Obituaries

Jan 25, 2017

Funeral service for Clark Everett Baethke, 58, Eudora, KS will be held at 11:00 a. m. Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. He died January 25, 2017 at his home.

He was born on September 26, 1958 in Albia, Iowa the son of Herbert C. and Ruth...

Jan 24, 2017

Memorial services for Anna M. Stoiber, 82, Lenexa will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Inurnment will follow at Eudora Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Olathe Hospice House.

Anna was born November 3, 1934 in Altoona, PA the daughter of John...

Jan 22, 2017

Military graveside for Delmar Michael Koch, 86, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Hutchinson, KS. He passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at his home.

Delmar was born December 26, 1930 in Spearville, KS the son of John Michael Koch and Elizabeth Ann (Mellecker) Koch.

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Jan 22, 2017

Graveside Memorial for Linda Marie Davison Benitez, 66, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her home.

Linda was born June 25, 1950 in Lawrence, KS, daughter of Duane Gerald and Antonia (Garcia) Davison.

She worked in...

Jan 19, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Robert B. “Bob” Abbott, 87, Olathe will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Olathe, KS. Military graveside services will follow at Shawnee Memory Gardens in Shawnee, KS. He passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at his home.

Bob was born July 30, 1929...

Jan 19, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Matt Nutter, 29, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Matt was born July 9, 1987 in Parsons, KS the...

Jan 18, 2017

A visitation for Theodore “Teddy” Joseph West, infant son of Tara West and Marcus McGee, will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. A private family burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in Overland Park, KS.

Teddy was...

Jan 17, 2017

Funeral Services for Ernest “Ernie” E. Greenwell, 93, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Miles Funeral Home in Winfield, KS. The family will greet friends from noon until service time on January 21. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Winfield. A family visitation also will be held from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m....

Jan 16, 2017

Memorial services for David Jon Hemphill, 65, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church. He passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home.

David was born February 21, 1951 in Lawrence, the son of Thornton and Elsie Fern (Bahr) Hemphill.

David graduated from Lawrence High School...

Jan 13, 2017

After a 10-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, June Daus Preston passed away peacefully on January 13, 2017 with family, friends and her beloved husband Floyd by her side.

June was born June 16, 1923 in Los Angeles to Paul Harold Daus and Daphne Fortney Daus of Los Angeles, California. While in high school and during...

Jan 12, 2017

Funeral services for Lena D. Overbaugh, 96, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence.

Lena was born August 11, 1920 in Booker, TX the daughter of Lafe and Jessie...

Jan 9, 2017

Memorial service for Cecile Oralee Jacobs, 69, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She died January 9, 2017 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on March 28, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Orman and Mildred Cecile (McConnell) Peachey. She graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1965. She than graduated...

Jan 9, 2017

Haraldean M. Salerno, 85, affectionately known as Deannie to her dear friends and family, passed away at her Paola, KS home on January 9, 2017. Born in Oklahoma City, OK on December 18, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Gertrude Murray, lived in Kansas City, KS and Caracas, Venezuela returning to Kansas to graduate from...

Jan 8, 2017

A visitation for Wilma May Ballard, 70, Lawrence will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

She passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at The Windsor of Lawrence.

Wilma was born October 10, 1946 in Garnett, KS the daughter of Clyde H. and Verna Mae (Pruitt)...

Jan 7, 2017

COLONEL JOHN ALVIN HAAS

Colonel John Alvin Haas, U.S. Army (Retired), age 69, passed away January 7, 2017 at the Melech Hospice House in Tampa, Florida.

John married Sylvia Breithaupt of Lawrence, KS on July 28, 1972. They were married 43 years and lived in Lawrence until 1985. John’s life was blessed with...

Jan 6, 2017

Military graveside services for Richard Edward Moore, 68, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence in the VA Section. He passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Leavenworth VA Hospital.

Richard was born March 21, 1948 in Wainsville, MO, the son of Hollis and Frances (Hantz) Moore....

Jan 6, 2017

Funeral services for Robert LeRoy Elder, 87, formerly of Linwood and Lawrence, Kansas will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Sidney Cemetery in Linwood. He passed away on January 6, 2017.

He was the son of Robert and Hattie Elder of Linwood, Kansas. Born...

Jan 5, 2017

Dr. Helmut Enrst Huelsbergen, Battle Creek, MI formerly of Lawrence, Kansas

Helmut Ernst Huelsbergen died Thursday, January 5, 2017, at The Reflections Memory Care in Battle Creek, Michigan. A long-time resident of Lawrence, Dr. Huelsbergen moved to Michigan in 2013. He was born February 14, 1929 in Krefeld-Linn, Germany, to Anna te Kloot and Ernst...

Jan 4, 2017

Funeral services for John Neal Beers, 74, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

John was born January 16, 1942 in Lawrence, KS the son of James William and Mary...

Jan 3, 2017

Mass of Christian burial for Patricia “Pat” Schamle, 93, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Ottawa, KS. She passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the family home in Lawrence.

Pat was born June 4,...