Lyle August Carl Rohlmeier

Funeral services for Lyle August Carl Rohlmeier, 80, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 8, 2023, at Cornerstone Community Church in Lawrence with burial to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Lyle passed away on August 29, 2023, at 9:17pm.

Lyle was born on January 11, 1943, in Du Bois, NE, the son of Henry and Esther (Kroemer) Rohlmeier.

On August 26, 1967, Lyle married Beulah Paulette Young and they lived in Eudora. They adopted a daughter Amber when she was 8 months old. They later divorced.

He served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.

He graduated from Bern High School.

He was a mill wright for Farmland Industries.

He married Sharon Shields on February 28, 1992, in Lawrence.  She survives at home.

Other survivors include his daughters, Amber (Jerry Loston) Rohlmeier-Loston, Tiffany Bonnewell, Laurie (Jeremy Rothe-Kushel) Pershall, Nicoletta (Dylan) Coursen, brother, Henry Rohlmeier Jr., grandchildren, Christopher Bonnewell, Jordan Griffin, Layne Bonnewell, Madison Clark, Miranda Clark, Ray Bonnewell, Jeremias Clark, William Rothe-Kushel, Luke Coursen, two great-granddaughters, Alivia Griffin, Isabell Holtz, two great-grandsons, Mason Holtz, and Hunter Holtz.

Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, grandchild, Ashton Holtz, siblings, Eugene Rohlmeier, Howard Rohlmeier, and Henrietta Rohlmeier.

The family suggests memorials in Lyle’s name to Cornerstone Community Church Building Fund or Douglas County VNA and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.