Obituaries
Aaron Patrick Gaudet
Jun 15, 2021
Aaron Patrick Gaudet, 28, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at AdventHealth Ottawa. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends immediately following the service. Private family inurnment will be held later in Texas. Aaron was born April 23,...
Leroy L. Spicher
Jun 15, 2021
Leroy Leo Spicher, 91, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at his home. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Dengel & Son Mortuary-Crematory, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071. Leroy was born Tuesday, November 5, 1929, in Asherville, KS, the son of Wilbur...
Karen "Sue" Farrell
Jun 14, 2021
Karen “Sue” Farrell, 73, of Ottawa, passed away, Monday, June 14, 2021 at AdventHealth Ottawa, Ottawa, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 P.M., Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends immediately following the service. Inurnment will be held later at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Miami County. Sue was born May...
Dominic Christopher Salierno
Jun 14, 2021
Dominic Christopher Salierno, 35, of Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Ottawa University Fredrickson Chapel in Ottawa, KS. Family will meet with friends from 5:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Friday, June 25, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Interment...
Vivian V. Gragg
Jun 13, 2021
Vivian V. Gragg, 87, of Ottawa, passed away, Sunday, June 13, 2021, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Calvary Baptist Church, Ottawa, Kansas. The family will meet with friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Monday, June 21, 2021, at the church. Private family inurnment will take place at...
Jay C. Clark
Jun 13, 2021
Jay C. Clark, 60, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021. Family will meet with friends to celebrate the life of Jay on Friday, June 18, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Grace Community Fellowship, 501 S. Poplar, Ottawa. Inurnment Deay Cemetery, Eudora, Kansas, will be held at a later date. Jay was born April 13,...
Ivan "Dale" Denniston
Jun 10, 2021
Ivan “Dale” Denniston, 88, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, at AdventHealth Ottawa. Family will meet with friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Dale was born August 31, 1932, in Codel of Rooks County, Kansas, the youngest of six children of Arthur Andrew and Minnie...
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...
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