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William Peuser
Nov 9, 2011
Joseph William "Bill" Peuser, age 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at St. John Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him and appreciated his steadfast devotion to his family, his work, and God throughout his life. Rosary will be said at 10:00 am on Saturday November 12, 2011 at...
Winfred Lawrence
Nov 8, 2011
Winfred Dow Lawrence, 89, of Paola, Kansas passed away on November 8, 2011 at his home. Winfred was born to Lorenzo Dow and Mary Ellen Kirby Lawrence on March 22, 1922 in Jasper County, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942-1945 and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled Veterans. In 1947...
Nellie E. Jones
Nov 7, 2011
Nellie E. Jones, 94, of Louisburg, KS died November 7, 2011 at Louisburg Health and Rehabilitation Center, Louisburg, KS. She was born December 3, 1916 at Louisburg, KS the daughter of Loren and Daisy Belle (Hittle) Kern. She was united in marriage to Orest Devere Jones on November 8, 1939 at Fort Scott, KS. She lived all of her...
Ruth Sanders
Nov 7, 2011
Ruth L. Sanders age 85 of Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Monday November 7, 2011 at the Gables Assisted Living in Overland Park, Kansas. Ruth was born on February 19, 1926 in Temple, Oklahoma to Willie Trenton Henderson and Laura Esther Murphy Henderson. She graduated from Tom Bean High School in Tom Bean, Texas in 1943, and then earned...
J. Mark Armstrong
Nov 1, 2011
J. Mark Armstrong, age 90, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on Wednesday, April 27, 1921, in Pattonsburg, Missouri, the son of John Marquis Armstrong, Sr. and Clara (Pearson) Armstrong. He was a resident of Ottawa since 1972, moving from Overland Park, Kansas. Mark graduated from Turner...
Janette Zoucha
Oct 31, 2011
Janette D. Zoucha, age 44, of Paola, Kansas passed away at the University of Kansas Medical Center on Oct. 31, 2011. Janette was born on February 18, 1967 in Iola, Kansas to Jackie Dean and Martha Cunningham Burton. She grew up in Paola and graduated in 1985 from Paola High School and attended Johnson County Community College for 2...
Lance Lee Nichols
Oct 31, 2011
Lance Lee Nichols, age 47, of Eloy, Arizona, died Monday, October 31, 2011, at his residence in Eloy, Arizona. He was born on Tuesday, August 25, 1964, in Ottawa, Kansas. He was the son of Jack and Donnie Mae (Schmoe) Nichols. He was a near lifelong resident of Richmond, Kansas. Lance graduated from Central Heights High School with the...
Rev. Gilbert S. Peters
Oct 27, 2011
Rev. Gilbert S. Peters, age 95, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, October 27, 2011. He was born on Tuesday, September 12, 1916, in Bonham, Texas. He was of full Czech descent, the son of Joseph James and Lydia Ann (Skrabanek) Peters. He was a resident of Ottawa since March of 2010, moving from Fredonia, Kansas. He grew up in...
Phasith Xaopaxa
Oct 27, 2011
Phasith Xaopaxa, age 58, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, October 27, 2011, at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on Tuesday, April 7, 1953, in Savannakhet, Laos, the son of Kong and Ky Xaopaxa. He has been a resident of Ottawa since 1980, moving from Providence, Rhode Island. Phasith graduated from high school...
Donald Jenkins
Oct 26, 2011
Donald Ray Jenkins, of Paola, Kansas, passed away October 26, 2011 at Olathe Medical Center. Don was born October 6, 1949 in Paola, Kansas to Ralph Ray and Loretta Warf Jenkins. He graduated from Fontana High School in 1967. Don served in Vietnam for 13 months with the U.S. Army and received the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam...
George A. Lowe
Oct 26, 2011
GEORGE LOWE, age 86, passed away October 26, 2011 in Lenexa, Kansas. A Gathering of Friends will be held on Monday, October 31, 2011 from 1:00pm to 3:00 pm at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 305 North Pearl, Paola, KS 66071. Private family services will be held. Memorials are suggested to the Alex Lowe Memorial Cancer Fund, c/o KU Cancer Center,...
Helen I. Rose
Oct 24, 2011
Helen I. Rose, 66, of Overland Park, KS died October 24, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, MO. She was born May 11, 1945 at Farlinville, KS, the daughter of Kenneth William Marmon and Donna Ivalene Johnson. Helen worked at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park, Ks as an LPN for 16 years, and considered many of her co-workers...
Lyle Dubois
Oct 23, 2011
Lyle Dubois, 88, of Paola, Kansas lost his life on October 23, 2011, after a brief illness. Lyle was born in Burlingame, Kansas on June 29, 1923, to Hal and Elma Black Dubois. He grew up in Burlingame and graduated from Burlingame High School in 1941. He married Doris Ann (Annie) Jolly on May 24, 1947, in Olathe, Kansas....
Nina Celesta Smith
Oct 23, 2011
Nina C. Smith, age 87, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on Thursday, August 21, 1924, in Ottawa, the daughter of John Wesley and Laura Emma (Hazen) Striplin. Nina was a lifelong Ottawa resident. She attended Ottawa schools. Nina was a homemaker. Nina was a member of...
Eugene M. Taylor
Oct 21, 2011
Eugene M. Taylor, age 88 of Williamsburg, Kansas, died Friday, October 21, 2011 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on Saturday, June 02, 1923 in Greenfield, Oklahoma the son of Joseph Taylor and Ruth D. (Vanlehn) Taylor. Eugene lived in Greenfield, Oklahoma until 1941 and after military service he moved with his construction work until...
Wynona Lamoyne Vansickle
Oct 20, 2011
Wynona LaMoyne VanSickle, age 74, of Princeton, Kansas, died Thursday, October 20, 2011, at Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on Monday, July 26, 1937, in Logan, Iowa, the daughter of Merle W. and Kathryn V. (Walters) Heckman. Wynona lived in Logan, Iowa until the age of eight, moving to Ottawa in 1944, and to Princeton...
Tom Porter
Oct 19, 2011
Thomas F. Porter age 88 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Richmond Care Center in Richmond, KS. He was born on Thursday, December 14, 1922 in Ottawa, KS, the son of Charles and Katherine (Shiras) Porter. He was a lifelong Ottawa resident. Tom graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1940, attended his freshman...
Mell D. Martin
Oct 19, 2011
Mell D. Martin, age 82, of Pomona, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Select Specialty Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on Wednesday, March 27, 1929, in Estalene, Texas, the son of William and Virgie (Ward) Martin. He lived in Pomona since 2007, moving from Ottawa, where he had lived since 1996. He previously...
Rev. Raymond W. Raley
Oct 17, 2011
Rev. Raymond W. “Ray” Raley, age 85, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Monday, October 17, 2011, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on Friday, April 23, 1926, in Pueblo, Colorado, the son of John F. and Susie M. (Thompson) Raley. Ray was raised in Pueblo, Colorado. In 1951, he married and moved to Salida for three years...
Trinda Johnson
Oct 16, 2011
TRINDA I. JOHNSON Trinda I. Johnson, 91, of Paola, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday October 16, 2011 at Miami County Medical Center. Trinda was born to Herbert and Madeline Moore Cunning on October 25, 1919 in Jamaica, West Indies. She lived most of her life in Kansas City, Missouri where she worked as a hair dresser,...
