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Honoring Ottawa officer Brian Sember: Procession makes its way from Ottawa to Streator

Procession estimated at a mile in length

By Shaw Local News Network
An estimated mile-long funeral procession for Ottawa Police Officer Brian Sember with police and emergency vehicles passes through Grand Ridge on Route 23 as it makes its way from Ottawa to Streator, Friday, April 8, 2022.

An estimated mile-long funeral procession for Ottawa Police Officer Brian Sember with police and emergency vehicles passes through Grand Ridge on Route 23 as it makes its way from Ottawa to Streator, Friday, April 8, 2022. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Media)

A funeral procession for Officer Brian Sember with police and emergency vehicles about a mile long made its way Friday morning from Ottawa to Streator.

Funeral services were conducted Friday at Solon-Telford Funeral Home in Streator for the 23-year veteran of the Ottawa Police Department, who died Sunday following a brief illness.