May 4, 2023

Cynthia "Candy" Hoch Wasser

May 11th, 1956-May 4th, 2023

Cynthia "Candy" Hoch Wasser of Ottawa, KS died on Thursday, May 4th, 2023.

Candy was born on May 11th, 1956, to Philip E. and Roslyn G. Hoch of Wichita, KS. She grew up in Wichita and moved to Manhattan in 1974 to pursue a...

May 3, 2023

Shirley Jeanette Elder, age 74, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa.

Family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the funeral home.

Interment...

May 2, 2023

Lois Ann (Gambrel) McIlvain, age 71, of Rantoul, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.

Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S Hickory St., Ottawa, Kansas 66067. Memorial service will be held...

May 2, 2023

Ella Mae Wynn, age 76 of Ottawa, Kansas passed away, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Rock Creek of Ottawa.

Graveside services will be held 10:00 A.M., Monday, May 8, 2023, at Greenwood Cemetery, Ottawa.

Family will greet friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa.

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May 1, 2023

Our family is honored that you have all come to join us to celebrate the life of Vernita Jean Bishop. We won the lottery when it came to the matriarch of our family. This woman was so many things to so many people in her eighty-eight years. She embraced life like it was nobody’s business, but she made everyone...

May 1, 2023

Craig Geiger Burke, age 79, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at his home.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, May 12, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S Hickory St., Ottawa, Kansas 66067.

Craig was born on Wednesday, August 4, 1943, in Ottawa, Kansas, the...

Apr 28, 2023

Larry Louis Jackson, 81, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.

Larry was born Thursday, September 18, 1941, in Madrid, Nebraska, the son of C. Louis and Eileen (Glendening) Jackson. The family lived in Madrid until moving to Parker, Kansas, where he graduated from high school...

Apr 27, 2023

Marlene M. Ferguson, 84, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. The family will meet friends from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M., Friday, May 5, 2023, at the mortuary.

Interment...

Apr 27, 2023

Nicholas Alexander Nichols, 32, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Olathe Medical Center.

He was born on Friday, December 14, 1990, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Lance and Carla (Reeves) Nichols.

Nicholas enjoyed time with family and friends. He was more than willing to offer a helping hand to...

Apr 25, 2023

Jean Geist, 93, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Baldwin City, Kansas.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ottawa.

A Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Friday, April 28, 2023, at...

Apr 25, 2023

Barbara Ann Evans, 60, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at her home.

Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Life to be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Centropolis Christian Church.

Barb was born Monday, May 21, 1962, in Lincoln, Kansas, the daughter of Keith and Rose (Ahlquist)...

Apr 25, 2023

Sherry Kay Nelson

Age 71

November 24, 1951 to April 25, 2023

Sherry Kay Nelson was born in Stroud Oklahoma, the youngest child of Olen L. and Jewel A. (Wood) Smith. At a young age, the family moved to a farm near Trading Post, Kansas. She graduated from Pleasanton High School in the...

Apr 24, 2023

Mary Ann Jones, 72, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, April 24, 2023.

Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Life to be held at a later date.

Mary was born Sunday, March 29, 1951, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Bascilio and Delores (Balandran) Llamas.

She lived in Abilene, Texas, moving to...

Apr 22, 2023

Steve Richard Geiger of Paola, Ks, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at North Point of Paola, surrounded by his family.

He was born December 14, 1938 in Paola to John and Retta DeVore Geiger. Steve attended Paola schools and graduated with the PHS Class of 1957.

Steve worked at the GM Assembly Plant in...

Apr 20, 2023

Marilyn Ruth Nordeen, 93, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away, Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Rock Creek of Ottawa.

Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Monday, April 24, 2023, at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas. The family will meet friends from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M., prior to the graveside service at the mortuary and then proceed...

Apr 19, 2023

James Robert Casey, age 81, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at his home surrounded by family.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S Hickory St., Ottawa, Kansas 66067. Graveside service will take place following the visitation at 11:30...

Apr 17, 2023

Jerry Dale Black, age 88, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, at home surrounded by his family.

Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S Hickory St., Ottawa, Kansas 66067.

Jerry was born on September 5, 1934, in Ottawa, Kansas....

Apr 17, 2023

Eldon Richard Knop, age 88, of Louisburg, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, at Sunrise Senior Living, in Overland Park, Kansas, after a short battle with cancer.

Private family burial will take place at Bucyrus Cemetery.

Eldon was born on December 5, 1934, in Chiles, Kansas. He was the son of Arthur Henry...

Apr 17, 2023

Barbara Lea (Lay) Daley, age 75, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 17, 2023 after a year of battling cancer. She was attended to by her family in her home in Paola, Kansas.

Barbara was born March 28, 1948 in Abilene, KS to Phyllis & Eldon Lay. She was raised on a...

Apr 16, 2023

Daniel "Dan" Edward Day, age 47, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Paola, passed away April 16, 2023.

He was born on November 10, 1975, the son of Richard and Delores (Rabuse) Day in Merriam, Kansas. He was raised in Paola, Kansas and graduated from Paola High School in 1994, then attended Johnson County Community College and...