Obituaries

Norma Lee Caldwell

Norma Lee Caldwell

Dec 20, 2018

Norma Lee Caldwell was born on February 1, 1925, to Gail Rice and Louise Burkhart Rice in Erie, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20, 2018 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 519 N. Main Street, Erie, KS 66733. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery in Erie, KS.

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Michael Lee Born

Michael Lee Born

Dec 18, 2018

Funeral Services for Michael “Mike” Lee Born, 60, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. He passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at his residence.

Mike was born April 8, 1958 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Paul J. and Arvilla R. (Granneman) Born. He was...

Richard “Dick” Miller

Richard “Dick” Miller

Dec 14, 2018

Funeral services for Richard Miller, 88, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 17, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Richard passed away Thursday, December 14, 2018 at Windsor of Lawrence.

Richard was born December 12, 1930 in Benton County, Missouri, the son of Barton and...

Margaret “Maggie” Renee York

Margaret “Maggie” Renee York

Dec 6, 2018

Memorial Mass for Margaret “Maggie” Renee York, 50, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She passed away December 6, 2018 at her home after a long battle with cancer.

Maggie was born on June 13, 1968 in Pittsburg, KS, the daughter of Francis and Faye...

John “Jay” T. Alexander

John “Jay” T. Alexander

Dec 6, 2018

Memorial Mass for John “Jay” Thorndike Alexander, 78, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. He died December 6, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Inurnment will be at Pioneer Cemetery.

Jay was born on January 18, 1940 in Cooperstown, New York, the son of Edward Porter and Alice...

James “Jim” V. Hoover

James “Jim” V. Hoover

Dec 6, 2018

A Celebration of Life for James “Jim” V. Hoover, 76, Eudora will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 14, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. There will be a reception to follow the service at the church. A private family inurnment will be held at a later time at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed...

Fred S. Van Vleck

Fred S. Van Vleck

Dec 6, 2018

Fred S. Van Vleck, 83, Lawrence passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Bridge Haven in Lawrence. A visitation is set for Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 10:00 ~ 12:00 pm at Warren-McElwain Mortuary with spoken remembrances starting at 10:30 am.

Fred was born on December 12, 1934 in Antelope County, Nebraska, the son of Harold and...

John Edward Bowman

John Edward Bowman

Dec 2, 2018

John (“Johnpa”) Edward Bowman 11/1/1941 – 12/2/2018

A letter from his wife:

“Make the dash count!” The dash between birth and death, that is. Johnny B did that. He lived each day looking at the positive. He tried his best to teach me not to worry so much. I’m not sure how successful he was,...

Adam Miguel Juan Ramos

Adam Miguel Juan Ramos

Dec 2, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Adam Miguel Juan Ramos, 24, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2018 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He passed away December 2, 2018 at his home.

Adam was born on February 4, 1994 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the son...

Jane Ann Perry Cooper

Jane Ann Perry Cooper

Dec 1, 2018

Private family services for Jane Perry Cooper will be held at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She died December 1, 2018.

Frank Joe Becker

Frank Joe Becker

Nov 28, 2018

Frank Joe Becker, age 82,passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at home in Lawrence, KS. Frank was born January 23, 1936 near Olpe, KS, the son of Frank X. and Hattie F. (Nathe) Becker. He married Barbara Ann Brinkman on June 4, 1960 in Olpe, KS. She survives of the home.

Survivors also include his daughters, Paula...

Barbara Ann (Brinkman) Becker

Barbara Ann (Brinkman) Becker

Nov 28, 2018

Barbara Ann (Brinkman) Becker, age 84, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2023 in Denver, CO after a long battle with dementia. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years Frank J. Becker who died on November 28, 2018.

Barbara was born on October 29, 1938 in Olpe, KS, the daughter of Paul and Delphine Brinkman...

Maxie Aileen Huggins

Maxie Aileen Huggins

Nov 24, 2018

Graveside service for Maxie Aileen Huggins, 89, Liberty, MO formally of Lawrence KS and Porterville, CA will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2018 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. She died November 24, 2018 in Liberty, MO.

Maxie was born on August 6, 1929 in Morrilton, Arkansas the daughter of Charles Edmond and Ona...

Charlotte Jane Burke

Charlotte Jane Burke

Nov 22, 2018

Graveside services for Charlotte Jane Burke, 66, Lawrence will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November, 29, 2018 at Oak Hill Cemetery green burial section in Lawrence. She passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at her home.

Charlotte was born on September 15, 1952 in Port Arthur, TX, the daughter of Walter Woodrow and Nell (Rasberry) Weber.

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Karyn K. Bredehoft

Karyn K. Bredehoft

Nov 21, 2018

Karyn Kay Pishny Bredehoft, Lawrence, KS

Karyn Kay Bredehoft was born December 15, 1949 in Topeka, Kansas.

A devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, Karyn, age 68, while surrounded by family, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 after valiantly battling cancer for over 12 years. She will be remembered...

Lucille J. Smith

Lucille J. Smith

Nov 20, 2018

Lucille J. Smith, 92 died in Tucson, Arizona, November 20, 2018 from severe complications of a stroke. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. Private family inurnment will be held at Pioneer Cemetery.

Lucy was born in Keokuk, Iowa on June 24th, 1926. She graduated from...

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Notestine

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Notestine

Nov 16, 2018

Funeral service for Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Notestine, 71, Eudora will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, November, 23, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel. She died November 16, 2018 at the University of Kansas Health System.

Betty was born on October 22, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the daughter of Fredrick Ellsworth and Mary Magdalene (Baker) Wilkinson.

Betty...

Todd Travis Gleason

Todd Travis Gleason

Nov 14, 2018

Funeral services for Todd Travis Gleason, 55, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Hubbell Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie, KS. Todd passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Todd was born May 1, 1963 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Neal...

Juana (Jenny) Garcia

Juana (Jenny) Garcia

Nov 12, 2018

Juana (Jenny) Garcia, age 86, passed away at her home on Monday November 12th, 2018. She was born in Lawrence, Kansas on December 27, 1931 to Patricio and Rosa (Romero) Garcia. She was preceded in death by her sisters Lupe Garcia and Mercedes Jaimez and brothers Andy Garcia Sr. and John Garcia. Survivors include her sister and caretaker, Candace...

Katie Cox

Katie Cox

Nov 11, 2018

Katie (Catherine) Cox died on November 11, 2018, at the age of 95, in Lawrence, Kansas. Born in St. John, KS, on September 27, 1923, to Oscar and Lydia Robinson, Katie graduated from St. John High School before attending Fort Hayes State University. In 1942, she married William Cox (deceased) who was in the U.S. Army Air Corps and...

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