Jun 15, 2022

Virginia Mae Worthington Peckman, 80, of Paola, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, with her immediate family and grandchildren by her side. Services will be the evening of July 16th, 6:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, with a Celebration of Life immediately following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to The Miami County Cancer Foundation...

Jun 13, 2022

Terry “Bud” Randel, 81, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City. Family will meet with friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 15th, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Bud was born...

Jun 11, 2022

Gary L. Underwood passed away on June 11, 2022, at the age of 78 in his hometown of Ottawa Kansas surrounded by love and family. His battle with Parkinson’s Disease in recent years showed his strength and courage in facing life challenges. Despite the pain and quality-of-life issues, Gary exhibited grace and stayed strong until the end. Gary is...

Jun 10, 2022

Rex Milton Needham, age 78, of Lane, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Lane Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held 30 minutes before the graveside service at 10:00 a.m. Casket bearers will be Jim Chambers, Ty Chambers, Doug Chambers, John Chrisjohn, BJ Chrisjohn,...

Jun 10, 2022

Dennis L. Peckman age 91 of Paola, passed away June 10th at home. Visitation will be Wednesday June 15th from 9:30 to 10:30am with service following at 10:30am at the Trinity Lutheran Church Block. Dennis was born to C.H. (Charlie) and Ida Minden Peckman on September 4, 1930. He graduated from Paola High School in 1948 and started a...

Jun 9, 2022

Claudia Christine Wynn Shipp, born November 4, 1944, to Christine Caldwell Wynn, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, with her family present. Chris grew up with her two brothers Ed and Jim, and sister Marjie, in Cincinnati, Ohio, though she often spent summers with aunts, uncles, and cousins in Kentucky. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Ottawa University,...

Jun 8, 2022

Shawn Patrick Byrd, 48, of Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday June 18, 2022 at the American Legion Post #156. Paola, KS from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Shawn was born Sunday, April 21, 1974, in Kansas City, KS, the son of Michael Jewell and Jacque (Rankin) Byrd. He was united in...

Jun 7, 2022

Jerald D. “Jerry” Harrell, 90, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, June 13, 2022, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Interment Evergreen Mound Cemetery, northwest of Ottawa. Jerry was born October 24, 1931, in Ottawa, the son of Theron and Freada (Turner)...

Jun 5, 2022

“Libby” (Mary Elizabeth) Adams passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Libby was born on June 14, 1938, and raised in Parma, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Gladys (Vernon) Taliak. Libby was married to her loving husband of 61 years, David Adams, on May 20, 1961, in Meadville, Pennsylvania. They met while attending Allegheny...

Jun 5, 2022

Geraldine “Gerry” May Bubnick, age 85, of Paola, KS, passed away on June 5, 2022, surrounded by her family. Gerry was born September 28, 1936, in Morgantown, West Virginia. She was the sixth of seven children born to Gary and Lelia Linger. Gerry met Harold Truitt and they were married on May 5, 1955. They moved to Kansas where...

Jun 3, 2022

Leah Diane Crawford, 78, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at the University of Kansas Health System. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, June 10, 2022, at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Mrs. Crawford will lie in state from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Leah...

Jun 3, 2022

Charles Emerald Gray, Jr., age 87, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 pm, Friday, June 10, 2022, at Paola Cemetery with military honors. Charles was born Sunday, October 14, 1934, in Cosby, MO, the son of Charles E. and Nina (Barth) Gray. He grew up in...

Jun 3, 2022

Loren Arnold Herrs, 83, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at Miami County Medical Center, Paola. Memorial services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church of Block Community, Paola, Kansas, on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be 30 minutes prior from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Loren was born Thursday, April 20,...

May 27, 2022

Ivan LeRoy “Corkey” Price was born on his parents’ farm in Hillsdale KS on March 26, 1931. Friends and neighbors came to visit the new baby boy and someone exclaimed, “Well, if he isn’t a little ‘corker!’” From that moment, the nickname “Corkey” stayed with him for 91 years. Corkey was the son of William “Bill” Price and Ruth...

May 25, 2022

Lawrence L. “Larry” Smith, 86, of Pomona, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook, Kansas. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. The family will meet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the mortuary. Interment Greenwood Cemetery, Pomona, Kansas....

May 25, 2022

May 23, 2022

Spencer D. Ernst, Sr, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at Advent Health Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Dengel & Son Mortuary-Crematory 1 Aquatic Drive Louisburg, KS 66053. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Post 250 and the Legion Riders. Spencer was born March10, 1951...

May 20, 2022

Merwin B. Rice, 81, of Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, at Olathe Medical Center. Family will meet with friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Living Proof Church, 32401 Harmony Road, Paola, KS, 66071. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 27, 2022 at the church. Merwin was...

May 18, 2022

Ursa Nadine Wells, age 93, of Louisburg, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at her home. Graveside service will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Louisburg Cemetery. Nadine was born January 9, 1929 in Drexel, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph and Chloe (Jackson) Courtney. On November 2, 1946, she was united in marriage to...

May 18, 2022

Vicki Suzette Davis, 62, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Dengel & Son Mortuary - Paola Chapel. Family will meet with friends from 10am to 11am, prior to service. Interment Osawatomie Cemetery. Vicki was born Friday, March 4, 1960, in the...