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Francis Marion “Ozzie” Oswalt, 71, Onaga, died March 31 at the hospital in Onaga.
He was born Oct. 25, 1920, at Irving. He graduated from Irving High School in 1941, and worked for his father’s machine shop in Irving until 1953.
Mr. Oswalt moved to Onaga in 1956, where he worked for the Daylor Chevrolet Company. He owned and operated Oswalt’s Machine Shop from 1959 until his retirement in 1990.
He was a marine veteran of World War II.
Mr. Oswalt married Winona Harrison of Kansas City, MO, on Nov. 22, 1947, in clay Center. She survives of the home in Onaga.
Other Survivors include four sons, Joe Oswalt, El Paso, Texas, John Oswalt, St. Marys, and Gene and Ron Oswalt, both of Wamego; three sisters, Darlene Smith, Eva Beyer and Pearl Oswalt, all of Wichita; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services were April 3 at the Congregational Church in Onaga, with burial at Antioch Cemetery southwest of Frankfort.
The Tessendorf Mortuary of Onaga is in charge of arrangements.
ONAGA - Mrs. Lillie Jane O’Keefe, 84, Onaga, died Monday in a hospital here after a long illness.
She was born July 18, 1882 at Wheaton and spent her early life in the Wheaton community in Pottawatomie County and later moved to Onaga. She lived in Topeka a short time before she returned to Onaga. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Onaga and formerly was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church at Wheaton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will O’Keefe, and by three sons and two daughters.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Junod, Onaga, and Mrs. Kenneth Wichstrum, 1049 College, Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Davin and Mrs. Esther Junod, both of Onaga; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church at Wheaton. Burial will be in St. Michael’s Catholic Church at Wheaton. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kufahl Funeral Home at Wheaton.
Duane C. O’Roke, 58, Winchester, died Monday, August 3, 1992, at a Topeka hospital.
Mr. O’Roke was a policeman in Holton, Sabetha, and Winchester; a firefighter at Hercules Powder Plant and Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital, and an emergency medical technician for Jefferson County Ambulance Service. He owned an automobile body and mechanic shop in Winchester. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
He was born July 9, 1934, in Seneca, the son of Carl H. and Thelma L. Hailey O’Roke.
Mr. O’Roke was a member of Davis-Gibson Post No. 387 of the American Legion in Winchester and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He was married to Shirley a. M. Zabel on May 8, 1955, in Duluth. She survives. A daughter, Carol Ann O’Roke, died August 27, 1956.
Other Survivors include a daughter, Deborah R. McNary, Ozawkie; three sisters, Mary O’Roke, Horton, Marjorie Schuneman, Horton, and Opal Alderman, Lawson, MO; two brothers, Orville O’Roke, Onaga, and Clinton O’Roke, Eureka; and two grandsons.
Services were at 1:30 p.m. Friday, August 7, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Nortonville. Burial was in Onaga Cemetery.
William D. Ogg, 62, Manhattan, died Saturday, April 1, 1995 in the St. Mary Hospital, Manhattan.
He was born February 5, 1933 at Topeka, the son of Orville D. and Elizabeth Mae Black Ogg. He grew up in communities around the Manhattan area. He attended grade school in Onaga and graduated from the Wakefield High school. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in history and a Master of Science degree in counseling/education from Kansas State University.
From 1957 until 1965, Mr. Ogg taught in the McPherson High School. In 1965 he joined the Counseling Center at Kansas State University and was a counselor there until his retirement in 1993. He had been a resident of Manhattan since 1965.
Mr. Ogg was a member of the First Baptist Church, Manhattan, and a member of the American Counseling Association.
He was married to Rosella A Hiebert on June 29, 1958 at McPherson. She survives. Other Survivors include a son, Joel D. Ogg, Manhattan; a daughter, Mary E. Ogg, Manhattan; four sisters, Anne Falkenstien and Susie Tessendorf, both of Onaga, Maribeth Weaver, Carterville, Ill, and Rebecca Johnson, Valley Center, and one grandson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Janet Marie Morton.
Cremation is planned. Memorial services were at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 5 in the First Baptist Church, Manhattan. Inurnment will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Flinthills Breadbasket and left in care of the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.
Gertrude L. Orsborn, 93, died Sunday, December 21, 1997, at a Westmoreland care home where she had been since 1992.
She was born January 13, 1904, in Wheaton, the daughter of Frank and Abbie Tunison Reves. She was graduated from Wheaton High School and Emporia State Teachers College. She spent most of her life in the Wheaton and Westmoreland communities.
