Obituaries

Nov 8, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Kaiden Reece DeWitt will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November14, 2017 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Private family burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. He died November 8, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Kaiden was born July 31, 2017 in Lawrence, KS the son...

Nov 6, 2017

A visitation for Elijah “Eli” Berndt, 21, Baldwin City, will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2017 with a Celebration of Eli’s Life to begin at 6 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Elijah “Eli” Porter Berndt, 21, passed away from this life on Monday, November 6 th ,...

Nov 6, 2017

Funeral services for Gwen Seibel, 97, Eudora, and formerly of Hutchinson, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. She passed away Monday, November 6, 2017, at Medicalodges in Eudora with her family at her side.

Gwen was born April 27, 1920 in Fulton, Missouri, the daughter of...

Nov 6, 2017

Surrounded by family members, Norbert Grosdidier (91) died peacefully at his home in Eudora, Kansas, Monday, November 6, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 409 E. 8 th , Eudora, Kansas. Burial with military honors will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.

Norbert...

Nov 5, 2017

Memorial services for Steven “Steve” Kent Chandlee, 63, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Steve was born November 8, 1953 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Ellis Roy and Theita Lois (Thompson) Chandlee.

He...

Nov 1, 2017

Funeral services for Julia “Judy” Katherine Morrison, 69, Lawrence, and formerly of Vinland, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 10, 2017 at Christ Community Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Vinland Cemetery in Vinland, KS. She passed Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with her daughters at her side.

Julia was born...

Nov 1, 2017

Chuck Woodling, longtime sports editor, beloved husband, father and grandfather, esteemed mentor, and semi-feared slow-pitch softball pitcher, died Nov. 1, 2017, after a nearly four-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia and its complications. He was 76.

Born on October 9, 1941 in Kansas City, Mo., Chuck was the son of Charles Franklin Woodling II and Dorothy Putman...

Oct 31, 2017

Funeral services for Mary Joan Schimmel, 76, Eudora will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 6, 2017 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. She died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Medicalodges Eudora.

She was born April 15, 1941 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Ralph and...

Oct 30, 2017

Marden (né Larson), Barbara Ann – Barb died 10/30/2017 after a long struggle with Lewy-Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease.

Barb was born February 28, 1946 in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin to Henning R. Larson and Lucile Horstmann Larson. She married Dave Marden in Topeka on June 22, 1968, the month after they graduated from the University of Kansas....

Oct 30, 2017

Katherine (Kathy) White Schmidt, a long-time resident of Lawrence, went to be with her Lord Jesus Monday, October 30 th 2017 after a brief fight with cancer.

Born February 7, 1948 in Lawrence, Kathy was the daughter of Roger Louis and Eleanor June (Tripkos) White. Married at Lawrence Friends Church on August 23 rd , 1969, she...

Oct 29, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Georgianna Winslow Taylor, 86, De Soto will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 2, 2017 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Olathe, KS. The family will greet friends at 9:00 a.m. with a Rosary to be recited at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will follow at...

Oct 28, 2017

Wilda was born March 17, 1929 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the daughter of George Riley and Ruby Etta Presley.

She passed away the 28 th of October, 2017.

She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years Dr. Charlton Dabney Lawhorn, two daughters, Linda Elizabeth Collins and Kathryn Rebecca Pinto of Overland Park, Kansas; two...

Oct 28, 2017

Paul Baldwin Penny of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away before dawn on October 28, 2017, where his wife, four sons, and one daughter had been in nearby rooms in his home earlier in the evening.

Funeral services will take place at First Christian Church in Lawrence on Saturday, November 4, at 10 a.m. A graveside service will be...

Oct 26, 2017

** A celebration of life for Dick Warkins will be held beginning at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 25th at Kanwaka Township Hall, 776 Highway 40, Lawrence, Kansas. Service will be followed by sharing of memories, a potluck dinner and jam session. **

Richard “Dick” Harold Warkins passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his home...

Oct 25, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for George C. Eberhart, 101, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Baldwin City. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Baldwin City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

George was born June 26, 1916 in...

Oct 19, 2017

Funeral services for Norma L. Schmille, 81, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday October 23, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Brandon Woods Assisted Living.

Norma was born March 19, 1936 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Albert D. and...

Oct 18, 2017

Funeral services for Marcille Jean Lortscher, 92 of Lawrence, KS will be held Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. with services following at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at 4:00 p.m., at the Centralia Cemetery in Centralia, KS. She passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

Marcille was born...

Oct 16, 2017

Susan Kay Curtis (nee Axsom) Susan Kay Curtis (nee Axsom) born 11/20/1959 in Redmond Oregon to Darlene F. (nee Holiday) and William H. Axsom Sr. She died on October 16th 2017 after contracting liver cancer. Susan had received 2 transplanted kidneys, one in 1982 and in 1984, and was grateful for the 30 + years of life given to...

Oct 16, 2017

Celebration of life for Peggy Lou Beecher, 57, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She passed away Monday, October 16, 2017 at her home.

Peggy was born April 22, 1960 in Colby, KS the daughter of Lloyd and Margaret (Ward) Chick.

She was the Building/Pledge...

Oct 15, 2017

Stephen R. Schroeder, 80, died suddenly on October 15, 2017, while cruising the Mississippi River. He was born on October 28, 1936, in Leipsic, Ohio, the son of Leo and Gertrude (Scheckelhoff) Schroeder. He received his BA in Philosophy from the Pontifical College Josephinum, his MA in Psychology from the University of Toledo, and his Ph.D. in Psychology from...