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Lydia Blank

1944 - 2025

Lydia Blank obituary, 1944-2025, Ottawa, IL

BORN

1944

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Mueller Funeral Homes Ottawa

800 First Avenue

Ottawa, Illinois

UPCOMING SERVICE

Service

Oct. 25, 2025

11:00 a.m.

St. Columba Church

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Lydia Blank Obituary

Lydia (Esparza) Blank, 81, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family.
A Mass will be held in her honor at St. Columba Church in Ottawa on October 25, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa.

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Published by Starved Rock Media from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Lydia Blank

Oct

25

Service

11:00 a.m.

St. Columba Church

122 West Washington Street, Ottawa, IL 61350

Funeral services provided by:

Mueller Funeral Homes Ottawa

800 First Avenue, Ottawa, IL 61350

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