William D. "Bill" Beal
Jul 23, 2012
William D. “Bill” Beal, age 69, of Bellbrook, Ohio, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on Saturday, December 26, 1942, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Walter Evered and Susie Elfrieda (Wilber) Beal. From a young age he was raised by his step mother Doris (Ramsey) Beal. Bill grew up in Lane,...
Hilda Eckhoff
Jul 22, 2012
Hilda Eckhoff, age 97, of Paola, Kansas passed away July 22, 2012 at North Point Skilled Nursing Center. Hilda was born in Miami County, Kansas on the family farm March 28, 1915 to John and Bertha Schultz Gerken. On March 24, 1929 she had her confirmation to the Lutheran Church. She was united in marriage to Richard Eckhoff on...
Gary Wendell Stoneking
Jul 22, 2012
Gary Wendell Stoneking, age 74, of Pomona, Kansas, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Lawrence, Kansas after a short illness. He was born on Thursday, August 12, 1937, in Baldwin City, Kansas, the son of Peter “Pete” Francis and Dorothy Ruth Hurrelbrink Stoneking. Gary resided in Pomona most of his life, graduating from Pomona High School in 1955. He...
Marjorie Gross
Jul 17, 2012
Marjorie Deloris Gross, age 91, of rural Parker, Kansas, died July 17, 2012 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Marjorie was born July 6, 1921 at Conway, Missouri. She was the daughter of Virgil and Vina (Evans) Phillips. She grew up in Long Lane, Missouri and attended school at Flatwoods, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Jack...
Eulalia June Mills
Jul 16, 2012
Eulalia June Mills, age 80, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Monday, July 16, 2012 at Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on Sunday, November 15, 1931, in Wathena, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Calvin and Opal Marie (Moss) Engeman. June grew up in the Wathena area until her marriage, moving several times before living in Wellsville for many...
Cecel N. Landess
Jul 14, 2012
Cecel N. Landess, age 97 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Ottawa. She was born on Saturday, July 10, 1915 in Lane, Kansas she was the daughter of John Ezra Hay and Missouri (Hollinger) Hay. Cecel was a resident of Franklin County for over sixty years. Cecel attended Clark Valley School east of Lane in Miami...
Edith L. Hogle
Jul 10, 2012
Edith L. Hogle, age 79, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012. She was born February 17, 1933, in Pomona, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Shirley (Heckman) Hogle. Edith graduated from East High School, Wichita, Kansas with the class of 1951 and Wesley Nursing School of Wichita, Kansas. Edith was a Doctor of Nursing and taught...
Bruce Lee Dickey
Jul 8, 2012
Bruce L. Dickey, 93, died peacefully Sunday, July 8, 2012, at North Point Skilled Nursing, Paola, Kansas in the company of his children. Bruce was born March 6, 1919, to Bruce V. and Ota L. Dickey in Osawatomie, Kansas. He graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1937. He studied at Kansas State University until the passing of his father....
Ron Nicholas
Jul 7, 2012
Ron Nicholas, age 68, of Waverly, Kansas, died Saturday, July 7, 2012. He was born on Wednesday, June 7, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Wayne and Bessie (Withington) Nicholas. Ron was a Shawnee, Kansas resident for 30 years, prior to moving to rural Waverly in 1996. Ron attended Shawnee Mission North High School graduating with the...
Charles Lester Snouffer
Jul 6, 2012
Charles Lester Snouffer of Louisburg, Kansas, passed away July 6, 2012 at North Point Skilled Nursing Care in Paola, Kansas at the age of 97. Lester was born May 12, 1915, to Verlin V. and Mary Alice Phillips Snouffer, on the family farm near Somerset, Kansas, becoming the third generation of Snouffers to live there. Two of his great-grandchildren...
Kylee Jo Mader
Jun 28, 2012
Kylee Jo Mader, 19 years old, of Paola, KS, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012. Kylee was born August 25, 1992, in Shawnee, KS, to parents Jeff and Gayla (McGlynn) Mader. She attended Hillsdale Elementary School, Paola Middle School and graduated from Paola High School in 2010. Kylee Jo went on to Johnson County Community College where she was...
Mary Beverley Willoughby
Jun 25, 2012
Mary Beverley Willoughby, age 71, of Ottawa, Kansas departed this earth on Monday, June 25, 2012. She is survived by her son, Robin Golden and Mary’s common law husband, Kenneth L. Hopkins of the home. She is also survived by her daughters, Paula Stubblefield and Melinda Calumet; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Mary is preceded in death by...
Lola E. Beets
Jun 24, 2012
Lola E. Spratt-Beets, age 85, of Rantoul, Kansas, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Rantoul, Kansas. She was born on Saturday, January 1, 1927, in Paola, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde J. and Edith V. (Edgell) Beets-Bartlett. Lola was a lifelong resident of Franklin County, Kansas, living in the Rantoul area for many years. Lola attended grade school at...
Helen Lucile Heathman
Jun 22, 2012
Helen Lucile Heathman, age 87, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Friday, June 22, 2012 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on September 17, 1924 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Lewis and Stella Nevada (Ross) Smith. She grew up in Iola, Kansas; moved to Ottawa, Kansas in December, 1945, and to Overland Park, Kansas in 2006. Helen...
Roger Blaine Noah
Jun 21, 2012
Rev. Roger Blaine Noah, age 70, of Ottawa, Kanas, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Wellsville Kansas. He was born February 13, 1942 at Hays, Kansas, the son of George Monroe and Viola G. (Hilgers) Noah. He graduated from Plainville High School in 1960, attended Ft. Hays State College, graduated from Baker University in 1979 and St. Paul’s School...
Lorraine Manlove
Jun 20, 2012
Lorraine Darlene Manlove age 84, passed away on June 20, 2012 at the Sweet Life Center at Rosehill in Shawnee, Kansas. Darlene, as she was known for, was born on November 6, 1927 in Ottawa, Kansas to Roy Alfred and Nellie Rose Howell. She graduated from Wellsville High in 1945. Darlene was united in marriage on May 26, 1946...
Donald W. "Don" Elder
Jun 18, 2012
Donald W. Elder, age 84, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 18, 2012. He was born on Sunday, April 1, 1928, in Udall, Kansas, the son of Thomas Landon and Ella Faye (McClelland) Elder. Don was a near lifelong resident of Ottawa. Don worked twenty years with Sunflower Ordinance Plant, four years with Ottawa Truck and seven years...
Sylvia Gander
Jun 17, 2012
Sylvia "Sue" Gander, age 66, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Osage City Care Center, Osage City, Kansas. Sue was born on May 15, 1946 in Paola, Kansas to Noel and Margaret "Peggy" Krueger Wright. She attended Osawatomie High School and worked at the local grocery store in the meat department as a packager. She also worked for...
Harvey Howard
Jun 15, 2012
Harvey Ursal Howard age 81, of Louisburg, KS, passed away June 15, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center of respiratory failure. He was born July 18, 1930 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Ursal and Dorothy Coffey Howard. He was raised in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma and at the age of 16 he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served as a...
Fred L. Yeager
Jun 13, 2012
Fred LeRoy Yeager, 98, of Louisburg, KS, died June 13, 2012 at Richmond Health Care Center, Richmond, KS. He was born October 21, 1913 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Fred and Mabel (Lugar) Yeager. He was united in marriage to Vivian Odam in 1933. Fred worked as a heavy Equipment Operator until his retirement. He was preceded...
