Obituaries

Mar 26, 2024

Mrs. Mary Heidt Harden, 95, formerly of Pooler, GA and currently of Eudora, KS, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Mary was born in Marlow, GA on December 6, 1928.  After graduating from high school, she worked at Union Camp in Savannah, soon meeting Henry A. Harden who would become the love of her life, and...

Mar 26, 2024

A visitation for Joan Lucille Knight, 89, Baldwin City, KS, will be held from 10:30 ~ 12:00 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Joan passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Vintage Park in Baldwin City.

Joan was born on December 12, 1934, in Chanute, KS, the daughter of Clyde and Esther...

Mar 25, 2024

Shirley J. Walters passed away at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, Kansas on Monday, March 25, 2024. Cremation is planned.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church on Vermont Street in Lawrence. (Please allow time for street parking). A light reception will follow the service...

Mar 24, 2024

Celebration of Life for Delwin R. Barnett, 74, Lawrence, will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Delwin passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2024, at Parkway Care & Rehabilitation in Edwardsville, KS.

Delwin was born on January 6, 1950 in Loveland, Texas, the son of William and Marie...

Mar 24, 2024

Donna Mae Grosdidier (Reusch) passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in Lawrence Kansas. Donna was born to John and Fern Reusch (Broers) on April 9, 1935 in Eudora, Kansas.

She married Edgar Grosdidier on September 26, 1953 in Eudora, Kansas. They resided in Eudora until January 1971, when they moved to...

Mar 24, 2024

January 09, 1923 ~ March 24, 2024

Mary Ellen Carden (Webb) was born January 9th, 1923 in Argentine, KS to Oliver Preston Webb and Verna Webb (Fraser). She graduated from Argentine High School in 1941, where she was a member of the National Honors Society.  After graduation, she obtained her Nurse’s Aide certification from the United States...

Mar 23, 2024

A funeral service for Marilyn will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5 at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa. Her family will host a reception immediately following the service. A family burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Anita, Iowa.

For those unable to attend in...

Mar 23, 2024

Kyle David Duncan, age 17, of Perry, Kansas, passed away tragically on March 23, 2024. He was born on August 16, 2006, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Kyle was a junior at Free State High School. He was currently anticipating an exciting club basketball season with some longtime teammates and coaches, with hopes of playing basketball in college. He...

Mar 22, 2024

Nancy Rodhouse Colyer, 87, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Lawrence, KS. Nancy passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Anthology on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO.

Nancy was born on January 26, 1937, in Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Jacob and Erma (Michie) Rodhouse.

She was the Director of Continuing Education for the University...

Mar 22, 2024

Robert Maurice Still, Jr., of Lawrence, KS, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at Medicalodges in Eudora, KS. He was born in Lawrence, KS on December 23, 1951, to Robert Maurice Still, Sr. and Melba Marie (Barton) Still. He is survived by his sister Susan Marie (Still) Allen; niece Shelley Lynn (Allen) Gehrke; two great-nephews Whitney Allen Gehrke, his...

Mar 22, 2024

Jacquelyn Kay Miller Wertzberger, a remarkable woman of strength, talent, and unwavering love, passed away at 7:09pm on March 22, 2024, at the age of 85, at her home with her children by her side. Born on July 9, 1938, in Webb City, Missouri, she was the cherished only child of Robert Joseph and Eva Belle Miller.

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Mar 22, 2024

Christopher William (Chris) Lorman (59), a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on March 22, 2024, born on June 23, 1964, to the late Bill and Harriet Lorman (nee Pratt), Chris was a long-time resident of Kansas and a pillar of the community he so dearly loved.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio,...

Mar 22, 2024

Memorial Mass for Ann Lucene Kliem, 77, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  Inurnment will take place at a later date at St. Concordia Catholic Cemetery in Concordia, KS.  Ann passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at her home.

She was born on May 11, 1946,...

Mar 20, 2024

Elvin Harlow Winslow of Eudora, Kansas passed away March 20, 2024.  He was born the third child in a family of four children on May 22, 1938 in Abilene, Kansas to William J. and Bessie F. E. (Robson) Winslow.  Elvin grew up on a farm in the Talmage Community and graduated from Dickinson County Community High School.  He earned...

Mar 20, 2024

Services for Dwight Lee Curry, 91, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Meadowlark Estates in Lawrence. Dwight died on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at LMH Health.

Dwight was born on August 26, 1932 in Great Bend, KS, the son of Marshall Walter and Eva Grace (Button) Curry.

He...

Mar 18, 2024

Charles “Larrie” Scott, 87, died on March 18, 2024, at Pioneer Ridge Health and Rehab Center, Lawrence, after a brief illness.

Visitation is scheduled from 6-8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 25, at Warren McElwain Mortuary, 120 W 13 th , Lawrence. A memorial celebration will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Pkwy, Lawrence, at...

Mar 18, 2024

Robert M. Simpson, 89, passed away on March 18, 2024, at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. Born to Lloyd and Martha (McSpadden) Simpson on May 24, 1934, in Wichita, Kansas, Robert (Bob) grew up in Wichita, Kansas City, Missouri and Newton, Kansas.  He graduated from Newton High School in 1953.  Bob attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 1958...

Mar 16, 2024

Graveside Services for April Lyn Way, 68, Eudora, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Stony Point Cemetery in Vinland, KS.  April passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024, at her home.

April was born on May 27, 1955, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Benjamin and Joyce (Snow) Way.

April...

Mar 13, 2024

George Brent Davis             8-7-1952 to 3-13-2024

George Davis, Lawrence KS, son of Robert Thomas and Laura Catherine (Zook) Davis, passed away at his home on March 13, 2024.

George was united in marriage to Christine Kay Greer Akey on August 19, 2022 in Lawrence, KS. She survives.

George was a life-long resident of...

Mar 10, 2024

A visitation will be held at Warren-McElwain  in Lawrence on Thursday March 14 th from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services for James Lawrence “Jim” Eggenberger, 86, Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15 th 2024 at First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence.  Graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. at the Wamego City Cemetery in Wamego, Ks.  James...