Obituaries

Oct 21, 2016

Shirley Marie Tillman passed away peacefully at the Windsor of Lawrence, Lawrence, KS on Friday, the 21st of October. She was born Shirley Marie Hlavsa in St. Louis, MO on July 21st, 1925. As a young woman during WWII she volunteered in hospitals, graduated from Brown Business College and was the assistant to the president of the Wabash Railroad....

Oct 18, 2016

Funeral services for Thelma S. Bowman, 90, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Thelma was born April 3, 1926 in McCallsburg, IA the daughter of Arthur Nelius...

Oct 18, 2016

Memorial service for Emily Eva Wojcik, 98, Lawrence will be held at Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago, IL at a later date. She passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home.

Emily was born September 11, 1918 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Vincent and Ursula (Alisauskas) Arvasas.

She was a member of St. John...

Oct 17, 2016

Funeral service for Steven Robert Walker, 54, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Ninth Street Baptist Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died October 17, 2016 at his home.

Steven was born on October 25, 1961 in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Lester LaVerne and Deborah...

Oct 15, 2016

Funeral service for Irene Hunter Lane, 73, Topeka will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 24, 2016 at St. Luke A.M.E. Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka.

Irene was born December 28, 1942 in Hollandale, MS the daughter of...

Oct 15, 2016

Leola Cameron Cooper passed away on October 15th, 2016. She was born near Potwin, Kansas on November 3rd, 1920 to Harry Edward and Edith North Cameron. She was one of four children. Her older sister, Ruth and her younger brother, Clarence, are deceased, but she is survived by her youngest sister, Helen Viduarri, of Tamalpias, CA. Leola is also...

Oct 15, 2016

Memorial service for Gary Lee Moulton, 78, Lawrence will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016 at First Christian Church in Lawrence. Inurnment will be held at a later date at Neodesha Cemetery in Neodesha, KS. He passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Gary was born July 16, 1938 in Neodesha,...

Oct 13, 2016

Funeral service for Reba J. Bryant, 93, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 17, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House.

She was born April 7, 1923 in Altamont, KS the daughter of Raymond...

Oct 11, 2016

A memorial service for James R. Henry, (“Jim”), 82, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont Street. He passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Neuvant House of Lawrence. Inurnment will follow with military honors in Pioneer Cemetery on the University of Kansas campus.

Jim has...

Oct 11, 2016

Peggy Jo (Steele) Pfannenstiel

Peggy Jo Pfannenstiel, 54, died October 11, 2016 surrounded by family at her home in Lawrence after a brief but bitter battle with cancer. She was born February 14, 1962 in Scott City, Kan. to Todd and Donita Steele. The youngest of four children and the only girl, Peggy was doted upon by...

Oct 10, 2016

Roy Creek (Col. Ret. US Army)

Roy Creek, one of the 13,000 paratroopers who jumped in Normandy in the early morning hours of D-Day in 1944, died Monday afternoon, October 10 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family.

Creek was a company commander in the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment when the unit jumped in the...

Oct 9, 2016

Ruth Anderson Turney, 87 died at home in Lawrence, Kansas on October 9, 2016. Ruth was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, November 25, 1928, the daughter of Charles W. Anderson and Clara Polson Anderson. She grew up in New Bedford, graduated from New Bedford High School and from Brown University with an A.B. in mathematics in the class of...

Oct 8, 2016

Funeral service for Amanda Sue Kapfer, 43, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 15, 2016 at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St., downtown Lawrence. She passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Amanda was born December 3, 1972 in Callaway, NE the daughter of Marvin Leonard and Rebecca...

Oct 7, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Letha A. Morgison, 89, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Friday, October 7, 2016 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

Letha was born April 18, 1927 in Broughton, KS the daughter of...

Oct 6, 2016

Private family graveside services for Cynthia “Cyndi” Dawn Roubison, 51, Lawrence will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 in Lawrence.

Cindi was born July 8, 1965 in Poplar Bluff, MO the daughter of Roger Gaylon Yarbro, Sr. and Nora Louise (Montgomery) Yarbro.

Survivors include her daughter, Debra “Debbie”...

Oct 4, 2016

A A Celebration of Life for Rudolph “Rudy” James Oberzan II, 74, Lawrence will be held from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Union Pacific Depot (Visitor Center), North Lawrence. He passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living.

Rudy was born March 4,...

Oct 2, 2016

Funeral service for Linda R. Brown, 75, Perry will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home.

Linda was born December 11, 1940 in Edmond, KS the daughter of William Ernest and Margarite (Craig) Sager.

She was a care...

Sep 30, 2016

Susan Anne Gelvin, our darling daughter, was born in Denver, CO on May 28, 1983. The joy that she brought into our lives is immeasurable. Susan’s childhood was spent in Lawrence where she brought delight into the lives of grandparents, Laskowski and Gelvin.

She attended Broken Arrow Elementary School, South Junior High and Lawrence High School from...

Sep 29, 2016

Funeral services for Oliver “Ollie” Lynn Ortiz, Infant son of Rob and Kaylen (Schmidt) Ortiz, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. He passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Oliver was born December 28, 2015 in Lawrence....

Sep 29, 2016

Memorial services for Eva Marie Steffen, 101, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Mausoleum. She passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at her home. Eva was born January 29, 1915 in Hazeldale, MO the daughter of Clinton A. and Clara E. (Huston) Dewey. She graduated...