Obituaries

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...

Oct 14, 2017

Funeral services for James Patti, 89, Lawrence will be held 10:00 am, Friday, October 20, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died October 14, 2017 at Bridge Haven Village. He was born on July 8, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of James, Sr. and Violet (Long) Patti. James was a shoe...

Oct 11, 2017

There will be no services at this time for Kathryn Ruth Risk, 103, Lawrence. She passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

Kathryn was born April 22, 1914 in Lewis County, Missouri the daughter of Thomas M. and Mary Margaret (Gaines) Risk.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell E....

Oct 10, 2017

Graveside inurnment for Marion J. Ramirez, 84, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Marion was born September 25, 1933 in Horton, KS the son of Frank and Paulla (Rocha) Ramirez.

He worked...

Oct 9, 2017

Wanda Jean Somers Chauvin, 93, passed away October 9, 2017, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas.

Wanda was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on February 8, 1924, to William and Maude (Trackwell) Somers, growing up as one of nine siblings on a 320-acre farm and graduating from Jarbalo High School in 1941. In 1942 she began...

Oct 8, 2017

Funeral services for Eli Lee Leahew, 21, Eudora, KS will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Eudora Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. He passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017.

Eli was born November 4, 1995 in Shawnee Mission, KS the son of Daniel and Sarah (Edgar) Leahew.

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Oct 5, 2017

Memorial services for Richard Orville Steffen, 95, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. October 28, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Richard was born September 18, 1922 in Haviland, KS the son of John H. and Gertie F....

Oct 4, 2017

Family graveside services for Barbara J. Van Dyke, 55, Lawrence will be held at a later date at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lecompton. Barbara passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at her home.

She was born November 6, 1961 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of William E. and Beverly (Bahnmaier) Van Dyke.

After graduating from...

Oct 4, 2017

Memorial Services for James Kay Rowland, 83, Lawrence will be held 10-12 a. m. October 8th 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary

He will be placed in The San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, CA.

He passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS.

James was born January 12, 1934 in...

Oct 3, 2017

Talonna D’onn Reed, 54, fought her toughest and very last fight with metastatic breast cancer on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She passed peacefully in the presence of family and some of her closest friends.

‘Tullie’, or ‘Apple’, as most of you knew her, was born on January 11, 1963 in Lawrence,...

Sep 29, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Marvin A. Simon, 85, Lawrence will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 7, 2017 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Simon passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on April 9, 1932 in Andale, Kansas the son...

Sep 28, 2017

Beverly Byron Delaney was born in Ohio County, Kentucky, on September 10, 1921, to Clyde and Amy Davis Stewart Delaney. He passed on to his eternal life on Thursday, September 28, 2017.

Byron graduated from Hartford High School in Hartford, KY. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Kentucky from 1940 – 1941, and...

Sep 27, 2017

A Celebration of life will be held at a later date for Marion Vasquez. Inurnment will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Lawrence.

Marion Vasquez, 86, of Lawrence, died September 27, 2017 at Brandon Woods. He was born September 12, 1931 in Ft. Madison, IA to Juan and Margarita Vasquez

Marion worked and retired from...

Sep 27, 2017

Helen M. Gilles 1922-2017 age, 95 died September 27, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W Gilles and son-in-law, Larry Seidel. She is survived by children, Timothy (Sealy) Gilles, Becky (Kit) Richardson, Kathleen Seidel; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren; additionally, by Mary Carter; best friend since 4th grade.

She was born in...

Sep 25, 2017

Lyle H. Hillmer, (97) passed away to be with Our Lord Jesus on September 25, 2017 at his Meadowlark Estates apartment in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born on August 13, 1920 in Mallard, Iowa to August and Rose Hillmer, the third of six children.

Lyle was a resident of Mason City, Iowa for 72 years and was...

Sep 24, 2017

Funeral services for Juanita Belle Marshall, 46, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 29, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Juanita was born October 17, 1970 between Fairfax and Ralston, OK on the way to Pawnee Hospital, the daughter of James Robert “Bob”...

Sep 22, 2017

Memorial services for Autumn Grace Smith, 1, Lawrence will be held on her 2 nd birthday at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Christ Community Church in Lawrence. She passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 at her home.

Autumn was born September 28, 2015 in Lawrence the daughter of Chance and Megan (Glotzbach) Smith....

Sep 20, 2017

Willis Myron “Bill” Mack, 88, formerly of Kansas City, died September 20, 2017 at his daughter’s home in Lawrence, KS following a brief illness. He was born in 1929 in Kansas City, MO and spent most of his life in the Kansas City, KS area, living in rural Linwood, KS from 1973-1989.

He graduated from Shawnee Mission...

Sep 14, 2017

Walt “Coach” Klinker, 79, of Lawrence passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence, KS. Walt was born July 9, 1938 in Denver, CO, the son of Leo and Ruth Driscole Klinker. He grew up in Gunnison, CO and later attended the University of Colorado where he started 3 years under center for the...

Sep 14, 2017

Marjorie Jean (Zwiers) Miller, 69, died September 14, 2017 at the Kansas City Hospice House.

Marjorie was the third of five children born to Henrietta (Hamer) and Harris Zwiers on April 18, 1948. She graduated from Zeeland (Michigan) Christian Grade School. She was first in her class of 139 in Zeeland High School, graduating in...