Local Obituaries for Osawatomie, & Surrounding Areas

Charles Walter "Chuck" Ruse.... Age 80

Sep 27, 2021

Charles Walter “Chuck” Ruse age 80 of Oskaloosa, KS died Monday September 27, 2021 at Heritage Gardens in Oskaloosa, KS.

Chuck was born March 6, 1941 in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He was the eldest son born to Forest Walter and Thelma Eileen (Parrish) Ruse. He attended school in Neosho Falls. Graduating with the class of 1959.

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Catherine Louis "Cathy" Goins... Age 50

Sep 24, 2021

Catherine “Cathy” Louis Goins was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and friend. She left this world suddenly on September 24, 2021 at age 50.

She was born to Jimmie Lee Goins and Anita Marie Gilmore on July 31, 1971. Cathy was a strong, independent, and hardworking individual. She always motivated those around her with her physical...

Timothy Paul "Tim" Cresse... Age 64

Sep 23, 2021

Timothy Paul "Tim" Cresse age 64 of Osawatomie, KS died Thursday September 24, 2021 at Miami County Medical Center.

He was born Timothy Paul Laughlin September 30, 1956 in Corona, California the fourth child to Richard Laughlin and Pauline (Zuel) Laughlin Cresse.

He attended from Kindergarten to graduation in 1974 at the Osawatomie Schools. He...

Darlene K. Hay... Age 69

Sep 22, 2021

Memorials are to the National Kidney Foundation or the American Legion Post 156 send c/o Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064.

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Darlene K. Hay, 69, passed away on September 22, 2021 at KU Medical Center.

Darlene was born on March 16, 1952 in Ottawa, Kan. to Kenneth (Bud) and...

Willis Raymond "Bill" Birchard.... Age 77

Sep 18, 2021

Memorials are to Bright Focus Foundation send c/o Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Osawatomie, KS 66064

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Willis Raymond “Bill” Birchard age 77 of Ottawa, KS formerly of Osawatomie, KS died Saturday September 18, 2021 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie.

Bill was born October 25, 1943 in Paola, Kansas. He was...

Stephanna Taylor "Stevie" Holderman... Age 69

Aug 31, 2021

Stephanna Taylor "Stevie" Holderman age 69 of Paola, KS died Tuesday August 31, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center.

Full obituary will follow when available

Lorri Sue Orr.. Age 63

Aug 30, 2021

Memorials: Lorri Orr Memorial Fund

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Lorri Sue (Hamm) Orr age 63 of Osawatomie, KS died Monday August 30, 2021 at her home.

Lorri was born on July 19, 1958 in Olathe, KS to Larry Hamm and Jewell (Brim) Hamm. She was one of three children, Lorri, Cindy and James Hamm.

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Kenneth Cummins.... Age 91

Aug 29, 2021

Kenneth Virgil Cummins, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at home with his family.  He was born on July 26, 1930, in Butler, Missouri, to Samuel and Christine (Landes) Cummins.

He joined the Boy Scouts in Adrian, Missouri, and earned the distinction of Eagle Scout, graduating from Adrian High School in 1949.  He married...

Nathaniel Conrad "Nate" Gross.... Age 38

Aug 26, 2021

Nathaniel Conrad “Nate” Gross age 38 of Parker, KS died Thursday, August 26, 2021 at his home.

Nate was born October 8, 1982 in Overland Park, KS. He was the eldest of three children born to Aaron Ford and Regina Lee (Conrad) Gross. Nate attended school at Prairie View. Graduating with the Prairie View High School Class...

William Eugene "Bill" Shadden...... Age 61

Aug 26, 2021

Memorials are to the Bill Shadden Scholarship Fund and may be sent c/o First Option Bank

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William Eugene "Bill" Shadden age 61 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Thursday, August 26th 2021 at his home.

Bill was born April 28th 1960 at Fort Scott Kansas. He was the oldest of four children born to Raland...

