Darrell W. Wadkins
Jan 12, 2022
Darrell W. Wadkins, 75, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Life to be held at a later date. Darrell was born July 24, 1946, at Ottawa, the son of Athel “Jiggs” and Eula M. (Crawford) Wadkins. He was a lifelong Ottawa resident, graduating from Ottawa...
Larry R. Lee
Jan 12, 2022
Larry R. Lee, 64, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Miami County Medical Center. Family will meet with friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 17, 2022 at Dengel & Son Mortuary-Crematory, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071. Cremation will follow with a private burial of cremains at a later date. Larry...
Reta M. Milliken
Jan 12, 2022
Reta M. Milliken, 95, of Williamsburg, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Parkview Heights, Garnett, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Williamsburg United Methodist Church, Williamsburg, Kansas. Family will meet with friends from 10:00 to 10:30 A.M., prior to service hour. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery, Williamsburg, Kansas. Reta was...
Ronald Wayne Whitford
Jan 11, 2022
Ronald Wayne Whitford, 61, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at AdventHealth Ottawa. The family will meet with friends from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M., Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Crosspointe Community Church, 621 N. Poplar, Ottawa, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 P.M. Interment Hope Cemetery, Ottawa, with military honors by Fort Riley Honor...
Leona Rentz
Jan 11, 2022
Leona Jeanett Rentz passed away January 11, 2022 at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born on the family farm south of Cushing, Oklahoma in Lincoln County on December 16, 1935, to Henry and Martha (Niemeyer) Lohaus. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on January 12, 1936 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cushing. She attended rural grade schools...
Robert Rauf
Jan 11, 2022
Robert (Bob) Rauf was born on Dec. 6, 1921, and departed this life on Jan. 11, 2022, at the age of 100! His parents were Ernst and Johanna Rauf, who owned and operated a small grocery store in Covington, KY, where all four Rauf children worked at one time or another. He graduated from Covington Latin High School in...
George "Ed" Eckart
Jan 10, 2022
George "Ed" Eckart passed away peacefully January 10, 2022, at age 88 after a long illness. He was born on March 15, 1933 to Ted and Mabel Eckart in Kansas City, Missouri. Ed was an accomplished carpenter and helped build many buildings in the Kansas City area. He was a member of Local 61 for over 50 years. A...
Charles "Chuck" F. Zaman
Jan 9, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Francis Zaman, 84, of rural Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at his home. Chuck was born Friday, July 2, 1937, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Frank and Lucille (Beech) Zaman. He was the oldest of their three sons. He graduated from Stanley High School. Chuck was married to Shirley Hill on February...
Luther S. Koch
Jan 6, 2022
Luther S. Koch, 51, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Olathe Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Inurnment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Luther was born June 8, 1970, in Ottawa, the son of Clarence Walter and Betty Louise (Gorton) Koch. He was a...
Peter William Trull
Jan 6, 2022
Peter William Trull, age 62, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his home due to cancer. Pete was born Monday, October 12, 1959, in Kansas City, KS, the son of Neal Delbert and Barbara (Leimkuhler) Trull. He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and Lee's Summit, Missouri. He graduated from Lee's Summit High School in...
Georgia Orris
Jan 3, 2022
Georgia Orris, 94, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 10, 2022, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, January 9, 2022, at the mortuary. Interment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Georgia was...
Jason Edward Smith
Jan 3, 2022
Jason Edward Smith, 37, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Monday, January 3, 2022. Private graveside services were held at Evergreen Mound Cemetery, Ottawa. Jason was born April 16, 1984, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Louise (Hermreck) Smith. He was a lifelong Ottawa resident, graduating from Pomona High School with the Class of 2002. Jason was employed...
Leonard Ward Rowles
Jan 3, 2022
Leonard Ward Rowles, 92, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away at his home on Monday, January 3, 2022. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Central Standard Time and 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Saturday, January 15, 2021, a virtual meeting only, from North Peach Tree City, Georgia. A link to view the service will be provided on Leonard’s...
Alice Louise England
Jan 2, 2022
Alice Louise England, 103, of Ottawa, KS, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Cremation is planned with a graveside service to be held later at Evergreen Mound Cemetery, Ottawa. Alice was born October 20, 1918, in Shawnee, KS, the daughter of Laurence and Kathrine (Sauter) Provost. She lived in Shawnee, KS until 1946, moving...
Adrienne Brown
Jan 1, 2022
Adrienne Brown, 53, of Lawrence, KS, died Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 10-year battle with multiple myeloma. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Adrienne was born March 4, 1968, in Bronx, NY, the daughter of Ernest and Vanda (Covelli) Brown. She lived in Lawrence since 2011, moving here from...
Lutitia Murice Persinger
Jan 1, 2022
Lutitia Murice Persinger, 91, of Baldwin City, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Private graveside services will be held later at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Lutitia was born September 29, 1930, in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Patrick Henry and Claudia Mae (Jones) Gibbons. She lived in Ottawa from 1958 to 1962, moving to Lawrence....
Jacob Tyler Streff
Dec 31, 2021
Jacob Tyler Streff was 28 years old when he passed away on December 31, 2021. He was born on January 18, 1993, in North Charleston, South Carolina. Although Jacob was known by several nicknames: Jake, Jay, JT – he was known by all as the same outgoing and tender-hearted guy. He was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and only...
