Obituaries

Piper Jean Crain

May 20, 2017

Funeral service for Piper Jean Crain, infant daughter of Nicholas Suyeo and Elise Marie Seely Crain, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born and died May 20, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Piper is survived by her parents of...

Stephen & Alison Bauer

May 19, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Stephen Lee Bauer, 75, and Mary Alison (Daugherty) Bauer, 56, of Baldwin City, Kansas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 29, 2017 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be held at a later date at Rosebud Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Steve and Alison passed away in a car...

Danny Kaye Blockburger

May 18, 2017

Graveside service for Danny Kaye Blockburger, 71, Lawrence will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died May 18, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on April 12, 1946 in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Henry Blockburger and Dorothy Silvers-Robinson.

Danny was a consumer at Cottonwood Inc....

Barbara Jo Brunson

May 17, 2017

Barbara Jo Brunson, 71, Eudora, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Services will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel, 1003 John L. Williams Drive in Eudora, KS. Graveside services and inurnment will be held in La Junta,...

William Robert Fowle

May 17, 2017

Funeral services for William Robert Fowle, 47, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. William passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

William was born February 28, 1970 in Syosset, NY, the son of Ronald and JoAnn (Berry) Fowle.

William enjoyed watching...

David Perry Baker

May 16, 2017

David Perry Baker, born December 26, 1933 passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Jane Underwood Baker of the home; a son, Mark David Baker (Kasey) Berryville, AR; and a daughter, Laura Ann Pennick (Jay), Wichita, KS. He leaves behind grandsons, Tyler Pennick, Jakob; and granddaughter, Mequilla Baker. He also...

Richard “Dick” Hardman Raney

May 16, 2017

Richard “Dick” Hardman Raney, 88, of Lawrence passed away May 16, 2017. He was born July 2, 1928, to Richard M. and Mildred Hardman Raney in Osborne, Kansas.

Dick graduated Osborne High School and entered KU in 1945. He earned degrees in business administration in 1950 and pharmacy in 1952. In June 1952, he married Kathleen Larson,...

Stanley G. Brown

May 15, 2017

Memorial Mass for Stanley G. Brown, 73, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2017 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at his home.

Stanley was born December 28, 1943 in Topeka, KS the son of William F. “Kise” and Mary Evelyn (Ice) Brown.

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Helen Hebor Scanlan

May 15, 2017

Funeral services for Helen Hebor Scanlan, 86, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2017 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow the mass at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Scanlan passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at Brookdale of Overland Park.

Mrs. Scanlan was born January 18, 1931 in Bethlehem, PA,...

James “Clark” Christensen

May 14, 2017

Memorial services for James “Clark” Christensen, 62, Lawrence will be held at a later date. He passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Olathe Medical Center.

Clark was born July 14, 1954 in Salina, UT the son of Elmon and Elmeda (Levi) Christensen.

He was the owner of a local business for over 35 years....

Joyce Jeanette Schild

May 13, 2017

No services for Joyce Jeanette Schild, 96, Lawrence are planned. Inurnment will take place at Pioneer Cemetery in Lawrence at a later date. She died Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Medicalodges Eudora, of natural causes.

Joyce lived a full life, with a marriage lasting over six decades. She was the mother of three daughters and was actively...

Stanley Dean Penny

May 13, 2017

Rest in peace, Stanley D. Penny (1927-2017) – Stan was born on June 1, 1927 to Myrl Nuzum Penny and Addie Underwood Penny in Lawrence, KS. He passed away on May 13, 2017 at the Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center in Baldwin City, KS.

“I’ve been all around the world and in certain parts of...

Leslie “Les” Lee Regnier

May 9, 2017

Leslie Lee Regnier, 89, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his home in Lawrence surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 30, 1927, in Miltonvale, KS, the son of Emile John and Bernice Lippe Regnier. Les was married to June Church Regnier, who survives. Les was born in Cloud County, KS, before moving a year later...

Steve R. Engleman

May 9, 2017

Steve R. Engleman, 64, died, as he had lived, peacefully at his home in Lawrence, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. He was born November 13, 1952, in Great Bend, the son of Dale and Jane (Fisher) Engleman.

He attended Great Bend High School and Barton County Community College. Steve worked in his hometown for many years before...

Edmund “Ed” R. Eglinski

May 7, 2017

“Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince: And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!” Rest in peace, Edmund R. Eglinski (1931 – 2017). Edmund Eglinski, Professor Emeritus, Kress Foundation Department of the History of Art, University of Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 7th at his home in Lawrence, KS of a heart attack.

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Clarence Robert Berger, Jr.

May 6, 2017

Memorial services for Clarence Robert Berger, Jr., 56, Lawrence will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2017 at Vintage Church, 1501 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence. Clarence passed away May 6, 2017 at his home.

Clarence was born October 2, 1960 in the son of Clarence Robert Berger, Sr. and Virginia (Shirley) Berger.

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Edward Irwin Shaw

May 5, 2017

Edward Irwin Shaw, 90 of Lawrence died May 5, 2017 at his home. Edward was born January 17, 1927 in Long Island, New York the son of Daniel and Edna “Etta” (Bath) Shaw.

He received his Bachelor and Master Degrees from the University of Missouri and received his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee.

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Jimmy C. James

May 2, 2017

Jimmy C. James passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Neuvant House in Lawrence, KS. He was a character with character. Jim was a family man first and a proud, engaged grandfather (who went by “2pop”). He married Linda Johnson on March 20, 1971, and they had two children: Lauren Elizabeth and Mark Andrew. Jim was born to serve...

Thomas A. Rainbolt, Dds

Apr 29, 2017

The funeral service for Thomas A. Rainbolt of Lawrence, Kansas, will be held Thursday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Rosary will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, also at Corpus Christi; visitation will follow until 7:30 p.m. A private burial will be at a later time. Tom passed away unexpectedly at his...

Richard “Dick” Lee Martin

Apr 27, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Richard “Dick” Lee Martin, 80, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

Dick was...