William Wyatt Eddy Jr... Age 88

Aug 25, 2021

Private Family Graveside service

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Bill Eddy of Douglas County, Kansas, passed away on the morning of August 25, 2021, at the Homestead Assisted Living facility at Eudora, Kansas.

William Wyatt Eddy, Jr. "Bill" was born on September 18, 1932, in Osawatomie, Kansas, the son of William Wyatt Eddy, Sr. and Mary Nadine...

Milo Eugene Lyons.... Age 80

Aug 24, 2021

Milo Eugene Lyons, age 80 of Osawatomie, Kansas died Tuesday August 24, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas.

Milo was born on March 30, 1941 at home in Mound Creek Township, Kansas. He was the tenth child of thirteen children born to Melvin Ellis and Josephine P. (Thompson) Lyons.

He grew up in...

Carolyn Jean Hightower... Age 70

Aug 20, 2021

Carolyn Jean Hightower age 70 of LaCygne, KS died Friday August 20, 2021 at her home.

Carolyn was born June 25, 1951 in Pittsburg, KS. She was the eldest of seven born to Lee Roy and Mary Jane (Dietz) Sellers. She grew up in Weir, KS, and attended Southeast High school. Graduating with the Southeast High School...

Joyce Marie Davenport.... Age 81

Aug 12, 2021

Graveside Service at a later date

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Joyce Marie Davenport age 81 died Thursday August 13, 2021 at Olathe Hospice House.

Joyce was born October 5, 1939 in Durham, North Carolina. She was the youngest of three born to Marlin and Ruth Davenport. Joyce lived in California where she worked as a waitress...

Orlie Dean Davidson.... Age 94

Aug 7, 2021

Private Family Graveside

Memorials: Osawatomie Senior Center or The Flying Pigs Foundation

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Orlie Dean Davidson, age 94, of Louisburg, KS died Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS.

Orlie was born November 10, 1926 in Sheridan, MO. He was the youngest of seven children (4 girls &...

Mildred Hearn... Age 90

Jul 31, 2021

Mildred Rosalie Hay Hearn was born on February 6, 1931 in Mound Township, Miami County, Lane, Kansas to Challous A. and Blanche M. Bones Hay. She passed away peacefully on July 31, 2021 in Cornerstone Tavares Hospice House, Tavares, Florida of Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 90. She was a former resident of Osawatomie, Kansas and had been...

Albert Dean Mckoon.... Age 94

Jul 29, 2021

Memorials: Green Valley Baptist Church or Kansas Hospice and Palliative Care.

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Albert Dean McKoon, 94, or Osawatomie, Kansas, died peacefully Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Life Care Center of Osawatomie.

Albert was born May 21, 1927 in Stanton Township, rural Miami County, Kansas. He was the third of five children born to...

Shelby Lynn Belshe..... Age 29

Jul 27, 2021

Memorials: Shelby Belshe Memorial Fund

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Shelby Lynn Ellis, age 29, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 27 th at her mother’s home in Fontana, KS while surrounded by loved ones. Shelby was born in Olathe, Kansas on June 1 st , 1992. She is survived by her son, Wrangler Ellis, fiancé,...

Kathleen Fae Mcdougal... Age 85

Jul 14, 2021

Kathleen Fae Ellis McDougal, 85, Osawatomie, died Wed., July 14, 2021 at Vintage Park at Osawatomie.

She was born Dec. 8, 1935, on a farm 2 miles west of Beagle, Kan., in Mound Township, Miami County, on part of the original homestead settled in 1857 by her great-grandparents, David and Elizabeth Schoonover Lockhart. Her parents were Clark...

Deana Arleene Boedicker.... Age 83

Jul 13, 2021

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Deana Arleene (Birchard) Boedicker, Paola, Kansas, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at North Point Nursing Home at the age of 83.

Deana was born in Osawatomie, Kansas, on March 14, 1938, to Willis Ward Birchard and Edyth Marie Horn Birchard.

Deana grew up in Osawatomie and attended First...