Karen Kay Ohlmeier
May 4, 2020
Karen K. (Baxter) Ohlmeier of Paola passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020. She was the third of seven children born to B.E. and Mary (Alleman) Baxter. She graduated from Fontana High School with the class of 1961. On February 11, 1962 she was united in marriage to Lloyd Ohlmeier. They were blessed with three children Cathy, Jim, and...
Billy Max Dedrick
May 3, 2020
Billy Dedrick, age 64, of the Somerset Community in rural Paola, Kansas, passed away May 3, 2020. Billy was the second of five sons born to Harold F. and Shirley June (Dicke) Dedrick. He was born on September 27, 1955 at Paola, Kansas. He grew up in Miami County and attended Paola High School graduating with the Class of...
Michael H. Guyett
Apr 27, 2020
Michael H. Guyett, 64, of Princeton, Kansas passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at AdventHealth Ottawa. Private family graveside service will be held at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, with military honors by the Kansas Army National Guard. Due to the current restrictions associated with COVID-19 a celebration of Michael’s life will be held later. Michael was born December 23, 1955...
Paul A. Rupp Jr.
Apr 27, 2020
Paul Alois Rupp Jr. died after a valiant battle with cancer on Monday, April 27, 2020, He was 57. Paul was born on December 4, 1962, in WaKeeney, Kansas, to Virginia Craig Rupp and Paul Alois Rupp Sr. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. After working in that field for...
Mary Ann Roecker
Apr 26, 2020
Mary Ann Roecker, 77, of Edgerton, Missouri formerly of Ottawa, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, at St. Luke’s North Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. A private family graveside interment will be held at Hillsdale Cemetery in Hillsdale, Kansas. Mary was born February 22, 1943 in Ottawa, the daughter of Thomas and Cecil (Tabor) Poe. She lived in...
Pearl E. Doherty
Apr 25, 2020
Pearl Doherty passed away at Life Care of Osawatomie on April 25, 2020 from complications of a fractured hip and surgery to repair it. Pearl was born at Block, Kansas, the only daughter of John G. and Emelie Debrick. She attended Trinity Lutheran School and was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church at Block. She lived through the...
Joy Lee Crabill
Apr 23, 2020
Joy Lee Crabill, 71, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the Olathe Health Hospice House. Celebration of Life service will be held later. Joy was born November 30, 1948, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Ruby Lee (Ashcraft) and William Farlow White, Jr. She lived in Wathena, Kansas for nearly 20 years moving in 2006...
John Jay Rees
Apr 21, 2020
John Jay Rees, age 40, of Paola, Kansas passed away April 21, 2020 at Olathe Medical Center. John was born August 8, 1979 in Ottumwa, Iowa. In 1991, he became a resident at Lakemary in Paola. While at Lakemary, John earned his high school diploma and met his forever family. John went on to work in assembly work at...
Gweneth E. "Gwen" Nance
Apr 19, 2020
Gweneth E. “Gwen” Nance, 74, of Ottawa, KS passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020, at her home with family by her side. Private family graveside services were held previously at Highland Cemetery. Celebration of Life services will be held at 5:00 P.M., Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends immediately following...
Gladys J. Barnhart-Anderson
Apr 16, 2020
Gladys J. Barnhart-Anderson, 75, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020 at her home with family by her side. A private family graveside will be held at Sutton Cemetery, west of Baldwin Junction, Douglas County. Gladys was born March 4, 1945 in Ottawa, the daughter of Jesse and Frances (Davies) Gregg. She was a near lifelong Ottawa...
H. Lynn Cramer
Apr 15, 2020
H. Lynn Cramer, 95, passed away at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, KS on April 15, 2020. He was born March 29, 1925 to Herbert and Edna Cramer of New Lancaster, KS. He attended elementary school in New Lancaster, and high school in Paola, and LaCygne. He met his wife, Betty Sue Bays, his senior year at LaCygne. Lynn...
Barbara Ann Dyer
Apr 15, 2020
Barbara Ann Dyer, 64, of Pomona, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at her home. A private family graveside will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Pomona. Due to the current restrictions associated with COVID-19 a celebration of Barbara’s life will be held at a later date. Barbara was born January 15, 1956 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter...
Harold "Hal" Sutcliffe, Jr.
Apr 15, 2020
Harold "Hal" Sutcliffe, Jr., age 59, of rural Paola, Kansas passed away April 15, 2020. Hal was born March 4, 1961 at Spring Hill, Kansas. He was the son of Harold Sutcliffe, Sr., and Vivian (Reynolds) Sutcliffe. He graduated from Spring Hill High School with the Class of 1979. Hal served his country with the United States Army. He...
Robert H. Brenner
Apr 15, 2020
Robert Harold Brenner, 85, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, passed away April 15, 2020, at his home. Private graveside services will be held at Paola Cemetery. Robert was born April 25, 1934, in Kansas City, KS, the son of Harold and Erna (Eastern) Brenner. After graduating from high school, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy on October 25, 1953...
Paul W. Kircher
Apr 14, 2020
Paul W. Kircher made his transition April 14, 2020 at Forest Creek Memory Care after fighting Alzheimer’s Disease for seven years. Paul, the son of Charles L. Kircher and Hazel Maxine Pedigo Kircher, was born September 22, 1942 at the family farm in the same room as his father. Paul graduated high school from Louisburg Rural High School in...
Donald R. Henry
Apr 9, 2020
Donald R. Henry, 89, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Lee's Summit Medical Center, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Don was born Tuesday, March 24, 1931, in Paola, KS, the son of Harry H. and Grace (Mann) Henry. He grew up in Paola and graduated from Paola High School in 1949. He was united in marriage to...
Kenneth B. Johnson
Apr 8, 2020
Kenneth B. Johnson, 80, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Morningstar Care Homes Dunn’s Vista in Baldwin City, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Woodlawn Cemetery with military honors by the Kansas Army National Guard. Ken was born October 10, 1939 in Blue Mound, Kansas, the son...
Wanda L. Durbin
Apr 7, 2020
Wanda L. Durbin, 92, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Private graveside services will be held at Highland Cemetery. Due to the current restrictions associated with COVID-19 a celebration of Wanda’s life will be held at a later date. Wanda was born July 21, 1927 at Wellsville, Kansas, the daughter of...
Robert E. Mason
Apr 6, 2020
Robert E. Mason, 83, of Burlington, Kansas, formerly of Ottawa, passed away at his home with family by his side Monday, April 6, 2020. Private interment will be held at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Kansas. Bob was born March 14, 1937 in the Chippewa area of Franklin County, Kansas. He was the son of Henry and Carrie Dora (Marks) Mason....
Janet G. Keaton
Apr 3, 2020
Janet G. Keaton, 77, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, in Arizona. Private family services will be held later. Inurnment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas. Janet was born May 30, 1942 at Ottawa, the daughter of Floyd and Letha (Long) Richardson. She was born and raised in Ottawa; lived in Overland Park from...
