Obituaries

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Ruth M. Miller

Ruth M. Miller

Dec 24, 2015

Ruth Maxine Miller, 94, of Eudora, died on December 24, 2015 at Medicalodges of Eudora.

Ruth was born July 16, 1921, the third of four children born to Edward N. and Huldah (Swenson) Whitton, in Kansas City, MO. The family moved to Kansas City, KS where she would graduate from Wyandotte High School (at the age of...

Minnie “Jane” Lewis

Minnie “Jane” Lewis

Dec 23, 2015

Memorial services for Minnie Jane Lewis, 83, Lawrence, KS will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2015 at First Regular Missionary Baptist Church in Lawrence, KS. Inurnment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. She died peacefully at her home with her family at her side on December 23, 2015.

Jane was born...

Dennis Ray Dahl, Md

Dennis Ray Dahl, Md

Dec 21, 2015

Memorial services for Dennis Ray Dahl, MD, 85, Lawrence will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at Unitarian Fellowship Church in Lawrence. Private inurnment will be at Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence. He passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at his home.

Dennis was born February 20, 1930 in Colby, KS the son of Jacob Schulz...

Samuel “Sam” Leland Elliott

Samuel “Sam” Leland Elliott

Dec 20, 2015

Memorial services for Samuel “Sam” Leland Elliott, 77, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at First Christian Church. He passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Regional Hospital in Topeka.

Sam was born September 12, 1938 in Salina, the son of Walter Wendell and Frances Leora (Jones) Elliott.

He...

Joseph Anthony Simunac, Jr.

Joseph Anthony Simunac, Jr.

Dec 19, 2015

No formal services are planned for Joe. He died Saturday December 19, 2015 at Bridgehaven Memory Care Home.

Joe was born January 14, 1922 in Kansas City, KS to Cecile (Reese) and Joseph Simunac, Sr.

He graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1940 and then attended Baker University, where he met his wife to be...

Judith “Judy” Claire Robison

Judith “Judy” Claire Robison

Dec 18, 2015

Visitation and funeral services for Judith Claire Robison, 92, Lawrence, will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Visitation will be held at 9 am with a rosary at 9:30 am followed by funeral services at 10 am. Burial will be in the Lone Star Cemetery in Bison, Kansas. Mrs....

Ilah E. Jennings Derrick

Ilah E. Jennings Derrick

Dec 17, 2015

Graveside services for Ilah E. Jennings Derrick, 98, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She passed away Friday, December 17, 2015.

Ilah was born March 14, 1917 in Washington County, KS the daughter...

Harold Jefferson Cannon, Jr.

Harold Jefferson Cannon, Jr.

Dec 16, 2015

Graveside service for Harold Jefferson Cannon, Jr., 65, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away December 16, 2015.

Harold was born November 28, 1950 the son of Harold and Betty Cannon.

He worked for Color Press, Treasure Chest, and Dimension Graphics.

He...

Marsha L. Jessee

Marsha L. Jessee

Dec 16, 2015

Private family viewing for Marsha L. Jessee, 60, Lawrence will be at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at home.

She was born July 16, 1955 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Alvin and Ethel Marie (Moore) Baxter.

She was a bus driver for the Lawrence Seniors and for the...

Harold (Casey) L. Sattler

Harold (Casey) L. Sattler

Dec 15, 2015

A memorial visitation for Harold (Casey) L. Sattler, age 82, Lawrence KS, will be from 10:30 am to 11:30 am, Saturday, 12/19/2015, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

Harold passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Harold was born June 15, 1933, in Reading, Kansas. He was the son of Jacob and Hazel Sattler. On August...

Violet “Lucille” Baise

Violet “Lucille” Baise

Dec 11, 2015

Funeral service for Violet “Lucille” Baise, 73, Eudora will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December, 15, 2015 at Eudora Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. She died December 11, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on October 5, 1942 in Holton, KS the daughter of Louis Franklin and Edna Henrettia (McClain) Place.

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Kathleen Margaret Beer

Kathleen Margaret Beer

Dec 10, 2015

Graveside services for Kathleen Margaret Beer, 64, Lawrence will be held on May 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pioneer Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Kathleen was born March 27, 1951 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Robert Edward and Margaret Robey Beer.

Kathleen was a wonderful daughter, cousin,...

Wilbur Dean Garrison, Jr.

Wilbur Dean Garrison, Jr.

Dec 8, 2015

Private family services for Wilbur Dean Garrison, Jr. 57, Lawrence will be held at a later date. He passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at his home.

Wilbur was born October 16, 1958 in Gardner, KS, the son of Wilbur Dean Garrison, Sr. and Martha F. Lee.

He loved cast metal cars, putting model cars...

Joanne “Joanie” Riling

Joanne “Joanie” Riling

Dec 8, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial for Joanne “Joanie” Riling, 58, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015 at St. John Catholic Church. Private family burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at her home.

Joanie was born July 14, 1957 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Eugene...

G. Robert “Bob” Butell

G. Robert “Bob” Butell

Dec 7, 2015

Memorial mass for G. Robert “Bob” Butell. 82, Baldwin City, Kansas will be held 10:00 am Friday, December 11, 2015 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died December 7, 2015 in Baldwin City, KS.

He was born March 23, 1933 at Baldwin City, Kansas the son of George H. and...

Maynard Paul Bauleke

Maynard Paul Bauleke

Dec 6, 2015

Maynard Paul Bauleke, 1925-2015

Maynard Paul Bauleke, 90, died of cardiac arrest at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas, on December 6, 2015. Born in a remodeled log farm house in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, on May 5, 1925, to Henry and Anna (Holste) Bauleke, he was educated in Le Sueur public schools and after graduation...

Maxine Schwemmer

Maxine Schwemmer

Dec 4, 2015

Graveside services for Maxine Schwemmer, 87, of Lawrence, Kansas will be held at 12:30 p.m. on December 11, 2015 at Fort Scott National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas. She died December 4, 2015 at her home.

Maxine was born February 4, 1928 in Hiattville, Kansas, the daughter of Andrew and Cleta (Barker) Hobbs. She spent her childhood...

Carolyn “Sue” Noe

Carolyn “Sue” Noe

Dec 4, 2015

Carolyn Sue Noe was born to Ruth Alice Durr Noe and Warden L. Noe on October 16, 1944 in Holton, Kansas. She passed away on Dec. 4, 2015.

Sue lived most of her life in Holton, Kansas, attended Holton Public Schools, enjoyed swimming, riding her pony, listening to music, volunteering at the Holton Senior Center, getting to...

Colette M. Foster (Gilroy)

Colette M. Foster (Gilroy)

Dec 3, 2015

Colette M. Foster (Gilroy), 69, passed away on December 3, 2015 at the KU Medical Center. She was born in 1946 in Vinton, Iowa, the first of seven children of John J. and Pauline J. Gilroy (Giffin). She graduated from Eudora High School and St. Margaret’s School of Nursing in Kansas City, Kansas. She married Robert Stephen Foster in...

Dorothy “Glenda” Anderson

Dorothy “Glenda” Anderson

Dec 2, 2015

Dorothy “Glenda” Anderson, 81, passed away December 2, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS. She was born April 8, 1934, in Madison, KS, daughter of Floyd “Lloyd” Jesse and Onie Alberta (Allen) Phillips. Glenda moved with her family to Russell, Kansas in 1941 and attended the Russell schools, graduating in 1952.

She married Donald Dean Hall...