Violet Fern Johnson
Apr 3, 2009
Fern Johnson, 95, of Williamsburg, Kansas died on Friday, April 3, 2009 at Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on Monday, February 16, 1914, in Wallace County, Kansas, the daughter of Ira Thompson and Mabel (Burruss) Thompson. RESIDENCE HISTORY: Fern moved from Wallace County in 1926 to the area south of Pomona, and in 1932...
Lawrence Gast
Apr 1, 2009
Lawrence L. Gast, 76, Ottawa, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009. A funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Ottawa. He was born Tuesday, March 7, 1933, at Conception, Mo., to Albert V. and Margaret (Meyer) Gast. He was a resident of Franklin County since 1962, moving from Waverly. He moved from Missouri to Waverly...
Wesley H. Burgoon
Apr 1, 2009
Wesley H. Burgoon, 86, Ottawa, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009. He was born Tuesday, May 23, 1922, at Rantoul to Lon and Ada (Latson) Burgoon. He was a lifelong Franklin County resident. He lived in Ottawa since the 1930s. He served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army during World War II, stationed in state of Washington....
Forrest E. Ware
Mar 31, 2009
Forrest E. Ware, 84, of Greeley, Kansas died on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. He was born on Thursday, February 19, 1925, in Rosendale, Missouri. He was the son of Charles and Edna Ware. He moved from Kansas City to Greeley in 1972. Forrest graduated from high school in Kansas City, Missouri, with the class of 1942. He worked as...
Audrey Ercole
Mar 29, 2009
Audrey Pichon Ercole, 82, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on Wednesday, October 6, 1926, in Carencro, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Richard and Eloise (Frances) LaMury. Audrey lived in St. Bernard Parish, Chalmette, Louisiana, moving to Ottawa, Kansas in 2005. Audrey graduated from...
Lexie Rene' (Droddy) Mason
Mar 26, 2009
Lexie Renée Droddy-Mason was born on Wednesday, December 10, 1969, in Topeka, Kansas. She was the daughter of Carrol and Imogene (Smith) Droddy. A lifelong resident, Lexie made her home in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, until her death on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the age of thirty-nine years. Lexie graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of...
Ruth E. Brown
Mar 26, 2009
Ruth Evelyn Brown, 97, of Louisburg, KS passed away March 26, 2009 at Sweet Life of Rosehill, Shawnee, KS. Ruth was born on January 21, 1912 in Parsons, Ks. to William Harvey Barnes and Ethel Liddel Barnes. She was raised by her grandparents John and Sara Agnes Price of Freeman Mo, when her mother died from complications in childbirth....
Dorothy Benner
Mar 25, 2009
Dorothy was born, Dec. 9, 1929, in Miami County, to Roby and Esteleen Moraine Stone. She graduated from Osawatomie High School, in 1947, and in 1950, she was united in marriage to Walter Adams, in Osawatomie. Together they had two children, before his passing in 1960. In 1975, Dorothy was united in marriage, to Tom Benner, in Paola. She...
Ray Bendorf
Mar 24, 2009
Ray Dean Bendorf, age 80, formally of Louisburg, KS and currently of Paola, KS, died on March 24, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Osawatime, KS. Visitation will be at 10 AM, Saturday, April 4, at the First Baptist Church, 406 Vine, Louisburg, KS. A 11:00 AM memorial service will be held at the church followed by a...
Alma L. Ware
Mar 21, 2009
Alma L. Ware, 81, of Greeley, Kansas died on Saturday, March 21, 2009. She was born on Tuesday, October 4, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Clarence and Tillie Worth. Alma moved from Kansas City to Greeley, Kansas in 1972. Alma graduated from Westport High School in Kansas City, Missouri, with the class of 1944....
Gordon A. Allan
Mar 18, 2009
Gordon A. Allan, 88, Ottawa, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. He was born Sunday, March 6, 1921, at Melvern to Arthur and Mary (Talley) Allan. He grew up in Melvern. He lived in Ottawa for 45 years after his military service. He graduated from Melvern High School....
M. Frances Gaunce
Mar 18, 2009
M. Frances Gaunce, 97, of Louisburg died Wednesday March 18, 2009, at the rural Louisburg home of her daughter G. Susan Ewing and son-in-law Robert K. Ewing, Sr. She was born April 10, 1911, in her maternal grandmother Kieffaber"s home in Kansas City, Kansas, the 1st born daughter of Opal Julia and George Burton Mitchell. She married George Gaunce...
Belle Mae Bean
Mar 16, 2009
Belle was born December 15, 1922 in Lee"s Summit, MO the daughter of Roy and Nora Gosney Arnett. She was married to Louie Bean for 53 years and resided in Kennewick, WA. all but a few of those. Their life together was full of outdoor adventures from hunting arrow heads to hunting deer, fishing, camping and traveling in their...
Georgie Wright
Mar 11, 2009
Georgie I. Wright passed away unexpectedly, March 11, 2009, at the Olathe Medical Center. Services are 1:00 PM Monday, March 16, 2009, in the Osawatomie Cemetery. Georgie was born June 6, 1929, to J.F. and Hazel Cortner. She was a 62 year member of the Eastern Star. Georgie was preceded in death by her father, mother and her only...
Travis Kern
Mar 11, 2009
Travis Ray Kern age 25 of Stockton, MO. formally of Paola, Osawatomie area passed away March 11, at his home in Stockton. Services will be Graveside Sat March 14 at 10:30 AM at the Scotts Valley Cemetery in rural Miami County, visitation will be 9 to 10:30 AM Saturday Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel. Travis was born August 3, 1983 in...
Thelma Frazee
Mar 10, 2009
Paola Cemetery Service: Graveside Service Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:00 PM Visitation: No Visitation
Ella A. White
Mar 9, 2009
Ella A. White ("Ellie"), age 104, of Louisburg, KS, died Monday, March 9, 2009. She was born in Windsor, MO, on May 5, 1904, to Zora (Bennett) and Norvel Fridley. Ellie was united in marriage to V.E. "Jack" White on May 7, 1927, in Windsor, MO. Ellie moved to Louisburg in 1932. Along with being a homemaker, she was...
Darline Medlin
Mar 8, 2009
Darline Medlin age 58 of Hillsdale passed away at the Royal Terrace Nursing Home in Olathe on Sunday March 8th. Graveside service will be Wed. March 11 at 11:00 AM at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Survivors are her 5 brothers, Warren Medlin of Wellsville, Jerry Medlin of Baldwin, Bob Medlin of Blue Mound, Ben Medlin of Olathe, Walter Medlin...
Everett Oyster
Mar 5, 2009
Plum Creek Methodist Church 31910 Plum Creek Rd. Osawatomie, Ks. Service: Friday, March 06, 2009 11:00 AM Visitation: Thursday, March 05, 2009 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Pansy Grunden
Mar 4, 2009
Pansy May Grunden, age 88, from Osawatomie,KS. passed away March 4,2009, at the Osawatomie Life Care Center. Services are graveside, Monday, March 9, 11:00 AM, at the Evergreen Cemetery, in Ft. Scott, KS. Memorials to the Osawatomie Christian Church and or Miami County 4H. Pansy was born March 16, 1920, in Wise, MO., to William George and Mary Indiana...