She was a member of the auxiliary to the American Legion, Historical Society and Senior Citizens, all in Westmoreland.
She was married to Leo Orsborn April 8, 1926, in Westmoreland. He died in September 1972. A daughter, Arlene Orsborn, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Marvin D. Orsborn, Westmoreland; a sister, Maude Graf, Spearfish, SD; a brother, Bob Reves, Carthage, MO; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were 10 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Westmoreland. Burial was in the Congregational Cemetery in Wheaton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church in Westmoreland and sent in care of Kufahl Funeral Home in Wheaton.
Ada Blanche O’Donnell, a daughter of Walter and Mary Ault, was born near Onaga, Kansas, March 20, 1891 and passed away in the Onaga Community Hospital February 5, 1960, at the age of 69 years, 10 months and 16 days.
She attended the Pleasant Valley and Onaga schools.
On February 13, 1908, she was united in marriage to Lawrence O’Connell. To this union was born one son, Glenn.
Survivors include her loving husband, Lawrence, of Havensville, one son, Glenn of Everett, WA; one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Teske of Topeka; and two grandsons, Lawrence and Jack of Everett, WA.
Rev. Millard Marshall was in charge of services, held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, February 9, at the Tessendorf Funeral Chapel. Interment was in Home Cemetery.
Funeral services for Lawrence E. O’Donnell, 82, were held at 2:00 p.m. last Thursday afternoon at Tessendorf Chapel with burial in Home Cemetery south of Duluth.
Mr. O’Donnell was born August 13, 1882, at Granada, Kansas and passed away August 2, 1964 at the Community Hospital.
Mr. O’Donnell was married to Ada Ault in 1908 and they were the parents of one son, Glenn. Mrs. O’Donnell preceded him in death. He spent nearly all his life in the Onaga, Havensville and Neuchatel communities.
He is survived by his son, Glenn, two grandsons, Larry and Jack, and a great-granddaughter, Jodi, all of Everett, WA; one sister, Mrs. Blanche Runbeck or Orange, California; a niece and nephew of California, and several cousins.
Onaga – Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Congregational Church, Onaga for Orville D. Ogg, 79, Napa, CA, who died Monday at his home. He had cancer.
He was born January 23, 1897 in Orrick, MO. He was employed by Kansas Power and Light for 34 years until he retired at the Manhattan division in January 1962. He was a veteran of World War I.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church, Onaga, American Legion Post No. 85, Masonic Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star, all at Onaga, and the Topeka Scottish Rite Bodies.
He was married to Elizabeth Black on May 24, 1921. She died November 1, 1960. He then married Adeline Zabel Wegner on January 25, 1966, in Onaga. She survives.
Other Survivors include a son, William Ogg, Manhattan; five daughters, Ann Falkenstien, an Susie Tessendorf, both of Onaga, Rebecca Johnson, Valley Center, Janet Morton, Okinawa; and Mari Beth Weaver, New Buffalo, Michigan; a step-son, Virgil Wegner, Napa, CA; two step-daughters, Emmogene Barrentine, Antiock, CA; and Virginia Swisher, Ventura, CA; a brother, Clarence Ogg, Long Beach, CA; 16 grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in the Onaga Cemetery, Onaga. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
William O’Keefe, 74, son of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Keefe, was born April 1, 1879 near Wheaton, Kansas. He passed away January 11, 1954, at Onaga, Kansas of a heart attack after a long illness. The funeral mass was said at St. Michael Church, Wheaton, by Father Edward Doherty on Thursday, January 14, 1954. Burial was in St. Michael Cemetery.
He was united in marriage to Lillie Allen on April 15, 1903. To this union were born seven children, four of whom preceded him in death: Rachel, Zelma, Gerald, and Chester.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Lillie; one son and two daughters, Urban of Wheaton, Esther Junod of Onaga and Margaret Wichstrum of Topeka; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Carl of Council Grove, and Mrs. Nelle Ellis of Wheaton.
He spent most of his life on a farm near Wheaton. He moved to Onaga in August 1951.
Pallbearers were Frank Smith, William Burke, Lloyd Kelly, Otto Abitz, Albert Roggenkamp and John Wegman.
Those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Cal Carl and Mr. and Mrs. Ryle Carl of Council Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Crawford, and Mrs. Gennie O’Keefe of Hastings, NE; Misses Nelle and Marge Pierce, Mrs. Ella Pierce, Mrs. Minnie Smith, Mrs. Bernard Doherty, Mrs. Regina Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bennett of Topeka; Andy Schlegel, Stockton; and Bill Schlegel, of Manhattan.
