Obituaries

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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.

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...

Jan 13, 2016

Funeral services for Daisy J. Haug, 96, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private family burial will be held Tuesday, January 19 th at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

Daisy was born October 28, 1919 in...

Jan 13, 2016

Funeral services for Arthur H. Peck, 81, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at his home.

Arthur was born May 5, 1934 in Junction City, KS the son of Herbert Landis...

Jan 13, 2016

Family and friends mourn the loss of Mrs. Shirley Maxine Knollenberg , 92, Lawrence, KS, who departed this life peacefully with family by her side on January 13, 2016 at The Arbor at Brandon Woods. The family will greet friends on Monday, January 18, 5-7 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m....

Jan 11, 2016

Opal Irene Konkel, “Opal” , “Grandma”, “Granny O” passed away January 11, 2016, at the age of 80. Opal was born to Emmett and Trella Hemphill on March 8, 1935 in Byers, Kansas. She was the eighth of ten children. Growing up, Opal helped take care of her younger siblings. She enjoyed all outdoor activities and always did her...

Jan 10, 2016

George Francis Paley was born December 19, 1948 in Sharon, CT the first child of Morris and Emma (Carberry) Paley. He grew up working on the family dairy farm and helped raise his seven siblings. He passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, surrounded by family at his home in Lawrence. He will be laid in the ground in a...

Jan 7, 2016

Ermagene Francis Fenton Deines of Lawrence, Kansas, departed this life surrounded by her loving family, January 7, 2016. Ermagene Deines was born September 28, 1925, the youngest child of Edward H. and Martha (Day) Fenton, in Shallow Water, Kansas. On October 18, 1947, she married Emil Walter Deines, who preceded her in death. They have six children: Charlotte Rae...

Jan 5, 2016

Eldon Jerome (Jerry) Niebaum died January 5, 2016, at home, where he had lived with Judy, his high-school sweetheart and wife of 54 years, since 1981.

Jerry, 76, retired from the University of Kansas in 2004 as Assistant Vice Provost for Information Services. His 23-year KU career spanned a time of enormous technological changes, and Jerry worked...

Jan 4, 2016

Joel Samuel Berman, 68, Overland Park, KS surrendered peacefully to pancreatic cancer on Monday, January 4, 2016 at 10pm.

Joel was born prematurely July 11, 1947 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Nat Norman and Myrna Irene (Watts) Berman. He survived the odds and went on to live a full and rewarding life.

His...

Jan 3, 2016

Funeral services for Katherine “Katie” Ann Studebaker, 75, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at First Christian Church. Interment will follow at Clinton Cemetery. She passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS, surrounded by family and friends.

Katherine was born August 26, 1940 in Oklahoma...

Jan 1, 2016

Daisy Dorothy Rothrock Patton – Born 1930, Jefferson City, MO.

Daisy Dorothy Rothrock Patton passed away January 1, 2016. She was born October, 1930, to Thomas and Gertrude Pearson. She studied at the University of Kansas before marrying Van E. Rothrock in 1952. She lived in the Kansas City area from 1966 until 2014, when she moved...

Dec 30, 2015

Celebration of Life for Jeffrey “Jeff” Colin McGovern, 35, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2016, at Plymouth Congregational Church. He died December 30, 2015, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center after an extended battle with many medical issues, including Burkitt’s lymphoma.

He was born on March 16, 1980, in Denver, Colorado, the...

Dec 30, 2015

Funeral services for Mary E. Runyon, 95, Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church. Burial will be at a later date. She died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born March 13, 1920 in Ogden, IA the daughter of Ira and Olive (Katley) Earll....