Ronald Alan Fischbach
Jul 9, 2005
Ronald Alan (Fish) Fischbach, Jr., 35, died Saturday, July 9, 2005, after a brave battle with cancer. He was born December 14, 1969, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Ronald and Belinda (Holloway) Fischbach. He worked various jobs in construction, roofing, and also loaded/unloaded trailers in the Kansas City area. He also worked at Havens Steel in Ottawa,...
Arietta Alice Watts
Jul 2, 2005
She was a lifelong resident of Franklin County, Kansas. Arietta attended Greenwood School. She was a homemaker and Certified Nurse`s Aid. In the 1960`s and 1970`s, she worked at Crestview and Cedarhouse in Ottawa, and Richmond Nursing Home. She was a member of the Chippewa Indian Tribe. On June 22, 1931, Arietta was united in marriage with Sample `Samp`...
Charles Carl Reams
Jul 1, 2005
Chuck was a lifelong Ottawa resident. Chuck attended Ottawa schools. He was self-employed for twenty years, contracting out as a heavy equipment bulldozer operator. SERVICES: Private family services will be held. IN STATE: Mr. Reams will be cremated. CEMETERY: Highland Cemetery, Ottawa.
Gladys Florine Ledom
Jun 30, 2005
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She was a near lifelong resident of Ottawa, living in Kansas City, Kansas for a very short period of time after her marriage. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: She worked for Hercules Powder Plant in DeSoto as a line worker during World War II and the Vietnam War. She worked in quality control for Parmalee Products twenty years, retiring...
Thomas Earl Arnold
Jun 30, 2005
He grew up in Holliday, Kansas. He also lived in Galesburg, Illinois and Olathe, Kansas. In the 1950`s, he moved to Ottawa, Kansas from Melvern, Kansas. He later moved to Rantoul, Kansas, returning to Ottawa in 1992. Tom attended schools in Holliday, Kansas. He was an oilfield mechanic and worked on the railroad as a mechanic. He also worked...
Gordon Ellison
Jun 28, 2005
Gordon Gail Ellison was born Monday, May 21, 1928, in Franklin County, Kansas. He was the son of Carl Andrew and Florence May (Pingree) Ellison. Gordon grew up in the Greenwood Community, moving to Kansas City, Missouri. In the mid 1970's, he returned to the Greenwood Community, where he made his home until his death Tuesday, June 28, 2005,...
Mildred H. Gibson
Jun 28, 2005
Mildred Hume 'Mid' Gibson was born Saturday, October 12, 1927, at St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Sam and Maude (DeVilbiss) Hume. A lifelong resident, Mid made her home in Ottawa, until her death Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at the age of seventy-seven years. She graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1945. On June 29, 1947,...
Donald Harry Anderson
Jun 27, 2005
Donald Harry 'Don' Anderson was born Saturday, August 6, 1921, in Franklin County, Kansas, the son of Harry Hal and Edith Ina (Yehle) Anderson. Don grew up in Franklin County and at age fourteen, moved to Missouri. He returned to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas in 1949, following his service years, where he made his home until his death...
Louise Elda Brittingham
Jun 27, 2005
Louise Elda Brittingham was born Tuesday, September 23, 1913, at Muncie, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred Newton and Gertrude Olive (Debus) Horstman. Louise grew up in the Wyandotte County, Kansas area. She then moved to Fort Scott, where she lived for many years. In 1951, she moved to the Ottawa area and Pomona in 1970, where she made her...
James Grover Alexander
Jun 25, 2005
James Grover 'Jim' Alexander was born Wednesday, June 27, 1917, at Weatherford, Texas, the son of James G. Alexander, Sr. and Ruby (Head) Alexander. He grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He also lived in Covina, California, moving to Ottawa in 1948. In 1994, he moved to Coffeyville, Kansas, where he made his home, until his death Saturday,...
Edward Benton Seyler
Jun 19, 2005
Ed was a lifelong Franklin County resident. He graduated from Wellsville High School with the class of 1924. Ed was a farmer and also owned and operated a wholesale beer business, Seyler Beverage Company, for fifteen years, retiring in 1958. He was a member of Modern Woodmen and Aerie Lodge #2700, Fraternal Order of Eagles in Ottawa. On November...
Karlos Gene Sieg
Jun 17, 2005
Karlos Gene 'Karl' Sieg was born Saturday, November 18, 1939, at Wellsville, Kansas, the son of Elmer C. and Elsie L. (Wallgren) Sieg. Karl lived in the New York City metropolitan area; Lagos, Nigeria; Ahwaz, Iran; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, moving to Denver, Colorado in the late 1970's. In 1990, he moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where...
Charles Thomas Rogers
Jun 13, 2005
Charles Thomas 'Tom' Rogers was born Friday, June 18, 1948, at Lawrence, Kansas. He was the son of Warren Keith and Bertha Marie (Jones) Rogers. Tom lived in Lawrence, Kansas, from 1948 until 1953; McLouth, Kansas, from 1953 until 1971; Lonoke, Arkansas, from 1971 until 1985; and Williamsburg, Kansas, from 1985 until 1992. In 1992, Tom moved to Pomona,...
Ruth Emma Ratliff
Jun 9, 2005
Ruth Emma Ratliff was born Thursday, March 13, 1913, in LeLoup, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph J. and Bessie O. (McMillan) Turkle. Ruth lived in the Homewood Community for a period of time, moving to Williamsburg, Kansas in 1969. In 1986, she moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home, until her death Thursday, June...
Jane B. Christie
Jun 9, 2005
Jane lived in Kansas City, Missouri from 1918 until 1938; Ottawa, Kansas from 1938 until 1970; and Rantoul, Kansas from 1970 until moving to Salina, Kansas in 1988. Jane graduated from Southwest High School with the class of 1934, attended Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri 1934 through 1935 and graduated from University of Missouri in 1938 with a Bachelors Degree...
Patsy M. Harper
Jun 8, 2005
Patsy Mae Harper was born Thursday, March 5, 1931, at Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Ruby (Lyons) Brown. Pat lived in Ottawa from 1931 until 1952; Kansas City, Missouri from 1953 until 1958; Overland Park, Kansas from 1959 until 1980; Mandeville, Louisiana from 1980 until 1989; and Ottawa, Kansas from 1989 until 1993, moving to Granbury, Texas...
William Joseph Germain
Jun 8, 2005
William Joseph Germain, Jr. 55, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away Wednesday June 8, 2005 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Patrick Schumacher as celebrant. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery. Military Honors will be conducted by the American...
Emma Gwendolyn Mckaig
Jun 7, 2005
Emma Gwendolyn 'Gwen' McKaig was born Monday, October 18, 1915, at New Salem, Illinois. She was the daughter of Albert Eugene and Nellie Adele (Moore) Girard. Gwen lived in Illinois, then moved to Columbia, Missouri; Pressonville, Kansas, which was just outside of Ottawa on Hwy. 68; and into Ottawa in about 1941. She moved to Williamsburg, Kansas, in about...
Helen Marie Foushee
Jun 7, 2005
Helen Marie Foushee was born October 3, 1923, at Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of John and Grace (Martin) Bauer. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, then lived eight years on a farm in western Kansas, moving to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, in 1951, where she made her home, until her death Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at...
