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Published January 06, 2009, 12:00 AM

Services: William Tammen

The Rev. William J. Tammen, 76, of Ottawa, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, at Pleasant View Luther Home, Ottawa.

The Rev. William J. Tammen, 76, of Ottawa, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, at Pleasant View Luther Home, Ottawa.

Surviving are his wife, Helen; two daughters, Carol (James) Eckwall, LaGrange, Ill., and Mary (Guy) Chamberlin, Ottawa; two sons, Mark (Anita) Tammen, Louisville, Ky., and David (Sally) Tammen, Satellite Beach, Fla.; one brother, Herbert (Sadie) Tammen, Sioux Falls, S.D.; and nine grandchildren.

The service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, with the Rev. John Walker officiating. A private family burial will precede the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Dubuque Theological Seminary, Alzheimer’s Association or the church of the donor’s choice.

Turner-Eighner Funeral Home, Somonauk, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.

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