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Ruby June Dehoff

Ruby June Dehoff

Feb 11, 2016

Funeral services for Ruby June DeHoff, 93, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Ruby was born January 25, 1923 in McLouth, KS the daughter of Aaron...

Clinton Edward “Ace” Daniels

Clinton Edward “Ace” Daniels

Feb 7, 2016

Clinton Edward “Ace” Daniels 87, passed away on February 7, 2016 in Lawrence, KS. He was born on May 25, 1928 in Winfield, KS, during the beginning of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. He was born to loving parents, Kenneth Daniels and Audrey (Stephens) Daniels. He grew up in Iola, KS, and his family lived briefly in...

Leroy Brown

Leroy Brown

Feb 7, 2016

LeRoy Edward Brown died February 7, 2016. He graduated from Lawrence High School and attended the University of Kansas. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; daughter, Rochelle Young; son, Aaron Brown; four grandchildren; one great grandson and a host of relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his son, Zuberi Brown. Home going service will be...

Valarie Eileen Blomquist

Valarie Eileen Blomquist

Feb 7, 2016

Valarie was welcomed into heaven on February 7, 2016 at the age of 66. Valarie was born on April 28, 1949 in Thief River Falls, MN to Wilfred and Doris Langness (Moe), both deceased. She is survived by seven brothers, Gene, Clifford, Allan, David, Wayne, Timothy, and Richard Langness; and two sisters, Carol Johnson and Kathy Hoffer. She is...

Pete Louis James, Sr.

Pete Louis James, Sr.

Jan 30, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Pete Louis James, Sr. 90, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with Military Honors. Pete passed peacefully Saturday, January 30, 2016 at his home.

Pete was born August 19, 1925 in...

Marvin E. Leffert

Marvin E. Leffert

Jan 29, 2016

Graveside services for Marvin Leffert, 71, Eudora will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2016 at Bonner Springs Cemetery in Bonner Springs, KS. He passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at his home.

Marvin was born September 27, 1944 in Gardner, KS the son of Emery and Margaret (Bradley) Leffert.

He was a...

Junius David Underwood, “J.D.”

Junius David Underwood, “J.D.”

Jan 29, 2016

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, April 15, 2016, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. A reception will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Eldridge Hotel – Big 6 Room.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research or a charity of the donor’s choice, sent...

Patricia Ann Sales

Patricia Ann Sales

Jan 27, 2016

Graveside services for Patricia Ann Sales, 88, Lawrence will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2016 at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at her home.

Patricia was born April 21, 1927 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Otis and Ann (Hatch) Castle.

She was a member of the...

Wanda Mitchell Claeys

Wanda Mitchell Claeys

Jan 25, 2016

Wanda Mitchell Claeys passed away at her residence in Lawrence, Kansas on Monday, January 25, 2016. She was born on February 23, 1921 in Vincennes, Indiana to John H. and Mildred Briscoe Mitchell. She graduated from Indiana University/Bloomington in 1944 with a double major leading to a long, successful career as a speech therapist. She studied music also at...

Katherine “Kay” Gaus

Katherine “Kay” Gaus

Jan 23, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Katherine “Kay” Gaus, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. She passed away peacefully January 23, 2016 at Bridge Haven Village in Lawrence.

Kay was born November 25, 1926 in Yorkville, Ohio the daughter of...

Steven Matthew Caffey

Steven Matthew Caffey

Jan 22, 2016

Memorial services for Steven Matthew Caffey, 41, of Lawrence, will be held 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family will greet friends following the service until 4:00 p.m. Steven died January 22, 2016 at his home in Lawrence.

He was born September 17, 1974 in LaGrange, Illinois the son of...

Eva Colleen Wilson

Eva Colleen Wilson

Jan 21, 2016

There will be no public services for Eva Colleen Wilson, 87, of Topeka, KS. She died on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Hickory Pointe Care and Rehabilitation Center in Oskaloosa, KS.

She was born on April 22, 1928 in Neodesha, KS, the daughter of Roy and Alma (Mills) Hogan. She had lived in Lawrence for many years...

Raymond “Ray” Howard Christian

Raymond “Ray” Howard Christian

Jan 21, 2016

Raymond Howard Christian, great hunter and fisherman, homemade blackberry winemaker, and one of life’s true characters, died on January 21, 2016. He had a lifelong affair with hunting whitetail deer, elk, mallard ducks and crappie fishing. He would want you to know that he died as a result of being stubborn, refusing to follow doctors’ orders and living life...

Riley James Morgenstern

Riley James Morgenstern

Jan 21, 2016

Memorial services for Riley James Morgenstern, 2 months, Lawrence will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 25, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He died January 21, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Riley was born November 17, 2015 in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Michael Morgenstern and Karissa Adams.

Survivors include his parents, a brother,...

Robert Overton Wright

Robert Overton Wright

Jan 21, 2016

Robert “Bob” Overton Wright, University of Kansas Professor Emeritus, age 82, passed away peacefully January 21, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born in Honey Grove, Texas on August 16, 1933 to the late John Overton Wright and Gladys Etiolle (Hanes) Wright. Bob received his BFA in art at St. Mary’s College, San Francisco, CA and his MFA in...

Richard John Kaczor

Richard John Kaczor

Jan 18, 2016

Memorial services for Richard John Kaczor, 76, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday January 30th, 2016 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Stony Point Cemetery in rural Douglas County. He passed away Monday, January 18 th , 2016 at Pioneer Ridge.

Richard was born March 27, 1939 in Polk, NE,...

Laurence “Larry” W. Brockman

Laurence “Larry” W. Brockman

Jan 16, 2016

Laurence “Larry” W. Brockman, 85, passed away Saturday, January, 16th, 2016, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born April 27th, 1930, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Laurence and Bertha (Sarzycki) Brockman. He graduated from St. Francis Minor Seminary High School in 1948.He was drafted into the USMC on September 26th, 1951. He served for two years as...

Allan “Skeet” Smith

Allan “Skeet” Smith

Jan 15, 2016

Funeral services for Allan “Skeet” Louis Smith, 78, Owasso, OK formerly of Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary with Rev. Eleanor McCormick presiding. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Columbarium. Mr. Smith died Friday, January 15, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. After a long illness.

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Harriet “Ruth” Harwood

Harriet “Ruth” Harwood

Jan 15, 2016

Memorial services for Harriet “Ruth” Harwood, 92, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 22 nd , 2016 at Plymouth Congregational Church. Private burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Bridge Haven Memory Care facility in Lawrence. She had been a resident there since August of 2014.

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Leonard Henry Hollmann

Leonard Henry Hollmann

Jan 15, 2016

Leonard Henry Hollmann of Eudora passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Medicalodges Eudora. He willed his body to the University of Kansas Medical Research Center. He is survived by a brother, Ernie Hollmann (Jeanette), O’Fallon, MO; niece, Kristine (Bart) Agee and family of Houston, TX; and nephew, Raymond Oglesby of Cabool, MO. Memorial services will be held at...