friends in the Odd Fellow Tournaments.
He also was a member of the Ottawa Rescue Squad. He took his family fishing after he got off work as often as he could.
He is survived by his loving wife, Karen; one daughter, Julie Rasmussen; two sons, Jerred and Kurt Sorenson; seven grandchildren, Cody, Caitlyn, Andrew, Nicholas, Jacob and Matthew Rasmussen and Genna Sorenson; one sister; and five brothers.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
Pallbearers will be Jerred Sorenson, Kurt Sorenson, Mark Mansfield, Jim Hall, Scott Schillings and Jeremy Schillings.
OTTAWA — Jerry Sorenson, 69, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital.
Funeral ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Grace Oh officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in Oakwood Memorial Park with military honors.
Jerry was born July 8, 1945, in Ottawa, to Melvin and Leona (Sibert). He married Karen Pfalzgraf on May 5, 1973.
He graduated from Ottawa Township High School. He joined the Army and was stationed in Vietnam.
He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He attended auto diesel school in Nashville, Tenn. He worked as a mechanic at Whitmore Chevrolet, Norm Buick and Thortons. He also worked at BWD in Ottawa.
Jerry enjoyed life. He was a family man. He loved to attend Sox games, helped with his sons' Little League games and summer ball. Jerry enjoyed playing softball with his buddies.
His greatest love was bowling; he was on a mixed league with his wife. He enjoyed bowling with his sons at Carretto's. He traveled around the United States to bowl in the ABCs and he bowled with his friends in the Odd Fellow Tournaments.
He also was a member of the Ottawa Rescue Squad. He took his family fishing after he got off work as often as he could.
He is survived by his loving wife, Karen; one daughter, Julie Rasmussen; two sons, Jerred and Kurt Sorenson; seven grandchildren, Cody, Caitlyn, Andrew, Nicholas, Jacob and Matthew Rasmussen and Genna Sorenson; one sister; and five brothers.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
Pallbearers will be Jerred Sorenson, Kurt Sorenson, Mark Mansfield, Jim Hall, Scott Schillings and Jeremy Schillings.
Funeral ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Ottawa Funeral Home with the Rev. Grace Oh officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Ottawa Funeral Home. He will be buried in Oakwood Memorial Park with military honors.
Jerry was born July 8, 1945, in Ottawa, to Melvin and Leona (Sibert). He married Karen Pfalzgraf on May 5, 1973.
He graduated from Ottawa Township High School. He joined the Army and was stationed in Vietnam.
He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He attended auto diesel school in Nashville, Tenn. He worked as a mechanic at Whitmore Chevrolet, Norm Buick and Thortons. He also worked at BWD in Ottawa.
Jerry enjoyed life. He was a family man. He loved to attend Sox games, helped with his sons' Little League games and summer ball. Jerry enjoyed playing softball with his buddies.
His greatest love was bowling; he was on a mixed league with his wife. He enjoyed bowling with his sons at Carretto's. He traveled around the United States to bowl in the ABCs and he bowled with his friends in the Odd Fellow Tournaments.
He also was a member of the Ottawa Rescue Squad. He took his family fishing after he got off work as often as he could.
He is survived by his loving wife, Karen; one daughter, Julie Rasmussen; two sons, Jerred and Kurt Sorenson; seven grandchildren, Cody, Caitlyn, Andrew, Nicholas, Jacob and Matthew Rasmussen and Genna Sorenson; one sister; and five brothers.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
Pallbearers will be Jerred Sorenson, Kurt Sorenson, Mark Mansfield, Jim Hall, Scott Schillings and Jeremy Schillings.
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