Obituaries

Nov 14, 2016

Graveside services for Marge E. Gish, 71, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove, KS. She passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at her home.

Marge was born November 22, 1944 in Lawrence the daughter of Harold Edward and Margaret Elisabeth (Carr) Hudson.

She...

Nov 13, 2016

Memorial services for Alice May Woodsum, 93, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 18, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Inurnment will be held at a later date at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, KS. She passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

Alice was born July 28, 1923 to the parents of:...

Nov 13, 2016

Memorial service for Loris Glenn Brubeck, Jr. “Junior” 78, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Eudora Baptist Church. He passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Private family inurnment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.

Junior was born April 22, 1938 in Humansville, MO, the...

Nov 13, 2016

Francis Gregory Mathias of Lawrence, KS, was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, December 26, 1941, and passed away November 13, 2016. He had an admirable life, chock-full of accomplishments, adventure, and laughter. His family and friends will miss him greatly. He was 74.

Nov 12, 2016

Funeral services for Benjamin Joshua “Josh” Johnson, 35, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 in Leavenworth.

Josh was born December 6, 1980 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Lee and Kimberly L. Johnson...

Nov 7, 2016

Graveside services for Julia Patricia (Reed) Seitz, 75, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She went home to be with the Lord, Monday, November 7, 2016 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence.

Julia was born July 6, 1941 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of William Ernest...

Nov 6, 2016

Pearl Ida Grant, 100, Lawrence died November 6, 2016 at Medicalodges in Eudora. Private inurnment will be held at a later date at McLouth Cemetery.

She was born October 22, 1916 in Lakeview, KS the daughter of Elmer and Ida (Beuerman) Athey.

She was a supervisor at the Hawks Nest in the Union and she...

Nov 6, 2016

Vera “Louise” Park of Lawrence, Kansas passed on Sunday, November 6, 2016.

Louise Park was born February 10, 1925 in Freeman, Missouri. She was a long time resident of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and more recently Lawrence, Kansas. She worked for Union Pacific Railroad for over 45 years in administration while living in Kansas City and St. Louis....

Nov 6, 2016

A visitation for Virginia Rose “Jitter” Copp, 90, Lawrence will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at her home.

Virginia was born August 18, 1926 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Edward...

Nov 6, 2016

Memorial services for Gerald “Jerry” R. Ice, 73, Lecompton will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 11, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Casual attire; boots and jeans are acceptable. Inurnment will be held at a later date. He passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Jerry was born June 4, 1943 in...

Nov 5, 2016

Funeral service for Gloria L. Birch, 78, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She died Saturday, November 5, 2016 at her home.

She was born October 27, 1938 in Denver, Colorado the daughter of George and Alice (Dearhamer)...

Nov 4, 2016

“Music is my life”. John J. Carlos spoke these words two weeks before he passed away on November 4th, 2016. John was born October 20, 1929 in Lawrence, the son of Don Fredrick and Elsie (Forrest) Carlos. He attended Lawrence public schools but graduated from Maur Hill High School in Atchison, KS.

St. Benedict’s, a private Catholic...

Nov 2, 2016

June Casebeer Collins, born on St. Patrick’s Day, 1918, passed away at the age of 98 on Wednesday, 2 November 2016, immediately following her Chicago Cubs scoring what became the winning run in the World Series.

June was married for 62 years to Tate B. Collins, Jr. (1916-2002).

She led a full life dedicated to...

Oct 31, 2016

Funeral service for Scott John Carlson, 46, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2016 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Lawrence. Scott passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 in Lawrence.

Scott was born April 28, 1970 in Arcadia, California to John Wesley Carlson, Jr. and Caryn (Carothers) Carlson. He was raised by John...

Oct 30, 2016

Carolyn L. Auwarter, 69, Ottawa, died Sunday, October 30, 2016 at her home.

She was born December 24, 1946 in Oakland, CA. She was the daughter of Calvin L. and Mildred L. Baker. She grew up on a farm near Americus, KS, attended Americus Grade School and Emporia High School. She received her Bachelor’s in Education Degree...

Oct 29, 2016

Graveside inurnment for Donald Gene McDow, 87, Lawrence will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2016 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. There will be a celebration of life from 4-6 p.m. on Friday following the graveside at the American Legion in Lawrence. He passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Bridge Haven in Lawrence.

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Oct 26, 2016

Marjorie Lorraine Benson Schmidt, 91, of Lawrence, KS, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Margie was born September 29, 1925, in Faribault, MN, the daughter of Benjamin and Effie Crawford Hildebrandt. After her mother’s death at the age of three, she was raised by her Aunt Sarah Wunderlich. Margie often mentioned what a...

Oct 25, 2016

Graveside inurnment for James N. Staus, 77, Lawrence will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2016 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

James was born January 13, 1939 in Sedalia, MO the son of Alvin and Clara (Lappat) Staus.

He was...

Oct 22, 2016

Helen Tjaden went into God’s hands on Saturday, October 22 at 4:00 am. She passed peacefully surrounded by the love of her family who were close by her during the final days. Helen was born October 23, 1915 to Owen and Fanny Hutchison in Wichita, Kansas. She was married to Wayne Tjaden. She worked for a time at Wichita...

Oct 21, 2016

Funeral services for Arthur “Buster” G. McCune, 96, Lawrence will be held Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary at 10 am. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He died October 21, 2016 at Pioneer Ridge.

He was born on January 23, 1920 in Kankakee, IL the son of Ralph and Yvonne (LaSalle) McCune....