All Obituaries

Stella P. McAuley, age 78, of Ottawa, KS, passed away September 15, 2020, at her home.  She was born November 4, 1941 in Filer, ID the only daughter of Rolla Glenwood and Ruby Pearl Opal Pearson.  Stella eventually moved to Kansas with her family in her youth and graduated from Wellsville High School with the class of 1959.   She lived in Ottawa, KS until 1972 when she moved to Washington state before moving back to Ottawa in 2007. On January 9, 1960, Stella was united...

Ruth Marie Ingle, age 93, of Baldwin City, KS, passed away September 14, 2020, at Rolling Hills Health Center, Topeka, KS.  She was born May 16, 1927 in Cologne, Germany, the daughter of Peter Bruer and Bertha (Lohrimiller) Bruer.  Ruth grew up and was raised in Germany.  She attended and graduated High School from a Germany Catholic School.  She moved with her husband to Colorado Spring, CO in 1957 and then in to Fort Hood, NC until moving to Baldwin City, KS in...

Waneta Jean (Peg) Thompson, age 89, of Overbrook, KS, passed away, September 13, 2020 at Brookside Manor, Overbrook. She was born March 18, 1931 at Elm Grove, KS east of Ottawa, the only daughter of Robert Harvey Underwood and Daisy May (Brown) Underwood.  Peg grew up in the Ottawa area and graduated from Princeton High School with the class of 1949. On May 27, 1950, Peg was united in marriage to Robert Earl Thompson in Kansas City, KS.  They lovingly were spent their live...

David L. Holloway, 70, of Baldwin, KS passed away, Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his home. He was born November 12, 1949 in Kansas City, MO the son of Ernest and Pearl (Smith) Holloway. He graduated from Turner High School in Kansas City, KS with the Class of 1967. David began work with General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, KS. He served in the United States Marine Corp as Corporal during the Vietnam War. He received the National Defense Service Medal,...

Lona Jean McIver, 90, of Topeka, KS died September 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born August 31, 1930 in Turon, KS the daughter of Roy and Sylvia (Lamont) Tillery. Lona proudly worked in food service the majority of her life. She loved talking on the phone, baking, canning, gardening, traveling, camping and spending winters in South Texas (Port Aransas). She was an active member of Boy Scouts of America and a proud military wife, mother, grandmother and...

Anna Marie (Fowler) Clark, 87, of Baldwin City, Kansas passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Vintage Park of Osawatomie, KS. Anna was born August 23, 1933 in Vinland, KS, the daughter of John Fowler and Opal (Randal) Fowler. She grew up in the Vinland Valley area and graduated as Valedictorian from Vinland High School with the class of 1951. Anna was united in marriage to Lewis Clark in Visalia, California in 1954. They shared over 35 years of loving marriage up...

Mary Louise Sheldon, 92, of Ottawa, KS died Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Morningstar Care Home in Ottawa.  She was born September 27, 1927 in Winfield, KS, the daughter of Robert Masters and Mabel (McKeeman) Masters.  She grew up in Latham, KS, graduating from Latham High School with the class of 1944.  She then graduated from Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.  Mary came to Ottawa in 1949 and taught kindergarten at...

Martin Ross Pressgrove, Jr., 77, of Baldwin City, Kansas passed away Friday, August 28, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Martin was born December 7, 1942 in Glendale, California, the son of Martin Ross Pressgrove, Sr. and Margaret Armista (Beal) Pressgrove. The family moved throughout the west and midwest during his childhood, settling in Tecumseh, KS where he graduated from Highland Park High School in 1960. Following graduation, he studied at the University of Kansas and Baker...