Obituaries

May 25, 2018

Funeral services for Grace Oshel, 91, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 1, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family will greet friends and guests from 9 a.m. until service time on Friday. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Tonganoxie Nursing Home.

Grace was...

May 25, 2018

Evelyn Leigeber May Burkhart, 89, Lawrence, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Pioneer Ridge.

She was born January 22, 1929 in Indianapolis, IN, daughter of Arthur and Clara Leigeber.

She married Wallace R. May on June 24, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN. They divorced November 20, 1970. She later married Felix Robert Burkhart June 7,...

May 18, 2018

Funeral services for Dennis Kennedy, 61, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at his home with his friend and care giver, Roger present alongside him.

Dennis was born April 4, 1957 in Lawrence,...

May 16, 2018

Memorial services for Charles Eugene Hart, 75, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Central United Methodist Church in Lawrence. He passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center.

Charles was born September 23, 1942 in Carthage, MO, the son of Orrin and Helen (Mahoney) Hart.

He was...

May 16, 2018

Memorial services for Grover E. Sanders, 97, of Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, at Presbyterian Manor. He passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018.

Grover E. Sanders was born November 15, 1920, near Protection, KS. He was the son of Grover C. and Rebie (Wilburn) Sanders. In 1948, he married Betty Butts...

May 15, 2018

Funeral services for Charlotte “Bonnie” Waters Tennyson, 73, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Charlotte was born June 11, 1944 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of William Clark and...

May 13, 2018

At her request, no formal services are planned for Gloria Ann Mann, 87, Lawrence, who passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Lawrence.

Gloria was born July 9, 1930 in Fresno, California, the daughter of Glen and Frank Lowe. She grew up in Mojave, California and graduated from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California in 1947....

May 12, 2018

Funeral services for Masoud “Mike” Jalali, 59, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Masoud was born August 29, 1958 in Isfahan, Iran, the son of Rahmotolah and Akhtar (Solaimoni)...

May 11, 2018

Dr. George Marvin Brenner, 74, died on May 11, 2018 in Richmond, VA surrounded by loving family after an extended illness. He will be remembered for his devotion to family, steadiness and wisdom, and taking on life’s challenges with energy and hard work.

George was born September 19, 1943, in Ottawa, KS. He grew up on the...

May 11, 2018

Private family memorial services for Jeanie Siler, 78, Prairie Village, will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS.

Jeanie was born July 1, 1939 in Larned, KS, the daughter of Ross N. and Agda (Pierson) Morrow....

May 10, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Gregory Dale Thomas will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Pearl River Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Paul Tubby officiating. Burial will be in Old Canaan Cemetery in Edinburg, MS. Visitation begins 12 Noon Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 221 Rolling Hills Circle, the home of his sister, Kimberly Thomas. John E. Stephens...

May 7, 2018

Memorial Mass for Lisa Kay King, 60, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. A Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2018 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church followed by a visitation until 6:30 p.m. She passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at her home.

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May 7, 2018

Funeral services for Ruth Ellen Stone, 76, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Hesper Cemetery in Eudora, KS. She passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at her home.

Ruth was born November 11, 1941 in Hay Springs, NE, the daughter of Ernest and...

May 6, 2018

Kenneth Love, 62, passed away on Sunday evening, May 6, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, KS.

Ken was born March 19, 1956 in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Dalton Love and Barbara (Hoeflin) Schweitzer. As the son of a pastor, Ken grew up throughout the Midwest from Kentucky to Michigan and spent time around the...

May 3, 2018

Funeral services for Daniel Beckum, 74, Lawrence will be held in Mississippi. He will be laid to rest in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Starkville, MS. He passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his home.

Daniel was born August 11, 1943 in Starkville, Mississippi the son, Bee and Fannie Mae (Stovall) Beckum,

He worked and...

May 3, 2018

Memorial service for R. Dale Bellinger, 91, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church. A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, prior to the memorial service on Tuesday. Dale passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Star Living in Lawrence.

Dale was born...

Apr 28, 2018

Military graveside services for Gregory A. Winn, 57, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Fort Leavenworth in Leavenworth, KS. Gregory passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at his home.

He was born September 15, 1960 in Eureka, KS, the son of David and Carolyn Louise (Yost) Winn.

He served...

Apr 27, 2018

Graveside services for Shirley Anne Schmidt, 80, Baldwin City, KS., will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 30, 2018, at Stony Point Cemetery in Baldwin City, KS. She passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. She was born December 10, 1937 in Meade, KS, the daughter of Abe and Helen Friesen (Wymer).

She married Elmer Schmidt, April 12,...

Apr 26, 2018

Memorial services for Alice “Toni” Eleanor Achten, 85, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Granada Cemetery, Nemaha County, KS at a later date. Toni passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital

She was born June 15, 1932 in Kankakee, IL,...

Apr 26, 2018

No services will be held for Frances “Elaine” Belt, Spring, Texas. She died April 26, 2018 in Humble, Texas. Inurnment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born on July 23, 1923 in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Perry and Velma (Vickers) Dillon She was a member of the Eagles lodge and...