Jan 9, 2013

Steven L. Hood, age 43, of Gardner, Kansas passed away at Olathe Medical Center on Wednesday January 9, 2013. Steven was born February 22, 1969 in Paola, Kansas to Ray Hood and Linda Henry Mundell. He grew up in the Princeton area and graduated from Central Heights High School in 1988. After high school he enlisted in the United...

Jan 7, 2013

Margaret Ann Alexander Apple, age 85, Louisburg, KS, passed peacefully from this world February 7, 2013 with family by her side. Margaret was born December 2, 1927 to Robert Lee Alexander and Ruth Lalia Miller Alexander in the community of Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. Growing up in rural northern Louisiana, Margaret graduated from Harris High School in 1945. With...

Jan 7, 2013

Ellen C. Hickman, age 104 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Ottawa Retirement Village. She was born on Saturday, November 14, 1908 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Aloysious and Agnes (Levell) Oestreicher. She has been a resident of Ottawa since 1946, moving from Princeton, Kansas. Ellen graduated from Princeton High School with the class...

Jan 6, 2013

Aloysius J. Massoth age 87 passed away January 6th at Villa St. Joseph in Overland Park, Kansas. Al as he was known was born November 7, 1925 in Piqua, Kansas to Frank and Elizabeth Weber Massoth. He was united in marriage on May 7, 1952 to Julia Mae Korphage in Chanute, Kansas They moved to Paola in 1955, where...

Jan 6, 2013

Doris Pauline Hills Wobker Summers, 84, of Ottawa, KS died January 6, 2013. She was born October 16, 1928 near Lane, Kansas, the daughter of Ansel and Jessie Doman Hills. She married Lawrence Dewaine Wobker on June 30, 1947 in Osawatomie, Kansas. They had three children, Larry Dean, James Lyle and Tony Lynn. Lawrence died on September 30, 1973,...

Jan 4, 2013

Myrtle Lee Whirley, age 76, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Friday, January 4, 2013. She was born on Thursday, February 6, 1936 in California, the daughter of John and Hazel (Bell) Jones. Myrtle was a near lifelong resident of Franklin County living in Williamsburg, Peoria, Pomona and Ottawa. Myrtle was united in marriage with Howard Cleveland Griffin, he preceded her...

Jan 4, 2013

Jolene D. Burnett, age 54, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Friday, January 4, 2013. She was born on Saturday, July 26, 1958, in Ottawa, the daughter of Marvin and Eileen (Kellerman) Roberts. Jolene was a lifelong Franklin County resident living in Ottawa since the early 1980’s. She graduated from Central Heights High School with the class of 1977. On December...

Jan 2, 2013

Ivan Eugene Boydston, age 77, of Paola, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at his home. Ivan was born December 14, 1935. He was the son of Rufus Boydston and Mary (Hammar) Boydston. He graduated from Paola High School in 1954 and was a member of the Kansas National Guard. He married Sharon (Walker) Boydston on October 3, 1980....

Jan 1, 2013

Robert I. Nicholson, Jr. of Paola, Kansas passed away January 1, 2013. He was born in Paola, Kansas on August 14, 1947 to Robert and June Shinkle Nicholson (Powell). Bob, as he was known to everyone, graduated Paola High School of 1965. After attending Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, he graduated from the University of Kansas where he earned...

Jan 1, 2013

Bernadine G. Bernie Evans, age 74 of Homewood, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013. She was born on Thursday, May 19, 1938 in Groom, Texas, the daughter of Bernard Joseph and Beatrice Marie (Bohr) Hermesmeyer. Bernie grew up in Rantoul, Kansas moving, to Ottawa in 2006, and recently to Homewood, Kansas. Bernie graduated from Rantoul High School. She worked...

Jan 1, 2013

Monty L. Isham, age 64, passed away January 1, 2013 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie, Kansas. Monty was born on September 17, 1948 in Paola, Kansas to Nelce and Norma Jean Koelsch Isham. He graduated from Ottawa High School in 1967. As a youth Monty worked for Danny Wilson at the Paola Pool, as a lifeguard and helper....

Dec 30, 2012

Irene Marie Dunn, age 79 of Wellsville, Kansas died Sunday, December 30, 2012. She was born on Sunday, September 17, 1933 in Council Grove, Kansas, the daughter of Carol O. and Ethal P. (Ellis) Furman. Irene grew up on the family farm in rural Wellsville since 1950 moving there from Ottawa. She attended Ottawa High School with the class...

Dec 30, 2012

Rollo Franklin Knight, age 100 of Pomona, Kansas died Sunday, December 30, 2012. He was born on Monday, January 22, 1912, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Bertie Almerson and Edith Maye (Harvey) Knight. Rollo was a lifelong Osage/Franklin county resident living in the Pomona area for the last 50 years. He graduated from Quenemo High School with the...

Dec 29, 2012

Robert L. “Bob” Cooper, age 84 of Richmond, Kansas, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. He was born on Monday, August 13, 1928 in Marshall, Oklahoma, the son of Louis C. and Alice Frances (Burns) Cooper. Bob was a lifelong resident of Richmond until moving to Ottawa Vintage Park four years ago....

Dec 27, 2012

Dennis Floyd Barnes, 65, of Louisburg, KS died Thursday, December 27, 2012, at his home. He was born September 29, 1947 in Independence, KS, the son of Kenneth and Dorothy (White) Barnes. He was united in marriage to Vicki Bendure on August 8, 1981 in Parsons, KS. Dennis worked for Wal-Mart for 16 years before retiring. Prior to that,...

Dec 26, 2012

Matthew Sean Niebaum, age 29, of Louisburg, KS, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012. He was born June 30, 1983 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Michael and Cheryl (Duncan) Niebaum. He lived in Belton, MO until 1989 when the family moved to Louisburg, KS. He graduated from Louisburg High School in 2001. After high school he worked in...

Dec 26, 2012

Donald Lewis Wilhoite, 83 of Springhill, KS formerly from Paola, KS passed away December 26, 2012. Donald was born April 7, 1929 in Paola, to John and Lucy Wilhoite. Donald attended Paola High School, received his GED and joined the United States Air Force, August 1, 1950 during the Korean War. He received an honorable discharge July 31, 1954...

Dec 26, 2012

Margaret Ann (Good) Aberer, age 74, of Louisburg, Kansas, died December 26, 2012, at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born October 13, 1938, in Miami County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Frieda (Wilke) Good. She was united in marriage for 47 years to Thomas Aberer on June 12, 1965, in Mission, Kansas. After raising their...

Dec 24, 2012

Hazel Ann Wilhoite Hazel Ann Wilhoite, 77, of Paola passed away Monday, December 24, 2012 at her home. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, Kansas. Visitation will be 1:00 " 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Hillsdale Cemetery. Hazel was born on...

Dec 21, 2012