Urban S. O’Keefe, son of William and Lillie O’Keefe, was born at Wheaton, Kansas, February 8, 1904 and passed away at his home in Wheaton, January 19, 1966, at the age of 61 years, 11 months, and 11 days.
He was united in marriage to Cecelia Roggenkamp of Lillis, Kansas on June 15, 1931. ; To this union eight children were born: John of San Francisco, CA; Galen of Kansas City, MO, Verlene McNally of Woodstock, IL, Julia Conaway of Topeka, Marsha, Steve and Pamela of the home. One son, Jerome Joseph, his father, William O’Keefe, two brothers, Chester and Gerald, and two sisters, Zelma and Rachel, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, seven children, 123 grandchildren, two daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law; his mother, Mrs. Lillie O’Keefe of Onaga, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. Esther Junod of Onaga and Mrs. Margaret Wickstrum of Topeka; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Chester O’Keefe of Hastings, NE; several aunts, many nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
He spent his entire life in and around Wheaton, farming and doing construction work.
Father Francis Krische officiated at the Requiem Mass on Saturday morning, January 22, at 10 o’clock at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Burial was in the St. Michael’s cemetery at Wheaton.
Pallbearers were William Burke, Donald Lolley, Damien Elder, John Ellis, John Bennett and Barney Willis.
Memorial services for Mrs. Mary O’Meara, 96, of Onaga, were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Congregational Church here. Burial was in Onaga cemetery. Mrs. O’Meara died Saturday, May 30, at Golden Acres Nursing Home where she had been for several years.
She was born September 26, 1873 at Onaga where she spent her early life. She lived in Topeka for many years. She was a member of the Central Congregational Church at Topeka, Topeka Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and Margaret Dunning Chapter Daughters of American Colonists.
Her husband, L. L. O’Meara, died in 1940.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Earl McCrumb of Onaga; two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren.
Lawrence J. Orsborn, 84, of Wamego, died Sunday, Nov. 8, at a Topeka hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks.
The son of James E. and Carolyn Graf Orsborn, he was born Feb. 13, 1897 at Wheaton. For many years, before his retirement, he was a farmer in the Laclede community south of Onaga.
He was a veteran of World War I; a member of Harold Johnson Post No. 172 of the American Legion, and a member and commander of Wamego Barracks No. 3045 of World War I Veterans.
He was also a member of Wamego Lodge No. 75, AF&AM, Wamego Historical Society, Modern Woodmen of America, and First Baptist Church of Wamego. He was also a member of the Laclede Baptist Church and the Pottawatomie County Farm Bureau.
He was married to Charlotte Brown in 1921. She survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Harmon Orsborn, Rancho Cordova, CA; Dr. Lloyd Orsborn, Tucson, AZ, and Merle Orsborn, Hutchinson; a daughter, Mrs. Iris Dewhirst, Tucson, AZ; a brother, Myron Orsborn, Yazoo City, MS; six sisters, Mrs. Rose Knipp and Mrs. Edna Bottom, both of Westmoreland, Mrs. Isla Toothaker, Dallas, TX; Mrs. Anna Scritchfield, Prairie Village, Mrs. Bernice Atkinson, Roswell, NM, and Mrs. Verlan Bell, Santa Rosa, CA; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Burial was in the Wamego cemetery.
Funeral services for Leonard Ottman, 68, long time instructor at Onaga High School, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, September 4, at the Congregational Church here. Mr. Ottman died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at a Topeka hospital where he had undergone surgery last week. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
He was born September 2, a913 at Washington, KS. He attended Rock Elementary School in Washington County and Morrowville High School, and received his bachelors and masters degrees from Kansas State University. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr. Ottman taught in rural elementary schools in Washington County and served as principal at Barnes Grade School. He graduated from K-State in 1943 and came to Onaga where he served as Vocational Agriculture instructor until his retirement in 1979.
He was married April 30, 1935 to Merle Pickard at Haddam, Kansas. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Donna Van Tilburg, Streator, IL; a son, Terry Ottman, Caney; a granddaughter, Jackie Van Tilburg; a sister, Mrs. Grace Pauli, Linn, KS; and a brother, James Ottman, El Segundo, CA.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Ray Ottman, in 1954, and two grandsons.
