Obituaries

Jun 20, 2024

Our beloved Ruthi Rapp left us on June 20th, 2024, after a sudden illness.  Memorial services will be held at Woodlawn Elementary School at 10:30am on Friday, June 28th, 2024.

Ruth Ann Clark was born on July 4, 1945, to Ben and Ruth (Dowell) Clark and was raised in Prairie Village, KS.  She graduated with a degree...

Jun 20, 2024

Brenda Kay Bennett-Pike

02/26/1955 – 06/20/2024

Lawrence, KS

Brenda was born February 26th, 1955, to Shirley Lee Hetrick and Charles Lloyd Bennett in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She had two younger siblings, Brent and Kendra, and attended school in both Beaver, OK, and Liberal, KS. She left for Manhattan,...

Jun 19, 2024

Mass of Christian Burial for Marie Isabelle Cawley Ice, 92, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, June 24, 2024, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. A burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Marie passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Homestead Assisted Living, Eudora.

Marie was born July 10,...

Jun 19, 2024

Martin Robert Reiber was sent to Innsbruck in 1908 to study theology in preparation for the priesthood, but luckily for his progeny, decided to instead pursue medicine and Marie (“Mary”) Alouise Pfisterer, from Schwaz, Austria. Frank (“Fritz”) Martin Reiber, their eighth and last child, was born September 14, 1931, in Buffalo NY, just days before the family shipped out...

Jun 13, 2024

Mass of Christian Burial services for Doris Jean Thompson, Lawrence, Ks., will be held at St. John the Evangelist Church 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2024, with a visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. Burial will take place at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery.  Doris passed away on the 13th day of June, 2024, at Meadowlark Estates in Lawrence.

Jun 13, 2024

Services for Isaiah Marchello Neal, 17, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Victory Bible Church in Lawrence, KS.  The burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  The family will greet friends from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died June 13,...

Jun 11, 2024

A visitation for Jennifer Letizia Belinn Yunk, 58, De Soto, will be held at 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel. Jennifer passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at her home following a battle with cancer.  Her cremation remains will be buried at a later date with close family in...

Jun 11, 2024

Janet Mary Brassart finished the final chapter of her life’s book on June 11, 2024. By all accounts, her own included, it was a life well-lived on her own terms and with few regrets.

Born on August 30, 1946, to Lester and Kathryn (Mader) Brummel in Ottawa, Kansas, Jan was raised a farmer’s daughter, which instilled in...

Jun 10, 2024

A Celebration of Life for “Nando” Severiano Manriquez, 65, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024, at The Rockland, 1301 W. 24th St., Lawrence, KS. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. Nando passed away on June 10, 2024, at his home.

Nando was born February...

Jun 10, 2024

Michael Rory McCabria was born on May 10, 1960, in Lawrence, Kansas. He died on June 10, 2024, in Topeka KS. Rory was born with intellectual and developmental disabilities and for 64 years, his kindness and gentleness were a blessing to those who knew him.

After completing his high school equivalency education, Rory initially moved to Pittsburg...

Jun 7, 2024

The family of Mrs. Peggy Jane Miller of Lawrence, Kansas are saddened to announce her passing June 7, 2024 at her home in Arbor Court.

Peggy Jane Miller was born May 27, 1932 in Wakeeney, Kansas.  She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wayman Keefer.  Peggy Keefer graduated from University High School in Lawrence. ...

Jun 4, 2024

Barbara Millar Bishop, 88, Lawrence, KS, passed away at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, two years following a debilitating stroke.

Barbara was born on September 15, 1935, in Hinsdale, IL, the daughter of Neal and Isabel (Naab) Millar.

She is survived by her husband Ken Bishop. Barbara and Ken married on September...

Jun 1, 2024

John Edward Mosher, 91, Lawrence passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at LMH. Family services will be held at a later date in Minnesota. warrenmcelwain.com

Jun 1, 2024

September 2, 1937 – June 1, 2024

Marshall grew up on a shorthorn cattle farm in Salina, Kansas.  He had an idyllic and hardworking childhood helping with the daily chores, playing in the baseball and basketball leagues and was very active over many years in his local 4-H club.  His family hosted and housed both American soldiers...

May 30, 2024

A celebration of life will be held for Andrea “Andy” Bernadette Wright, 66, Lawrence on Friday, June 28, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died peacefully in her home on May 30, 2024.

Andy was born January 2, 1958, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Doris Lombrano.

Survived...

May 27, 2024

Memorial Services for Joseph Logan Myers, 50, of Eudora, KS will be held on Monday, June 3rd at 10 a.m. with a visitation starting at 9 a.m. He passed May 27, 2024 at his home.

Logan was born on June 26, 1973 in Kansas City, MO the son of Joseph and Janet (Abell) Myers.

He...

May 27, 2024

A Celebration of Life for Ronald L. Stout, 58, Linwood, KS, will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, KS. Ronald passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024, at his home.

Ronald was born on June 29,1965, in Lawrence, KS, the son of Ronald H. and Mary A. (Snodgrass)...

May 27, 2024

A Celebration of Life for Evelyn Ruth LaFountain, 85, of Perry, will be from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. held on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Lecompton Community Building.  She passed away on May 27, 2024, at LMH Health.

Eveyln was born January 16, 1939, in Taney Co., Missouri the daughter of Darrel and Alma (Carsten) Crumbliss....

May 24, 2024

A visitation for Kris Norton, 56, Lawrence, KS, will be held from 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Kris passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday, May 24, 2024, after a hard-fought battle with colon cancer.

Kriston Scott Norton was born on April 22, 1968, in...

May 23, 2024

A memorial visitation for Damani “Dash” Amiri Shomari Hughes Cleveland, 20, Lawrence, will be held from 2:30 ~ 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Damani Amiri Shomari Hughes “Dash” Cleveland was born Thursday, September 25, 2003, in Corsicana, TX, the son of Shannon Cleveland and Frankye Hughes. He grew up in...