Sep 30, 2021

Dr. John T. Dundee, age 81, of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Princeton, Kansas, died Thursday, September 30, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Cremation is planned with no services. John was born on Tuesday, November 21, 1939, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of Dr. Joseph McKinney and Elizabeth Field "Betty" (Mellon) Dundee. He grew up in Ireland, moved to...

Sep 27, 2021

Nancy Jane Honn, 59, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, at Olathe Medical Center. Family will meet with friends from 10:00 a.m. to noon, Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Dengel and Son Mortuary, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS, 66071 followed by the funeral service at noon. Interment will take place in Debrick Cemetery, rural Miami...

Sep 26, 2021

Stephen K. Sassaman, 71, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Graveside memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 1, 2021, at Overbrook Cemetery, Overbrook, Kansas. Steve was born on Sunday, January 29, 1950, at Iola, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Irma (Bachelor) Sassaman, Jr. He lived in Ottawa the...

Sep 25, 2021

James H. “Jim” Coombes, 89, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Delmar Gardens, Lenexa. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at 3:00 P.M., Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends immediately following. A rosary will be said at 2:00 P.M. Jim was born February 16,...

Sep 25, 2021

Gretchen Eileen Kille, 100, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M., on Wednesday prior to service hour. Internment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas. Gretchen was born...

Sep 24, 2021

Marvin F. Sobba, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri, from complications caused by COVID-19. Marvin was born on March 4th, 1939, on the family farm north of Garnett, Kansas, to Frank and Clara Elizabeth (Mader) Sobba. He was the third of four children. He attended Spring Branch School, then graduated...

Sep 24, 2021

Sep 24, 2021

Bennie Grove Erwin, age 95, of Paola, Kansas, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, in Paola, Kansas. He was born September 3, 1926, in Hayden, Routt County, Colorado to Howard and Ethel L. (Grove) Erwin. Bennie grew up in Hayden, Colorado on the family ranch. He is a graduate of Hayden High School in Colorado, Class of 1944....

Sep 24, 2021

Kenneth Eugene Kaiser, 94 of Paola, Kansas joined our father in heaven, Friday September 24, 2021. Visitation 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. followed by rosary at 9:30 and funeral mass at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 501 E. Chippewa, Paola, KS, 66071. Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers and...

Sep 23, 2021

Sep 22, 2021

Robert G. “Bob” Baer, 96, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. He is reunited in heaven with his beloved wife Betty. She preceded him in death on January 29, 2014. They enjoyed over 67 years of marriage. Family will meet with friends from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Friday, October 1,...

Sep 19, 2021

Sheryl Ann Arpin, age 56, of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021. Sheryl was born Friday, January 1, 1965, in Fremont, CA, the daughter of James L. and Maryjane (Torres) Arpin. She attended Blue Valley High School and was a member of the graduating class of 1983. Sheryl was a catcher for club softball. She attended...

Sep 17, 2021

Mary K. Giles, age 78, of Paola, passed away 9/17/2021. Mary was born December 16, 1942, to Harry and Mary Jane Vinson in Topeka, Kansas. After losing her mother at six weeks of age she was taken in by a first cousin of her father, Walter Rollin Grauel, and his wife Opal, who later officially adopted her. Mary graduated...

Sep 16, 2021

Carol Courtney, age 67, of rural Osawatomie (Beagle Community) died September 16, 2021 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl. Survivors include her son Charles Little (Jessica); daughters Stacy Eastman (Jeremy) and Laura Schlesener (David); sisters Marsha Courtney, Cleta Johnson, and Leta O'Roark; brother Larry Wheeler; many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial took place...

Sep 15, 2021

Diane Sue Hunter died September 15, 2021 at her Brookdale Assisted Living apartment under Hospice care. Diane was born August 17, 1943 in Macon, Georgia, the daughter of Lottie Ellen (Armstrong) and Allen M. Hunter. Her father, Lt. Col. Allen M. Hunter, U.S. Army, served his country during W.W. II and the Korean War. Her parents divorced when Diane...

Sep 14, 2021

Florene F. Hart, 95, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 17, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Family will meet with friends immediately following the service. Inurnment will be held later at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa....

Sep 14, 2021

Joseph R. Hallman, age 52, of Paola, Kansas passed away September 14, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center. Survivors include his wife Victoria of the home; parent James Hallman; daughter Christen Hubbard (Kevin); sons Tryston Ditto and Brandon Levrier; daughter-in-law Karissa Hallman; daughter-in-law Erica Levrier sisters Kim Leichty and Debbie Glover; brother Jimmy Hallman; 9 grandchildren and many other relatives...

Sep 13, 2021

Louis Edward Davis, 57, of Louisburg, Kansas, passed away September 13, 2021. Visitation will be held at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the First Baptist Church 406 S. Vine Street Louisburg, Kansas 66053. Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 17, 2021 at the church. Burial will follow at the Louisburg Cemetery....

Sep 12, 2021

Sep 8, 2021

Amber Susan Evans passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. Amber was born on December 25, 1986, with her twin, Abby, in Overland Park, Kansas. She was raised in Paola, Kansas where she graduated from Paola High School in 2005. Amber attended college at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas where she graduated...