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Jesse Swinehart
Jun 24, 2011
Jesse Everett Swinehart age 70 of Overland Park Kansas formally of Paola passed away June 24th at the Shawnee Mission Hospital. Memorials to the Shawnee Mission Hospital Pastoral Department. Jesse was born on August 23, 1940 in Kansas City Kansas to Daniel and Irene Lindell Swinehart. He grew up in the surrounding communities and in 1961 he enlisted in...
Thelma Mosher
Jun 23, 2011
Mary Thelma Mosher was born on Wednesday, October 9, 1912, at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of John Henry and Mary (Sprinkle) Woke. She lived northwest of Ottawa, and attended Chapel Hill School. In 1948, she and her husband, Philip, moved to their farm, near Wellsville, living there forty-five years. In 1993, she moved to Ottawa, where she...
Riley Darrel Carter
Jun 23, 2011
Riley Darrel Carter, age 89, of Louisburg, KS, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Louisburg Care Center. He was born June 29, 1921 on a farm northeast of Louisburg the son of C.W. and Bessie Whitaker Carter. On September 27, 1947, he was united in marriage to Zilpah Lewis. He enlisted in the United States Navy in...
Robert Lee Hull
Jun 22, 2011
Robert Lee “Bob” Hull, age 87, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Windsor Place in Iola, Kansas. He was born on Tuesday, October 2, 1923, in Ottawa Township, Kansas, the son of Elmer Andrew and Esther Estella (Gilliland) Hull. He was a resident of Ottawa most of his life. Bob graduated from Ottawa High School with...
Joann Elise Smith
Jun 22, 2011
JoAnn Elise Smith was born on Saturday, April 4, 1936, in Long Beach, California. She was the daughter of Montelle Samuel and Ruth Irene (King) Ogg. JoAnn grew up in California, moving to Williamsburg, Kansas from Long Beach in 1996. In April of 2011, JoAnn moved to Ottawa in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home until her...
Edwin F. Carlson
Jun 19, 2011
Ed Carlson, 65, of Paola, KS passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011. Edwin was born to Hans and Verna Thomsen Carlson on October 16, 1945 at Swan River, Manitoba, Canada. Edwin was raised in Falls City, Nebraska. He graduated from Falls City High School in 1964 and continued his education at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. He graduated in...
Dorothy M. Foote
Jun 19, 2011
Dorothy Marie (Scheer) Foote, age 99, of Bucyrus, KS passed away on June 19, 2011 at Villa St Joseph of Leawood, Kansas where she resided for the past nine years. She was surrounded by her children at the time of her death. The family wishes to thank the staff of Villa Saint Joseph and Odyssey Hospice for their compassionate...
Harlan F. Miller
Jun 15, 2011
Harlan F. Miller, age 81, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011. He was born on Thursday, January 23, 1930 in Quenemo, Kansas, the son of Roy A. and Ruth L. (Prewitt) Miller. Harlan was a lifelong Franklin County resident. He graduated from Pomona High School with the class of 1949. Harlan was self-employed as a mechanic, owning...
Edith M. Hickerson
Jun 14, 2011
Edith Hickerson age 89, of Raytown, MO, passed away June 14, 2011 at the Louisburg Care Center. She was born November 19, 1921, in Kansas City, MO to William and Armilda Wangler. She was a graduate of Paseo High School. Edith married George Thomas Hickerson on October 12, 1940 and worked for The Jones Store for 26 years in...
Dorothy H. Quinn
Jun 14, 2011
Dorothy was born May 29, 1917 in Louisburg, KS to Henry and Mary Ann Esterman Groh. She grew up in the area and was united in marriage to Clarence John Quinn. Together they worked their family farm. She lived in Paola until moving to Wellsville in 1969 and then back to Paola where she lived from 1972 until 1993....
Max E. Foushee
Jun 14, 2011
Max E. “Pappy” Foushee, age 82, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa. He was born on Saturday, October 6, 1928, in Franklin County, Kansas. He was the son of Clarence A. and Cornelia Rebecca (Wright) Foushee. Max is the last of his family. He was a lifelong Ottawa resident. Max...
Eugene "Gene" Cunningham
Jun 11, 2011
Eugene F. “Gene” Cunningham, age 75, of Williamsburg, Kansas, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at his home. He was born on Thursday, February 13, 1936, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Ora and Ida (Williams) Cunningham. He was raised in Lane and Greeley, Kansas. In early adulthood, he lived in Ottawa, Kansas; Louisville, Kentucky; Minot, North Dakota; and Topeka,...
Susie Goodart
Jun 10, 2011
Susie was born Ramona Sue on May 10, 1949 in Houston Texas to John and Sara Frances Dendy Jordan. She grew up in Alabama and later relocated to Texas. On February 22, 1983 Susie was united in marriage to Brad Goodart in Milam Texas. They lived in Texas before moving to the area in 1986 and to Paola in...
Virginia Rose Bugner
Jun 9, 2011
Virginia Rose Bugner, age 85, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on Wednesday, May 19, 1926, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George and Susan (Ternes) Timmermeyer. Virginia grew up in Wichita and also lived in Engles and Jetmoor, Kansas, prior to moving to Ottawa in 1953....
Kaylee Marie Simpson
Jun 8, 2011
Kaylee Marie Simpson, age 66, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on Monday, July 17, 1944, in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Michael Earl Levi and Corrine Gertrude (Bench) Whinery. Kaylee grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She lived and traveled extensively throughout the United States and...
Ruth L. Hale
Jun 7, 2011
Ruth L. Hale age 85 of Louisburg, Kansas, passed away June 7, 2011. Funeral services will be private.
Marjorie Brown
Jun 5, 2011
Marjorie Brown, age 88, of Richmond, Kansas, formerly of Ottawa, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at Richmond Care Center in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on Thursday, February 8, 1923, in Columbus, Kansas, the daughter of Marion “Pete” and Minnie (Laizure) Amos. Marjorie moved from Columbus to Orange, Texas in 1969; retired to Springdale, Arkansas in 1982; and moved...
Henry Gibson
Jun 4, 2011
Henry was born on November 20, 1942 in Ashland Mississippi to Joe Thomas and Julia Harris Gibson. He moved to the area as a child and graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1961. He worked for over 25 years at the Marley Manufacturing Plant in Olathe before health problems caused him to retire. Henry enjoyed spending time with family...
Thomas E. "Tom" Barrigan
Jun 2, 2011
Thomas Edward Barrigan, age 59, of Wellsville, Kansas, died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on Friday, May 30, 1952, in Hardin, Montana, the son of James Edward and Dorothy Agnes (McDowell) Barrigan. He was a resident of the Franklin County, Kansas area the past nineteen years, moving from...
Judith Ann Lawrence
Jun 1, 2011
Judith (Judy) Ann Beytien Lawrence, 71 of Louisburg, KS, died May 30, 2011 at Saint Joseph Medical Center. Judy was born August 15, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Grace Marie and Arsid Oliver Paro. She attended Faribault High School and graduated in 1957. She raised three children. Judy worked as a volunteer at Shawnee Mission Medical Center...
