Obituaries

Jul 3, 2016

Funeral services for Karen Sue McKinney, 69, of Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Karen, horse lover and Kansas girl, died July 3rd on the farm she loved. Tiring of big city life in New York and Toronto...

Jul 2, 2016

Robert Fluker, Sr., 97, died Tuesday morning, June 28th in Lawrence. He was born May 7, 1919 in Kansas City, Kansas. After graduating from high school in Clay Center, Kansas, he received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Kansas (1942), where he was a football player and a Summerfield Scholar; an M.A. in Economics from Princeton...

Jul 2, 2016

Linda Rose Hrabe, 68, Walker, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family July 2, 2016 in Wichita, KS after a long illness. Linda was born on November 18, 1947 in Hays, KS the daughter of Clarence and Polly Hrabe. She worked many years for Safeway grocery stores in Denver becoming the first female regional advertising and sales manager for the...

Jun 27, 2016

Graveside services with military honors for Floyd E. Gehrt, 86, Lawrence will be held privately at Oak Hill Cemetery. A reception will be held at a date and time to be announced to honor his memory. He passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Floyd was born August 17, 1929 in Wichita, KS the...

Jun 25, 2016

Amy K. Lovell, beloved daughter of Mark and Lisa Owen and Rick and Pam Lovell, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 in Lawrence at the age of 33.

Amy leaves behind her mother, Lisa (Mark) Owen of Topeka; her father, Rick (Pam) Lovell of Topeka; two brothers, MacKenzie and Michael Owen; a step sister, Megan (Joe) Crumpton...

Jun 22, 2016

Wanda L. Westheffer, 89, of Lawrence, Kansas passed on June 22, 2016.

Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 27th at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28th at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.

Wanda was born in Scarbro,...

Jun 21, 2016

After a protracted battle with cancer, Daniel L. Affalter passed away on June 21, 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas at the age of 61. He leaves behind his wife, Diannia Affalter; his son, Daniel L. Affalter II, daughter-in-law Alex Affalter, and grandchild Daniel L. Affalter III; and his daughters, Sarah Affalter and Katelyn Affalter. Dan is survived by his...

Jun 20, 2016

Graveside services for Ethel “Danner” Armbrister, 97, Lawrence will be held at 9:30 a.m., Friday, July 8 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. She passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Ethel was born March 31, 1919 in Wythe County, VA the daughter of Edgar L. and Blanche (Seagle) Smith. She was...

Jun 20, 2016

After a battle with cancer, John Frederick Michel died on June 20 th , 2016 in Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Son of John Adam (1897-1984) and Elizabeth Schell Michel (1904-2001), John was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 21 st , 1933.

John served in the U.S. Army (1955-1956). As a Corporal, he was stationed in...

Jun 18, 2016

Memorial services for Laird P. Bowman, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence. He passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor.

Laird was born January 28, 1927 in Topeka, KS, the son of Herbert Douglas Bowman and Marion...

Jun 15, 2016

Memorial services for Ramona “Mona” Pearl Samrow, 58, Eudora will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary–Eudora Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora. She passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Ramona was born June 25, 1957 in Fort Scott, Kansas the daughter of...

Jun 12, 2016

Memorial Mass for Father Patric “Pat” Riley, 61, Eudora, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. A celebration of life potluck dinner will follow in the Parish Hall. He passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home.

Father Pat was born May 27, 1955 in...

Jun 12, 2016

Funeral services for Ruby Kessler Sherman, 92, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June, 16, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away June 12, 2016 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Ruby was born November 20, 1923 in St. Joseph, MO.

She married John (Dutch) Kessler and...

Jun 9, 2016

Private family graveside for Mildred Katherine Olsen, 88, Lawrence will be held at a later date in Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence, KS. She died June 9, 2016 at the University of Kansas Hospital.

She was born on March 1, 1928 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, the daughter of Julian B. and Bertha Dellenbach Jorgenson.

Mildred was a homemaker...

Jun 8, 2016

Jimmie Lee Kaufman, 75, of Eudora, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

Jimmie was born March 8, 1941 in Dorrance, Kansas, where he grew up. He proudly served in the Army for 2 years before being medically discharged. He moved to Lawrence and then Eudora in his early 20s. He...

Jun 6, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Jerald “Jerry” Albertson, 75, Lawrence will be held at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, June, 9, 2016 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery. He passed away Monday, June 6, 2016 at Medicalodges Eudora. Jerry was born March 14, 1941 in Parsons, KS the son of O.V. Albertson and...

Jun 5, 2016

A memorial visitation for Jackie L. Abel, 60, Eudora will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel. She died June 5, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

Jackie was born October 22, 1955 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Carl M. and Geraldine “Jerry” Langan Abel.

She...

Jun 3, 2016

Funeral service for George Jacoby Crawford, 79, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at his home.

George was born May 10, 1937 in Athens, Ohio the son of Theodore Mansfield and Marvella...

May 29, 2016

Memorial services for Kenneth “Kenny” Layne Wyrick, 64, from Lawrence, KS will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2016 at Christ Community Church in Lawrence, Kansas. He peacefully passed away Sunday with Cathy at his bedside singing the song “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” followed by “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston, on May...

May 28, 2016

Graveside service for Leona R. “Lee” Flanders, 93, Lawrence will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died May 28, 2016 at Brandon Woods.

Lee was born on August 27, 1922 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of James F. and Arlena L. (Vogler) Webster.

She was a bookkeeper, and...