Burial will be in Onaga Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Leonard Ottman Fund in care of Tessendorf Mortuary.
Leon Lewis O’Meara was born at America City on May 11, 1874. In April 1878 his parents moved to Onaga and in this community he grew to manhood.
On August 23, 1899 he married Mary Ellen Leinbach of this city. To this union two daughters were born, Mrs. Earl E. McCrumb of Topeka, and Mrs. Henry B. Weldon of Garden City. A granddaughter, Mary Lee Weldon, also survives.
Brief services were held in Lawrence Saturday morning with the Rev. Joseph F. King officiating. The afternoon services were held in the Congregational Church at Onaga, conducted by Dr. W. Ernest Collins of Topeka, assisted by Dr. Thos. Hinkle. Burial was made in the Onaga Cemetery.
The following tribute was written by Mr. J. W. Dunn:
“As one of his earliest teachers, I knew Leon Lewis O”Meara as an exceptionally bright boy and student. Although somewhat handicapped by poor eyesight he always stood at the head of his classes in school. He went to work on a farm in early youth and soon became one of our leading farmers. Farming became his principal business but he had many other interests in which he was successful. He had the qualification and judgment of a good business man and his word among his associates was as good as his bond.
“In early life he became a member of the first Congregational Church in Onaga, and was later transferred to the Central Congregational in Topeka. He was a member of several Masonic bodies and the Order of Eastern Star. Although qualified for public office, he never sought one. His family life was one of the most agreeable and beautiful I ever knew. He was always kind and courteous about his home and no harsh words were ever permitted to pass his lips in the presence of his family. His was a cheerful disposition that met all domestic problems with firmness and love. His entire life was absorbed in the welfare of his family and no task or sacrifice was too great for him to make for their comfort and happiness. His kindly ministration and devotion to them now abide in sacred memories of the widow and daughters as an inspiration to mitigate their great sorrow.
“Remembrance of his sunshiny nature will ever be a benediction to his old-time friends and neighbors who knew him so well. He really “lived by the side of the road” and was a friend to man.”
Leon L. O’Meara, of Lawrence passed away early this morning in the Lawrence memorial Hospital, following an operation last Monday. Funeral services will be held at the Congregational Church in Onaga on Saturday afternoon, Oct 26th at 2:30 o’clock.
Mr. O’Meara is a former *** and businessman of Onaga, ***here in 1919 with his family, **a new home at Lawrence. He ****years of age. An obituary published in next week’s issue ***
Kate Baker was born in Batavia, New York, on February 25th, 1855. Her mother died when she was but four years old. She lived with her sister, Mrs. Augusta Atkinson until she grew to womanhood. In 1879 she came to Kansas, making her home with her sister, Mrs. Lois Ingalsbe, near the present town of Wheaton. She taught school a few years in this county and then went to Texas where she again engaged in teaching. Shortly after her return to Kansas, she was united in marriage to Peter Ott, of the Arispie neighborhood. To this union was born one daughter, Fina C.
Mr. and Mrs. Ott and Fina moved to Onaga in 1899. Mr. Ott died in a few years after coming to town. Mrs. Ott continued her residence here until Final finished her high school work, when she moved to Topeka, staying there two years, then moving to Lawrence, living there two years. Upon Fina’s graduation from the Kansas University she returned to Onaga.
Mrs. Ott always identified herself with Christian people wherever she lived. While in Topeka she was a member of the Central Congregational Church. Upon moving to Lawrence she took her membership to Plymouth Congregational Church.
She always counted it a pleasure and a privilege to be of service to her Master. Upon her return to Onaga she threw herself unreservedly into the work of this church. She was elected president of the Ladies Aid Society, which office she has held continuously for seven years. To this organization she has brought her enthusiasm, ability and knowledge of the state and worldwide work until this church is recognized as one of the leading Congregational churches of the state. When obstacles appeared in the way, making it seem impossible to attain the desired end, her persistence and energy would lead the way to victory.
She was a loyal friend and a devoted and loving mother. We shall miss her cheerful, optimistic presence. We shall miss her open hospitable home, where so many have gathered to be entertained and given comfort and shelter. Hers was indeed a “House by the Side of the Road”. “She was Given to Hospitality.”
