Obituaries

Dec 13, 2016

Funeral services for Joshua “Josh” Charles Ahlert-Aeschliman, 28, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Josh passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Josh was born March 5, 1988 in Lawrence, KS the son of Brian Charles Aeschliman and Traci Lynn Sculley.

He...

Dec 12, 2016

Ruth Harvey 95, of Lawrence, KS, and former Oklahoma City resident passed on to be with her Savior Monday, December 12, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at the Lawrence Bible Chapel at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2016, preceded by visitation from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel, 505 Monterey Way, Lawrence. Burial...

Dec 9, 2016

Memorial services for Kitty Felisitas (Garcia) Pacheco 87, San Diego, CA formerly of Lawrence, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2016 at First Christian Church in Lawrence. Kitty passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 at her home. Kitty was born in Lawrence, Kansas on April 9, 1929 to Angel and Juanita (Vallez) Garcia, both immigrants...

Dec 9, 2016

Military Honors for Alfred “Earl” Stafford, 77, Lawrence will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2016 followed by a visitation until 8:00 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. He passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He has been a resident of Lawrence since 1971.

He was born on March...

Dec 7, 2016

There are no formal services planned for Vernon Leon Tuttle, 85, Eudora. He donated his body to The University of Kansas School of Medicine. He passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home in Olathe, Kansas.

Dec 7, 2016

Graveside Service for Emma May Alexander Bryan, 91, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Emma was born September 12, 1925 in Richland, KS the daughter of James Benjamin Weaver Alexander and Elizabeth Fern (King) Alexander....

Dec 6, 2016

Visitation for Frank Lemos, 90, Linwood, KS will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private inurnment will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Coffeyville, KS. He passed away Tuesday December 6, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Visitation for Frank Lemos, 90, Linwood, KS will...

Dec 5, 2016

Memorial services for Malena Garcia, 37, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family will greet friends before and after the service. She passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 at Olathe Hospice House.

Malena was born February 2, 1979 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Leon Garcia,...

Dec 4, 2016

Joseph Neil Baker was born on May 16, 1925, in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was the third child born to Harry and Doris (Williams) Baker. Joe’s mother died shortly after his birth necessitating that he be raised by his maternal grandparents, Pleasant Garrett (PG) and Annie Williams. His older brother and sister, David and Patricia, were raised separately by their...

Dec 2, 2016

Funeral services for Cleda E. Dalton, 95, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. She died December 2, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Cleda was born December 31, 1920 in Paola, Kansas the daughter of Samuel Holmes and Mary Ella...

Dec 2, 2016

MELANIE ANN CROMWELL

Melanie passed away on December 2, 2016, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 29, 1946 in Ottawa, Kansas to Earl Harold and Jean (Cook) Phares. After graduating from Ottawa High School, she attended Pittsburgh State University.

Melanie met Richard W. Cromwell in 1968 and they married May 31,...

Dec 1, 2016

Memorial services for Delores “Dee” Elizabeth Guy, 71, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private Inurnment will be held at a later date. She passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at her home.

Dee was born April 14, 1945 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Elmer Eugene...

Nov 30, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for William “Bill” Truitt Harris, 90, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. Bill passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

William was...

Nov 24, 2016

Memorial services for Ralph M. Tanner, 89, Baldwin City, will be held at 1:00 p.m. December 22, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Baldwin City. He passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Ralph was born December 10, 1926 in Jefferson County, Alabama the son of Claude Melvis and Alma Louise (Camp) Tanner. He was...

Nov 24, 2016

Memorial service for Robert Francis Stewart, 92, Lawrence will be held at 3pm, Friday, December 2, 2016 at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas. He died November 24, 2016 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence, KS.

Robert was born on September 8, 1924 in West Point, Nebraska the son of Charles Verne and Roberta Alice...

Nov 23, 2016

Graveside services for Florence (Flo) Esther Black, 74 of Seneca, MO will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at McLouth Cemetery in McLouth, Kansas. She passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Grove, Oklahoma.

Florence was born June 6, 1942 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

She married Jerry Black, January 18, 1959 in...

Nov 19, 2016

No formal services are planned for Harma F. Krape, 79, Lawrence. She passed away Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Harma was born April 13, 1937 in Los Angeles, CA the daughter of Lester Emanual and Lorna (Hulstrom) Frank.

She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Los Angeles, CA. and worked for American...

Nov 19, 2016

Memorial service for Gordon Gray Wiseman, 99, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2016 at First Presbyterian Church, Lawrence. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service at the church. Private family inurnment will take place at Pioneer Cemetery. Professor Wiseman died November 19, 2016 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

He was...

Nov 18, 2016

Funeral services for Adeline “Addie” Mae Helsper, infant daughter of Kenneth C. and Aimee (Wright) Helsper will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 25, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Addie passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

Addie was born March 26, 2016 in Kansas City, MO with...

Nov 17, 2016

A Green Burial service for Thomas Salifu Sesay Vanasse, 21, Olathe, KS. will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in KC, MO. Salifu died November 17, 2016 at home.

Salifu Sesay was born...