Obituaries

Mar 10, 2018

Hazel J. Nitcher, 98, passed away on March 10, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born October 21, 1919 in rural Franklin County, Kansas to Walter and Ethel Johnson. Hazel attended the one-room Boyd Grade School, graduated from Pomona High School and then from Emporia State Teachers College. Upon graduation she first taught at Berryton (KS) High School,...

Mar 7, 2018

Arlene June (Emrich) Smith was born June 10, 1923, the second daughter of George Emrich and Nellie Young Emrich. She went home to be with the Lord on March 7, 2018 at the Tonganoxie Nursing Care Facility in Tonganoxie, KS.

Arlene was born on a farm east of Longford, Kansas. She graduated from Walker Grade School, and...

Mar 7, 2018

Funeral services for Vernon Heine, 85, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Vernon was born September 11, 1932, the son of Otis and Mary Heine.

He served in the United States Army from 1954...

Mar 7, 2018

Memorial services for Kenneth C. Pine, 93, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at First United Methodist Church, 10 th & Vermont in Lawrence. Private family inurnment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. He passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Kenneth...

Mar 7, 2018

Services for Linda Kay (Brown) Sanders will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2018 at Ninth Street Baptist Church, 901 Tennessee Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044 . She transitioned to be with Christ on Wednesday, March 7, 2018.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that you please make your donations to the Linda Sanders...

Mar 5, 2018

A celebration of life for Alexander O’Brien, 21, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Grace Community Church 310 E. 8 th Street Overbrook, KS 66524. He ran into the loving, open arms of his sweet Savior on Monday, March 5, 2018 surrounded by his parents, sister, aunt and pastors at the University of...

Mar 5, 2018

Funeral services for Bruce Bertsch, 64, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3615 W. 10 th Street, Lawrence, KS. Private family graveside will be held in Greenwood Cemetery in Clay Center, KS. He passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at the University of Kansas Hospital...

Mar 3, 2018

Private family graveside service for Marion Gilbert Muckey, 82, Lawrence, KS was held at Clinton Cemetery. He died March 3, 2018 at his home. He was born July 18, 1935, in Baldwin City, Kansas. His parents were Andrew Jacob Muckey, he died May 18, 1982, Baldwin City and Ruth Olive Crady Muckey, she died September 12, 2003, Baldwin City....

Mar 2, 2018

Marsha Sue Hunter, 71, passed away March 2, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas from colon cancer. Marsha was born in August 12, 1946 in Bethany, Missouri to Kenneth and Jean Hunter. She was the oldest of five children. Marsha graduated from Albany High School and attended Northwest Missouri State. She then moved to Los Angeles where she worked at various...

Feb 28, 2018

Funeral services will be held for Ruben “Rooster” Mendoza Sr., 64, of Lawrence on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Ks. He passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018.

Ruben was born to parents Manuel and Mary Angela (Jaimez) Mendoza on March 12, 1953 in Lawrence, Ks. He was number 8 of...

Feb 28, 2018

Roy Allen Taylor passed away on Tuesday, August 18, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living. He was 88. Details for a memorial service on Saturday, August 29, are below.

Born on February 23, 1932, in Red Rock, Texas, to James Cleveland Taylor and Zula Mae (Starr) Taylor, Roy was the second youngest of seven children—two brothers and four...

Feb 20, 2018

**Memorial graveside service for Judy Kay Bryant, 61, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Memorial Park Cemetery. ** She passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Judy was born March 11, 1956 in Hughes, OK the daughter of Jess Floyd and Mary (Dees) Bost.

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Feb 19, 2018

Stephen L. Huck, Jr., 77, Lawrence passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Stephen was born July 22, 1940 in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Stephen Leo Huck, Sr. and Ruth (Donahue) Huck.

He is survived by his life partner of 41 years, Mary Ann Rasnak; his daughter, Kathleen; his son, Stephen Huck III;...

Feb 19, 2018

Gary Dean Moore was born on January 24th, 1946 in Fort Scott, KS to Clifford Albert and Bessie Mae Moore (Butler), both now deceased. Gary died surrounded by love and family at the University of Kansas Medical Center on February 19th, 2018 at 12:45 p.m. At 72 years of age, after multiple heart and chest surgeries, and after being...

Feb 18, 2018

Graveside services for Gary Stephen “Steve” Henry, 72, Kansas City, MO will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Oak Hill Cemetery natural burial section in Lawrence, KS.

He died Sunday, 18 February 2018 at Kansas City Hospice, North Kansas City, MO.

Steve was born 19 March 1945 in Garnett, KS to Rodman...

Feb 17, 2018

Memorial service for Marjorie “Marge” Ann Hazlett, 86, Lawrence will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church on Friday, February 23 at 2:00 PM. She died February 17, 2018 at Brewster Health Center in Topeka. She was born on February 15, 1932 in Lawrence Kansas the daughter of Gary Edgar and Pearl E Albright.

Marge has been a...

Feb 17, 2018

Julie Kay Davis died February 17, 2018 at her home in Lawrence, KS.

Julie was born December 31, 1954 in East Lansing, Michigan the daughter of Jed and Betty (Crosby) Davis.

She graduated from Washburn University with a B.A. in Photographic Arts. She loved photography.

She worked as an assistant business manager for...

Feb 16, 2018

Dorothy May Powell, born May 20, 1931, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at the age of 86. The daughter of Ira and Silvia (Mason) Ikenberry, she was born in Rockport, MO and married Arvin Bennett Powell on February 11, 1955 in Lawrence, KS. He preceded her in death August 19, 2004.

Retired from Hallmark Cards after...

Feb 15, 2018

It is with deep sadness that our family announces the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Faye N. Newsom. She passed away peacefully on February 15, 2018. She was 96 years old.

Faye was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 28, 1921 to Alberta and Sterling Nelson. She was the fourth child of seven...

Feb 12, 2018

Funeral services for Harvey Leroy “Roy” Murphy, 83, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 16, 2018 at Connect Church in Lawrence. Graveside service with full military honors will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Monday evening, February 12, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Harvey was born December 20, 1934 in Grantville, KS...