Kenneth Bond
Feb 9, 2016
Kenneth Raymond Friedrich Bond died 9 February 2016. Ken Bond as he was called for many years was born on 5 November 1924 to Raymond Gilbert Bond and Orpha Helen Klueber in Chicago, Illinois. He had two brothers and two sisters. His childhood years were spent during the Great Depression. He served his country for almost 4 years in...
Merriam Crowl
Feb 9, 2016
Merriam Ella Crowl, age 85, of Paola, Kansas passed away with her family at her side February 9, 2016 at the Olathe Hospice House. Merriam was born April 20, 1930 at Humboldt, Kansas. She was the younger of two children born to Clyde and Edith Merriam (Ellis) Lowry. Merriam grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School...
Deana M. Gomez
Feb 8, 2016
Deana Ames-Gomez, 75, a lifelong resident of Ottawa, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A committal will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Dengel & Son Mortuary. Private family graveside service will be held at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Deana was the daughter of Louis and Hazel (Brown) Ames. She...
April Stoner
Feb 8, 2016
April Stoner passed away peacefully on Monday, February 8th, 2016. She was surrounded by the love of her life, Terry, and her children, Amanda Pettibon, Joshua Stoner, and Jessica Wise. Anybody who knew April knew how much she loved taking care of people. She was always happy to take in any of the nieces, nephews, and neighborhood kids who...
Gloria Stone
Feb 6, 2016
Gloria J. Stone, age 82, of Louisburg, KS passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. She was born April 4, 1933 at Paola, KS the daughter of Byron and Freda Hayes Shields. She was united in marriage on October 2, 1954 to Walter V. Stone. They were the first couple to be...
William Bonnstetter
Feb 6, 2016
William Bonnstetter, 85, passed away February 6, 2016 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on April 8, 1930 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Frank and Cecilia Bonnstetter. He was married on August 21, 1954 to Lynette Raymond. William retired from the United States Army with an honorable discharge as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving over...
June Barrall
Feb 6, 2016
June L. Barrell, age 93, passed away February 6, 2016 at Vintage Park in Paola, Kansas. Services will be held at a later date. An obituary will be posted as soon as it is available. To share a memory of June or leave a special condolence message for her family, please click the "Share Memories" tab above.
Max F. Bechtle
Feb 3, 2016
Max F. Bechtle, 88, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at Vintage Park. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Monday, February 8, 2016, at Dengel & Son Mortuary. Family will meet with friends one hour prior to service at 9:00 A.M. Friends may pay their respects to Mr. Bechtle from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.,...
Marvin J. Prothe
Jan 28, 2016
Marvin J. Prothe, 88, passed from this earth to be with his heavenly father on Jan. 28, 2016. He was born on Oct. 11, 1927 to Joseph and Margaret Kettler Prothe. He lived on the family farm near Block for much of his childhood, and graduated from Paola High School with the class of 1945. He met Doris Karstetter...
Nelvin F. "Flip" Coupe
Jan 24, 2016
Nelvin F. Coupe, 69, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Cremation is planned.
Rodney Anderson
Jan 22, 2016
Rodney Dale Anderson, 59, successfully completed his earthly career and began his heavenly endeavor on Friday, January 22, 2016 at his home in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born on December 10, 1956 in Butler, Missouri to Frank and Doris Patterson Anderson. He was a caring son, loving husband, nurturing father, and a friend to all. He moved to...
Destiny D. Riddle
Jan 21, 2016
Destiny D. Riddle, 52, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016, at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, February 4, 2016, at the First Christian Church. Family will meet with friends following the service. Destiny was born Thursday, December 19, 1963, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Denis and...
Louis E. Klein
Jan 19, 2016
Louis Elmer Klein, age 80, of Paola, passed away January 19, 2016 at his home. Louis was born July 25, 1935 to Elmer and Mary (Kaufman) Klein in Kansas City, Missouri. He and his parents were dairy farmers in Shawnee, Kansas. Louis was married to Judith Annette Hall for 27 years and they had 5 children. He was married...
Wilma May Peak
Jan 17, 2016
Wilma May Bratton Peak, age 87, passed away on January 17, 2016 at the home of her daughter Cindy McLarry, surrounded by family. Wilma was born on July 31, 1928 in Lane, Kansas to Walter and Beulah Bratton. She was preceded in death by her husband Bryan J. Peak, parents, sister Erma Lee Ellis, and granddaughter Dawn Wills. She...
Jimmie E. Hastings
Jan 16, 2016
Jimmie E. Hastings, age 81, of Desert Hot Springs, California, formerly of Ottawa, passed away January 16, 2016. Private family graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery with military honors by the United States Navy honor guard. Jimmie was born January 21, 1934, in Ottawa, the son of Roy Samuel and Ethel...
Elizabeth Zahner
Jan 15, 2016
Elizabeth Zahner, age 89, of Lenexa, Kansas, formerly of Paola, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kansas. Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926, in Johnson County, Kansas. She was the younger of two children born to Harry and Tina (Wilkerson) Enyart. She grew up in Lenexa and graduated from Shawnee Mission High School with...
Rayline Enquist
Jan 15, 2016
Rayline Enquist, 95, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Ottawa Retirement Village. Cremation is planned. Private family services are planned for a later date.
Jean Tippit
Jan 15, 2016
Jean Tippit, of Paola, passed away on January 15, 2016 at age 88. She suffered a stroke just 5 weeks after the death of her husband of 69 years, Vaughn "Tip" Tippit, of Paola. Jean was born in Butler, Missouri, on July 9, 1927 to Ruby and Leo Huston. She was married to Tip in Joplin, Missouri, on October...
Lawrence T. Klingele
Jan 14, 2016
Lawrence T. “Larry” Klingele, 73, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Funeral mass will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, January 21, 2016, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A rosary will be said at 10:00 A.M., prior to service. Family requests if attending services, to help celebrate his life by wearing a...
Laura L. "Patricia" Wolfe
Jan 13, 2016
Laura Louise Patricia Wolfe, 90, of Pembroke Pines, Florida, formerly of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016, in Altus, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa, Kansas. Family will meet with friends one hour prior to service. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Pomona,...
