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David Lee Knisley
Feb 13, 2013
David Lee Knisley, age 67, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at his home, where he lived alone. David was born on Saturday, March 3, 1945 in Highland County, Ohio, the son of Fullie and Mary Eva (Waln) Knisley. David was a security guard for many years. He moved to Olathe, Kansas from Ohio in...
Allen Lee Shumate
Feb 11, 2013
Allen Lee Shumate, age 78 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Monday, February 11, 2013. He was born on Saturday, April 7, 1934, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Samuel and Evelyn (Hale) Shumate. Allen has lived in Ottawa since the late 1940’s moving from Kansas City, Missouri. He attended schools in Kansas City and Ottawa. On December 23, 1955...
Dorothy P. White
Feb 8, 2013
Dorothy White, age 95, of Louisburg, KS passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Louisburg Care Center. She was born on January 27, 1918 at the Windisch homestead, southeast of Louisburg, Kansas to George and Della Windisch. She attended school at Bellview School and then 4 years at Louisburg High, then graduating in 1937. She married Karl White...
Ruby Irene Emmart
Feb 7, 2013
Ruby Irene Emmart, age 95, passed away peacefully at Homestead Assisted Living Memory Care on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Ruby was born April 5, 1917, to Pete & Lillie Heidecker of Paola, KS. She graduated from Paola High School in 1935 and taught one year at Vickers Country School where she had also been a student thru the eighth...
Josephine Elizabeth (Beck) Detmering
Feb 7, 2013
Josephine Elizabeth (Beck) Detmering, 104, of Fontana, Kansas, died February 7, 2013, at North Point Skilled Nursing Center, Paola, Kansas. Josephine was born September 20, 1908, the daughter of Charles D. and Lillie Mae (Guthrie) Beck in Fontana, Kansas. She graduated from Fontana High School in 1927. Josephine then worked in Kansas City, Missouri for two years. She returned...
Naomi F. Kistler
Feb 7, 2013
Naomi F. Kistler, 82, passed away February 7, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center. Naomi was born on July 18, 1930 to Benjamin and Margaret Bibbins Ostrander in Austin, Minnesota. Naomi worked at Lounge Craft, a robe manufacturer and King Radio. She was married on May 27, 1971 to Robert R. Kistler in Osawatomie, Kansas. She was preceded in death...
Donna Mae Swearingen
Feb 7, 2013
Donna Mae Swearingen, age 81 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, February 7, 2013. She was born on Tuesday, December 15, 1931, in Marysville, Kansas, the daughter of Victor and Erma (Bull) Behrens, Sr. Donna moved to Ottawa in 1949 moving from Marysville. She graduated from Marysville High School with the class of 1949. On February 4, 1951 Donna was...
Earl Anderson
Feb 5, 2013
Earl Vinton "Andy" Anderson, Jr., 92, passed away unexpectedly February 5, 2013. Andy, the son of Earl and Pearl Hiner Anderson was born May 27, 1920 in Remington, Oklahoma. As a small child the family moved to El Dorado, Kansas where he attended elementary school and high school. In 1937, he joined the U.S. Navy and served 4 years....
James J. Wills
Feb 5, 2013
James J. Wills, 91, passed away February 5, 2013 at Vintage Park, Paola, Kansas. James was born on August 16, 1921 to James and Chelsea (Miller) Wills. He graduated from Paola High School in 1940 and joined the U.S. Army after high school. He was on active duty in 1941 and served in the Battle of the Bulge. James...
Audra Madalyn Clary
Feb 4, 2013
Audra Madalyn Clary, age 92, of Louisburg, Kansas, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at the Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Madalyn was born July 24, 1920 at Bronson, Kansas. She was the only child of Ray M. and Jewell Grace (Duncan) Myers. The family moved to the Moran area in 1929. She graduated from the Moran High School in...
Marvel Morgan
Feb 3, 2013
Marvel Morgan, age 75 of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away with her family by her side after a long battle with many health issues, on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at her residence in Ottawa. She was born on May 18, 1937, the daughter of Marvin and Millie (Jennings) Montgomery. She has been a lifelong resident of Ottawa, Kansas. Marvel graduated...
Kurtis Leach
Feb 1, 2013
Kurtis Leach, 46, Osawatomie, died Friday February 1, 2013, in his home. Kurtis was born January 20, 1967 in Paola, Kansas . His parents were Elwood "Woody" Leach and Marlene Darner Leach. He grew up in rural Osawatomie, helping his father on the farm and raising livestock. He graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1985. Kurtis worked on the...
Julee Bowling
Feb 1, 2013
JuLee Gail (Butler) Bowling, age 57, of Ottawa, passed away on February 1, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, Ottawa on Thursday, February 7th at 10 a.m. with Reverend Lori Stevens officiating. Cremation is planned; a private family inurnment will follow at a later date at Waverly Cemetery. Dengel...
T. Scott Wilson Jr.
Jan 31, 2013
T. Scott Wilson Jr., 89, of Olathe, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013 surrounded by family at Olathe Medical Center. He was born on January 7, 1924, in Floydada, TX, the son of T. Scott and Frances Wilson. He graduated from Garfield High School in Arkansas. Scott was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1948. He earned...
Roberta Moore
Jan 31, 2013
Roberta Moore, age 91 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Vintage Park in Ottawa. She was born on Friday, April 15, 1921, the daughter of Robert Steven and Nora Elizabeth (McKinney) Richards. Roberta lived in Ottawa since 2006 moving from Hutchinson, Kansas where she lived most of her life, also living in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She...
Beverly A. Sellers
Jan 31, 2013
Beverly A. Sellers, age 78 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Sunflower Plaza in Ottawa. She was born on Wednesday, November 14, 1934 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Gene Paul and Frances A. (Klienschmidt) Mille. She moved to Ottawa with her family in 1939, lived two years in California and returned to Ottawa in...
Raymond A. Miller
Jan 30, 2013
Raymond Albert Miller, age 63, unexpectedly passed away in his sleep the morning of January 30, 2013. He was born to Albert and Veronica (Wuckowitsch) Miller in Garnett, KS on November 9, 1948. He grew up on a farm between Garnett and Scipio where his parents and siblings (Ethel, Charlie, Will and Eileen) attended St. Boniface Church and Scipio...
Donald Trumbly Sr
Jan 30, 2013
Donald John "Monk" Trumbly, age 84, passed away January 30, 2013 at Louisburg Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Monk was born September 24, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri to John Edward and Mary Catherine (Sharp) Trumbly. Monk grew up in Osawatomie, Kansas and attended St. Philip Neri School. He served in the U.S. Navy for 2 " years after...
Harry Sowards
Jan 30, 2013
Harry J. Sowards age 89 of Paola passed away at the North Point Skilled Nursing Center. (Cremation) There are no services planned. Survivors are his wife Marie , sons Dean Sowards, David Sowards and step daughter Joyce Wharton. To leave a special memory go to the share memory tab.
Leona Frances Priddy
Jan 29, 2013
Leona Frances Priddy, age 88 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on Friday, March 21, 1924 in Ford County, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Edward and Ina Bertha (Camp) Reekie. She has been a resident of Ottawa since 1942 moving to Independence, Kansas in 2008. Frances attended schools in Pomona, Kansas....
