Dustin Gillenwater
Feb 25, 2009
Dustin Ray Gillenwater, age 28, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Osawatomie, KS, died Feb. 25, in Topeka, KS, from a motorcycle accident. He was born to Paul Sr. and Deana Cox Gillenwater, on Aug. 13, 1980, in Olathe, KS. Dustin was raised in Osawatomie, and moved to Topeka, in 1998.He received his GED and received several certificates on dog...
Helen Rose Moews
Feb 22, 2009
Helen Rose Moews Helen Rose Moews, age 92, passed away February 22, 2009, in Emporia, Kansas. A life-long resident of Louisburg, Kansas, she most recently resided at the Vintage Park Assisted Living Facility. Born January 11, 1917, she graduated from Louisburg High School in 1935 and attended business school in Kansas City until her marriage. She and Charles E....
Louis E. "Bud" Plaschka
Feb 22, 2009
Louis E. Bud Plaschka, 78, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Sunday, February 22, 2009. He was born on Thursday, June 26, 1930, in Ottawa, Kansas. He was the son of Edward and Ilo (Fredricks) Plaschka. He was a lifelong resident of Ottawa. Bud graduated from Williamsburg High School with the class of 1948. He was a lifelong farmer. He...
Raymond Barth
Feb 21, 2009
Raymond E. Barth, 51, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Saturday, February 21, 2009. He was born on Monday, March 18, 1957, in New York. He was the son of Franklin L. and Edna (Christensen) Barth. He grew up in Kings Park, New York on Long Island. He lived in Fort Worth, Texas; Brazoria, Texas; Kenner, Louisiana; and Emporia, Kansas,...
Charles R. Sluder
Feb 19, 2009
Charles R. “Chuck” Sluder was born on Tuesday, January 5, 1943, in Pacific Junction, Iowa. He was the son of Claude Arthur and Mary (Good) Sluder. Chuck spent his childhood in Missouri, Idaho, California, Oregon and Kansas, moving to Ottawa in Franklin County, Kansas in 1985, where he made his home until his death on Thursday, February 19, 2009,...
Susan Peterson
Feb 18, 2009
Susan was born on Jan. 11, 1948 in Stillwell, Ks., to Ray and Catherine Coleman Adams. She spent most of her life in the Paola area and graduated in 1966 from Stillwell High School. On May 27, 1967, Susan was united in marriage to, Billy Peterson in Olathe, Ks., together they raised 4 children. She was a wife and...
George J. Poster
Feb 18, 2009
George John Poster, age 75, Cleveland, Mo. passed away February 18, 2009 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. He was born February 10, 1934 in Mantador, ND, the son of John & Cecilia Terhar Poster. He moved to Kansas City in 1955. He was a hardworking carpenter and enjoyed fishing and loved farming his land. May he...
Clarence Beer Jr.
Feb 18, 2009
Clarence Beer Jr. age 83 of LaCygne, KS. passed away Feb. 18th at the Louisburg Care Center. Cremation, no services planned. Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel in charge of arrangements. Clarence was born April 28, 1925 in Coffey County KS. to Clarence and Mabel Gangloff Beer. Clarence grew up and lived most of his life in Coffey County around LeRoy KS....
Ida Marie Richardson
Feb 16, 2009
Ida Marie Richardson age 72 of Paola passed away Friday at the Olathe Medical Center. Services will be Mon. Feb. 16th at 11:00 AM Holy Trinity Catholic Church with visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 with rosary at 10:30 AM, burial Osawatomie Cemetery, memorials to the Holy Trinity Church or Cancer Research, to leave condolences go to www.PenwellGabel.com. Ida was...
Viola M. Noyes
Feb 16, 2009
Viola M. Noyes, age 90, of Louisburg, Ks. died February 16, 2009 at her home. She was born October 5, 1918, at Westline, Mo., the daughter of Charles and Anna Papst Ziegler of Westline, Mo. She moved to Cleveland, Mo. in 1927 and attended Cleveland schools graduating in 1936. She then attended Central Missouri State Teachers College at Warrensburg,...
Cecil Swanson
Feb 15, 2009
Cecil Edith Swanson age 95 of Paola, passed away Sunday February 15, at Country Club Estates in Paola. Funeral Services will be Wednesday Feruary 18th at 11:00AM with visitation prior from 10 to 11 at the Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church 207 E. Wea, Paola, KS. to leave condolences go to www.penwellgabel.com...
Lester L. Hoyt
Feb 12, 2009
Lester Les Hoyt, 56, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Thursday, February 12, 2009. He was born on Saturday, March 29, 1952, in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was the son of Lester Alexander and Mary Ruth (Campbell) Hoyt. Les lived in various locations including Nebraska, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, and Kansas, returning to Pomona upon his retirement in 2004. Les graduated from...
James Wheeler
Feb 11, 2009
James E. Wheeler, 85, Bucyrus, KS, passed away February 11, 2009 at his home. Jim Wheeler was born to Chester and Carman Filer Wheeler on April 1, 1923 in Homestead, OK. Jim Served as a Corporal during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946 with a World War II Victory Ribbon and Three Bronze Service Stars. Jim...
Forna Pearl Flager
Feb 10, 2009
Forna Pearl Flager, 94, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. She was born on Friday, October 2, 1914, in Pomona, Kansas. She was the daughter of Walter and Phoebe (Peebles) Rosenbaum. She was a lifelong resident of Franklin County, Kansas, moving to Ottawa from Pomona in 1996. Forna graduated from Pomona High School with the class...
Ruth E. Smith
Feb 9, 2009
Ruth E. Smith, 88, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Monday, February 9, 2009. She was born on Sunday, May 9, 1920, in Princeton, Kansas. She was the daughter of James G. and Bessie L. (McFarlin)Tawney. She was a lifelong resident of Franklin County, Kansas. Ruth graduated from Princeton High School with the class of 1938. She worked for McVey...
William "Bill" David Hale
Feb 8, 2009
William David Bill Hale, 53, died Sunday, February 8th, 2009, at his home in Ottawa, Kansas. Bill was born July 14th, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas, to William and Earline (Ross) Hale. Bill attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas. Bill was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force on February 18th, 1975. He was united in...
Mary Mckinnis
Feb 7, 2009
Mary Elizabeth Betty McKinnis, 84, of Ottawa, Kansas died on Saturday, February 7, 2009. She was born on Saturday, June 21, 1924, in Cumberland, Maryland. She was the daughter of Anna Riley. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following her military service, she lived in Springfield, Missouri, moving to Girard, Kansas in 1954 and Ottawa in 1966. She graduated...
Michael King
Feb 7, 2009
Michael was born May 29, 1940, to Arthur and Gertrude Monach King in Marysville, Missouri. He grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Council Bluffs, Iowa, St Jo Missouri, and Independence, Missouri where he graduated from St. Mary"s High School in 1958. In 1962, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served until his honorable...
George Fischer
Feb 7, 2009
George E. Fischer, 88, of Garnett, Kansas died on Saturday, February 7, 2009. He was born on Tuesday, November 9, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of Earnest George and Marie (Clark) Fischer-Martin. He lived in Garnett, Kansas the past three years, moving from Kansas City, Kansas, where he had been a resident most of his...
