Aaron Patrick Gaudet

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, 1993, in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Christopher Gaudet and Temie (Hermesmeyer) Lehman. He was a lifelong Ottawa resident and graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 2011. Aaron was currently employed with the USD 290 School District as a custodian primarily working at Lincoln Grade School. He also worked at Price Chopper and McDonalds in Ottawa for several years. Aaron loved his family. If he wasn’t trading jokes with his uncles, he could be found entertaining his young cousins. Aaron also loved hanging out with his friends. During his free time, he was either playing basketball, golfing, sharing dad jokes or offering his help to whoever needed it. He was a wonderful son/brother/grandson/cousin/nephew, and an awesome friend. His willingness to help others and his big smile will be sorely missed by all who were lucky to have him in their life. Survivors include his father Christopher Gaudet of Gering, Nebraska; mother Temie Lehman of Plano, Texas and stepfather David Lehman of Ottawa, Kansas; maternal grandmother Patricia Hermesmeyer of Fate, Texas; paternal grandmother Mary Gaudet of Toledo, Ohio; siblings, Zach Gaudet and fiancée Kimberly Gobin of Derby, Kansas, and Chloe Denning of Lawrence, Kansas; and several aunts and uncles. The family suggests memorial contributions to Children’s Mercy Hospital c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.