Jack Lee Coffman
Jun 9, 2021
Jack Lee Coffman March 18, 1944- June 9, 2021 Jack Coffman, who just might have been the most stubborn man you ever met, passed away at the age of 77 at his home in Olathe, Ks. on June 9, 2021. He was born March 18, 1944 as the first child and only son of Virginia Lee (Myers) Coffman and...
Orpha F. Potter
Jun 9, 2021
Orpha F. Potter, 95, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Interment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Orpha was born May 2, 1926, at Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Harold J. and Ruby (Tedrow) Hoover. She was...
Elaine Ann Knecht
Jun 7, 2021
Elaine Ann Kemplay Knecht, 57, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away in her home June 7th. Elaine was born September 9,1963 to Janice Stallbaumer Jenkins and Richard Oliver Kemplay in Axtell, Ks. Elaine grew up and attended Paola schools to graduate from Paola High School in 1981. Elaine was intellectually gifted and loved learning. She held exceptional talents with...
Lavern M. Holzapfel
Jun 6, 2021
LaVern M. Holzapfel, 77, of Ottawa, passed away in the comfort of his home Sunday, June 6, 2021. He is now in the presence of his precious Lord Christ Jesus. Private graveside services will be held later at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. LaVern was born October 16, 1943, at Concordia, Kansas, the son of George William and Leta Elizabeth (Shepard)...
Margaret Anna Cook
Jun 5, 2021
Margaret Anna Cook, age 99, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, peacefully at her home with her children beside her. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021 followed by the funeral service at 8 p.m. at Dengel & Son Mortuary-Crematory, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071. Margaret was born Thursday,...
Grace Orr
Jun 5, 2021
Grace Rosemary Orr, age 82, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 11, 2021 at Louisburg Cemetery under the direction of Dengel & Son Mortuary-Crematory, 1 Aquatic Drive, Louisburg, KS, 66053 Grace was born Monday, November 7, 1938, in Miami County, KS, the...
Elizabeth "Ann" Maxwell
Jun 4, 2021
Elizabeth “Ann” Maxwell, 79, of Ottawa, passed surrounded by her family, Friday, June 4, 2021, at The University of Kansas Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa, Kansas. The family will meet with friends before funeral services from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M., at the mortuary. Ann...
Don E. Minden
Jun 4, 2021
Don Minden, age 79, of Paola went to his eternal home Friday, June 4, 2021. He was born at LaCygne, Kansas on January 10, 1942 to Reinhart and Nadine (Prothe) Minden. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 10, 2021 followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church of Block...
Jeremy Kush
Jun 4, 2021
Jeremy Christian Kush, age 32, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, June 11, 2021, at Somerset Cemetery, Paola. Jeremy was born Thursday, January 12, 1989, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Lawrence Alan "Bubba" and Kathy (Harrow) Kush. He graduated from Louisburg High School with the...
Chellie Huber
Jun 2, 2021
Rachelle Dionne “Chellie” Huber, age 47, of Burlington, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at her home. A visitation will be held at Dengel & Son Mortuary-Crematory, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071 from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, June 5, 2021. Chellie was born Friday, July 20, 1973, in Excelsior Springs, MO, the daughter of...
Gloria Natividad Alfaro
Jun 1, 2021
Gloria Natividad Alfaro, age 100, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at AdventHealth Ottawa. A private family service will be held at a later date. Inurnment Fair Lawn Cemetery, Hutchinson, Kansas. Gloria was born August 21, 1920, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of José Cortez and Juliana (Trejo) Cortez. She grew up in Ottawa, Kansas, moving in...
Robert Joseph Belsha
May 31, 2021
Robert (Bob) Joseph Belsha, age 85, of Lawrence, Kansas, formerly of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021, at his daughters’ home in Leawood, Kansas. He was born August 24, 1935, in Windsor, Missouri, a son of the late Marion E. and Woodrow W. (Smith) Belsha. In June 1965, he married Sandra Serian and together they had...
Carol A. Bellinger
May 31, 2021
Carol A. Bellinger, 72, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021, at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation. Cremation is planned and no services are scheduled.
Cheryl Ann Reynolds
May 31, 2021
Cheryl Ann Reynolds, 72, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021, at her home. Cheryl was born Wednesday, July 7, 1948, in Emporia, KS, the older of two daughters born to LeRoy and Maxine (Clymer) Edmunds. She graduated from Council Grove High School in 1966. She then attended Emporia State University and earned her Bachelor's Degree in...
Thomas L. "Tom" Markus
May 27, 2021
Thomas L. “Tom” Markus, 77, of Jasper, Missouri, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Cox Barton County Hospital, Lamar, Missouri. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Military honors by the Paola American Legion Post 156 with American Legion Riders. Family will meet with friends from 5:30 P.M. to...
Charlene Anne Weiss
May 26, 2021
Caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Charlene Anne Weiss’ joyous life didn’t come to an end with her death. Charlene passed away on May 26th, 2021 at the age of 66 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones who will forever honor her legacy by living their lives in ways that would please her....
Edith L. Martin
May 24, 2021
Edith Martin went to meet her Lord and Savior on May 24th, 2021, at the Redwood of Carmel Care Facility in Independence, Missouri after a battle with cancer. She would have been 89 years of age on July 6th. Private family services will be held at a later date. Edith was born in Adair County, Iowa on July 6th,...
Alvin "Buck" Ballou
May 24, 2021
Alvin Eugene “Buck” Ballou entered into eternal rest on May 24, 2021 in the comfort of his home in Paola, KS. Visitation will be held from 5pm to 7pm, Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Dengel & Son Mortuary, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071. Graveside services will be held at 11am, Friday, May 28, 2021 at Evergreen Cemetery,...
Trentan Dey Mcclelland
May 22, 2021
Trentan "Trent" Dey McClelland, age 20, of Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away May 22, 2021. Trent was born December 21, 2000 at Olathe, Kansas to Tristan Dey and Belinda Kay (Royse) McClelland. Trent loved the outdoors, fishing and hunting. He ventured out on several hog hunts with his dad. Like father, like son, he and his dad shared an interest...
