WILLIAM "BILL" DODDS

WILLIAM "BILL" DODDS William Duane "Bill" Dodds, age 87, of Gardner, Kansas passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner, Kansas. Rosary will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2024 with Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 555 W. Main, Gardner, Kansas. Inurnment at Gardner Cemetery to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome.com Bill was born on May 29, 1937 in Onaga, Kansas to Arnold Duane and Lila Lee (Nott) Dodds. His family farmed in the Havensville, Kansas area. After graduating from Havensville High School, he moved to Seneca, Kansas where he worked for the Courier Tribune. He met his wife Janice Nolte there and they were married on August 17,1963 at St. Peter & Paul Church. He Started his career at the Osawatomie Graphic News in Osawatomie, Kansas as a linotype operator in 1963. He later worked for the Olathe Daily News as a pressman, before establishing the Santa Fe Shopper, where he built treasured friendships when calling on his customers in Johnson, Franklin, and Douglas counties. Bill ran the Shopper for 24 years. He retired and sold the Shopper to the Gardner News and worked part time there before establishing Dodds Printing Co. and working at Rob and Kelly Laquet's Bait Shop. Bill was a Veteran of the United States Army serving for six years and was a member of the Army Reserves. He lived in Gardner for 53 years. Bill was a member of the Knights of Columbus, American Legion Post # 19, a charter member of the Gardner Rotary Club, the Trails West Barbershop, the Rock Creek Sports Club, and the Olathe Sportsmen Club. Bill was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Besides his love for his family, Bill was an avid sportsman and enjoyed raising and training hunting dogs, and hunting with family and friends. Following health issues, he focused more on fishing and enjoyed getting out on the lakes, fishing in tournaments and helping to throw wild game feeds. William was preceded in death by his parents and daughter Julie Ann Dodds. He leaves behind his wife of 60 years, Janice, son Tim (Jane) Dodds, daughter Jodi Dodds; his brothers Leon (Sharon) Dodds and Roger (Ruth Ann) Dodds, and sister Judy (Bill Carpenter) Dodds; his grandchildren Sean (Allie) Hill, Ty Seiwert, Katie Coen, Kristen Dodds and Matt Dodds, along with new great grandson Kai Hill.