Obituaries

LeRoy Leland Kramer

LeRoy (Roy) Leland Kramer, 85, Ottawa, KS, passed away Friday January 7, 2022. A celebration of life will start at 2 pm ending at 5pm Thursday January 13, 2022, at the Village Event Venue, 528 E 4th Street, Tonganoxie, KS 66086.

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Gary Max Hoffsommer

Gary Max Hoffsommer of Topeka, Kansas went to be with our Lord and Savior on January 6, 2022. Gary’s family included his beloved wife Karen of 39 years and daughters Michelle Hollenbeck of Colorado Springs, CO, Debra Young (Shane) of Overbrook, KS, and Lori Means (Mike) of Berryton, KS. He will also be missed by stepchildren Brenda Flanagan (Gary) of Topeka, Brad Berckefeldt of Grove, OK, Heather Thomas of Bartlesville, OK, and Erick Berckefeldt (Heather) of Topeka. In addition, Gary was blessed with 23 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

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Jan Lynn Ketchum

Jan Lynn Ketchum, 65, of Ottawa, KS passed away Sunday, January, 10, 2022 at her home. She was born February 26, 1956 in Lincoln, NE the daughter of Lee Roy Christenson and Marjorie Ann (Snyder) Christenson. She graduated from Putnam City High School in 1974 in Oklahoma City, OK. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK where she met her husband.

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Mary Ada Slemp

Mary Ada Slemp, 71, of Ottawa, KS passed away Friday January 7, 2022 at Advent Health of Ottawa, KS. She was born October 12, 1950 in Beagle, KS the daughter of Phillip Lyons and Delores (Auterburn) Lyons. Mary’s father was in the military so they lived in various parts of the country when she was young. She graduated from Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VA with the class of 1969. She then moved to Ottawa, KS area and lived there since.

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Inez Frear

Inez M Frear, 99, of Ottawa, KS passed away peacefully December 31, 2021 at Rock Creek of Ottawa. She was born September 10, 1922 in South Bend, Indiana the daughter of Leonard and Beulah (Shaffer) Grubbs.

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Teresa L. Paulson

Teresa L Paulson, 52, of Galveston, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021. She was born July 23, 1969, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Roger and Judith (Fowlkes) Pagenkopf.

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James David Shaw

Ottawa - James David Shaw, 76, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Advent Health Shawnee Mission in Shawnee, Kansas. He was born on January 6, 1945, in Pomona, Kansas, the son of Porter and Hazel (Cox) Shaw.

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Georgianna Orris

Georgia Orris, 94, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at Rock Creek of Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 10, 2022, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa.

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