Feb 8, 2009

William David Bill Hale, 53, died Sunday, February 8th, 2009, at his home in Ottawa, Kansas. Bill was born July 14th, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas, to William and Earline (Ross) Hale. Bill attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas. Bill was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force on February 18th, 1975. He was united in...

Feb 7, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Betty McKinnis, 84, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Saturday, February 7, 2009. She was born on Saturday, June 21, 1924, in Cumberland, Maryland. She was the daughter of Anna Riley. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following her military service, she lived in Springfield, Missouri, moving to Girard, Kansas in 1954 and Ottawa in 1966. She graduated...

Feb 7, 2009

Michael was born May 29, 1940, to Arthur and Gertrude Monach King in Marysville, Missouri. He grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Council Bluffs, Iowa, St Jo Missouri, and Independence, Missouri where he graduated from St. Mary"s High School in 1958. In 1962, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served until his honorable...

Feb 7, 2009

George E. Fischer, 88, of Garnett, Kansas died on Saturday, February 7, 2009. He was born on Tuesday, November 9, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of Earnest George and Marie (Clark) Fischer-Martin. He lived in Garnett, Kansas the past three years, moving from Kansas City, Kansas, where he had been a resident most of his...

Feb 7, 2009

Feb 7, 2009

Paola Cemetery Service: Graveside Service Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:00 PM Visitation: No Visitation

Feb 6, 2009

Harold LeForest Weaver of Paola, KS, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at the Indian Creek Nursing Home in Overland Park, KS. Memorials may be made to the Disabled Veterans Association, in care of the funeral home. Harold was born Oct. 11, 1918, in Chautauqua County, KS, to Lester and Lula Briggs Weaver. He graduated from high school and attended...

Feb 4, 2009

Pamela Renée Mills, 44, of Princeton, Kansas died on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. She was born on Tuesday, January 5, 1965, in Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of Rex and Shirley (Robbins) Simmons. She lived in Princeton, Kansas since 1989, moving from Centropolis, Kansas. Pam graduated from Pomona High School with the class of 1983. She was a...

Feb 3, 2009

Jill Fernne Ripley, beloved wife of Mark W. Ripley, died Tuesday afternoon, February 3, 2009, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She was the daughter of Gary W. Stoneking of Pomona, Kansas and Doreen (Keithley) Kuhlmann of Forsyth, Missouri. She was born on Wednesday, May 21, 1958, in Long Beach, California. Jill was raised and attended Santiago High...

Feb 2, 2009

Robert M. “Bob” Soph, 78, Ottawa, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. There will be no services per his request. He was born on Friday, Oct. 17, 1930, at Atchison to Armin Edward and Kathryne (Jones) Soph. He grew up in Atchison and after his military service, he moved to Warrensburg, Mo. He moved to Ottawa June 1956. He graduated...

Jan 31, 2009

Roy Laverne Taylor, age 92, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009, at Lake Whitney Medical Center, Whitney, Texas. Roy was born January 7, 1917, in Spring Hill, Kansas, to Frank and Katie Taylor. Roy lived in Spring Hill and worked on the family farm until June 1942, when he was drafted in WWII. He proudly served...

Jan 31, 2009

James R. “Rick” McKenzie, 56, Ottawa, Kansas, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. He was born Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1952, on the U.S. Air Force Base at Burtonwood Lancashire, England, to John Elbert and Donna Belle (Dilts) McKenzie. He moved to Ottawa in 1983 from Pomona. He graduated from Pomona High School in 1970. He worked for the Lawrence Paper...

Jan 28, 2009

Eunice Marie Kuhn, 81, passed into the glorious presence of her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at her home in Stilwell, KS. Eunice was born April 22, 1927 in Elmhurst, Illinois, the daughter of John and Zelma Sveinson. When she was three, her family moved to Chicago, where they spent the next fifteen years. Her home...

Jan 27, 2009

Frances Elizabeth Boswell, 93, Louisburg, KS, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Garden Terrace in Overland Park. Frances was born December 7, 1915 at Plattsburg, MO, the daughter of William E. and Ruby B. Nicholson Fry. She lived in the Plattsburg, Missouri area before moving to Louisburg in 1948. On May 8, 1937, she was united in...

Jan 25, 2009

Catherine Irene Mayer Peuser, age 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at her home in Paola, Kansas. Her last weeks were marked with a steady stream of visits from loving family members and friends. All who knew Irene remember her as a center of family gatherings and activities throughout her life. She consistently demonstrated her care...

Jan 24, 2009

Matthew Lee Fraiser Noblet, age 19 of Osawatomie, KS passed away Sat. Jan. 24th after an auto accident in Miami County. Funeral Service will be Wed. Jan. 28th @ 2PM at the Pearl Street Baptist Church; visitation will be Tues. from 5 to 8 PM at the Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Matt Noblet Memorial...

Jan 24, 2009

Lorene A. " Granny" Porubcan age 89 of Paola passed away peacefully Tuesday, at the Olathe Medical Center. Memorial Service will be Sat. Jan.24th at 11:00AM Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel, visitation 10 to 11 AM (cremation) Memorials may be made to the Humane Society. Lorene was born March 7, 1919 in Winona Minnesota, to Antone and Blancha Johnston Peterson. She...

Jan 19, 2009

John Hawkes Harris, Jr., 72, of Williamsburg, Kansas died on Monday, January 19, 2009, at Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa, Kansas. He was born on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, in Coffey County, near Burlington, Kansas. He was the son of John Hawkes Harris, Sr. and Freida Luella (Zink) Harris. He moved to Williamsburg in 1963 and Ottawa in...

Jan 18, 2009

Allan N. Ingle, Jr., was born on Friday, December 9, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was the son of Allan N. and Mary O. (Parke) Ingle.  Allan lived in Tonganoxie, Kansas one year; Independence, Missouri seven and one-half years; and  Paola, Kansas one and one-half years; moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1961, where he made his home until...

Jan 17, 2009

Mildred was born July 1, 1926 in Binghamton, NY. She was married to William (Bill) Chamberlain on November 3, 1945 in Endicott, NY. She lived most of her life in and around the Osawatomie, Ks. area. She worked several years for the Osawatomie State Hospital. Mildred is preceded in death by her husband, Bill, her parents Melvin and Minnie...