Obituaries

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...

Feb 8, 2018

A Visitation for Marilyn Jean Grant, 69, Lawrence will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 12, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at her home.

Marilyn was born on July 19, 1948 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Elvin E. and Elaine L. (Marsell) Davison.

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Feb 8, 2018

Memorial services for Larry M. Hess, 64, Lawrence will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence. He passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 8, 2018, at his home.

Larry was born July 18, 1953, in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Albert and Helen (McCall) Hess.

He...

Feb 2, 2018

Memorial service for Kevin Westerhaus, 60, of Lawrence- formerly of Pratt, KS will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13th at St. John’s Catholic Church in Lawrence. He died February 2, 2018 at his home.

He was born on June 21, 1957 in Parsons, KS the son of Edward Joseph and Annabel Irma (Ellison) Westerhaus....

Feb 1, 2018

William Thomas Maberry passed away February 1, 2018 at the age of 65 in Lawrence of complications from illness.

Bill was born September 10, 1952 in Kansas City, MO to Raymond and Sara (House) Maberry. He spent his childhood growing up in Kansas City, before moving in his teen years to DeSoto, KS, with his family. Shortly...

Feb 1, 2018

Memorial services for Lowell E. Almon, Jr., 80, Lawrence will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence. Inurnment will be in the Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden. He passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Lowell was born June 5, 1937 in Chicago,...

Feb 1, 2018

Phyllis Ann Meitl Watkins, daughter of Philip G. And Eleanor P. (Kruse) Meitl, was born on August 14, 1949, in Oakley, Kansas, and passed away, February 1, 2018 at the age of 68 after a long and courageous battle with MS. Phyllis grew up in Oakley, Kansas and attended schools there. After graduation in 1967, Phyllis attended St. Mary...