Three weeks ago she was taken violently ill. Friends thought that her strong constitution would bring her safely through this illness, but it was not to be. Miss Fina arrived from Medford, Oregon, in time to have a brief visit with her before she lapsed into unconsciousness from which she never rallied. She passed away at three o’clock on April 23 rd, 1922, aged 67 years, I month and 28 days. She leaves a daughter, one sister—Mrs. Augusta Atkinson, one brother—Carl Baker, of Chicago, a number of nephews and nieces and a host of friends to mourn her death.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church on Monday morning at 10:30, and the building was crowded to its utmost capacity with friends and neighbors who had gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to one who was held in high esteem by all who knew her. The services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. E. Brehm, and Interment was made in the family lot in the Onaga Cemetery.
Word was received this week by Marjorie Grutzmacher of the death of Fina Ott October 10, 1985 in Claremont, CA. Miss Ott was born and reared in this community and was graduated from Onaga High School. She then attended Washburn University and also the University of Kansas. After graduation she spent several years in Japan teaching in a girls’ school. For the past several years she had been living in Claremont, CA, and was in a Rest Home there at the time of her death. The Ott home on Leonard Street is now owned by Mrs. J. R. Woods.
Mrs. Adeline Wegner Ogg, 83, Antioch, CA, formerly of Onaga, died Monday, June 10, 1991, at an Antioch hospital.
Mrs. Ogg worked in the Onaga clinic for many years.
She was born January 19, 1908 at Onaga, the daughter of Charlie and Emma Wrosch Zabel. She moved to Antioch in 1980.
Her first husband, Mefir A. “Mike” Wegner died in 1965 after 41 years of marriage. She was married to O. D. Ogg on January 23, 1966. They moved from Onaga to Napa, CA, in 1973. He died in August 1976.
Survivors include two daughters, Emmogene Barrentine, Antioch, and Virginia Dodd, Ventura; a son, Virgil Wegner, Antioch; four step-daughters, Anne Falkenstien and Susie Mae Tessendorf, both of Onaga, Mary Beth Weaver, Creal Springs, IL, and Becky Johnson, Valley Center, KS a stepson, William Ogg, Manhattan; three sisters, Lorna Honig and Delta Marten, both of Onaga, and Grace Pierson, Wheaton; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, June 17, at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga. Burial was in Onaga Cemetery.
Once more the “Angel of Death” has visited this community and removed therefrom one of our old and respected citizens – a man who was very widely and favorably known throughout the county and who was respected by all for his sterling integrity and his social virtues.
Last Friday morning, January 3, 1902, Peter Ott, of this city, succumbed to a complication of diseases which had made him a great sufferer for the past six years, and passed over the dark waters to where there is no more parting, or suffering, or death. His last hours were peaceful and painless, and he sank to sleep as a babe in its cradle
Peter Ott was born July 27, 1833, in Springfield Township, Columbiana County, and Ohio. At an early age the death of his parents left him to seek his living and make his way through life among strangers. The natural ambition and industrious habits which were a marked characteristic of the man, were with him when a lad, and they attracted the attention of one who took him in and allowed him to share the benefits of a good home for years, until he became of age. At 21 years of age his benefactor, who had given him a home, wages, clothes and board, offered him the choice of a homemade suit of clothes, a horse, saddle and bridle, or $100 in cash. He chose the suit of clothes, and striking out for himself, soon found employment.
On July 3, 1856, he was married to Mary Hoover, at Albany, Ohio. In the fall of 1861 he removed with his family to Olney, Richland County, Illinois, where he resided until the fall of 1873, when he came to this county, settling on the farm hear Arispie which he owned at the time of his death. Of this union seven children were born, four of who survive him as follows: Charles Ott and Nora Forrester, of this county, and Albert and George Ott, of Cowley county. The mother, Mary Hoover Ott, died May 11, 1888.
On the 12th of November 1801, the deceased was again married to Kate Baker, of Onaga, and one child, a little daughter, was born to them. Mr. Ott had been sorely afflicted for six years with a complication of bladder and kidney trouble, and had been failing more rapidly during the past two or three years. The constant, faithful care of Mrs. Ott for her husband and his interests has been most marked and she deserves and receives the commendation of all, relatives and friends alike, for her faithfulness and care for the suffering husband.
The funeral services were held from the M. E. church in this city last Sunday at 11 o’clock, conducted by George Forrester, a life-long friend, assisted by Rev. C. E. Bowen. Interment was given in the Onaga Cemetery. The funeral was attended by a vast congregation of friends from both city and country, which attested the great degree of respect held for Mr. Ott by the people of this community.
A good man is gone. He was a good neighbor, and upright citizen, a kind husband and father. The wife and children have the earnest sympathy of all in the loss of one so dear.