Obituaries

Feb 21, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial for June Utako Newell, 85, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Tonganoxie, KS. She passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at her daughter’s home.

June was born May 22, 1929 in Tokyo,...

Feb 17, 2015

Memorial services for world-renowned bronze sculptor Elden Cecil Tefft, 95, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 23, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private inurnment will be at a later date. He died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Born December 22, 1919 in Hartford, KS, Elden was the son of Cecil Elden...

Feb 16, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial for Charles R. “Chuck” Harris, 88, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2015 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet in Kansas City, MO. He passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Charles was born April 13, 1926 in Winchester,...

Feb 15, 2015

Private inurnment for Fred Sylvester Washburn, 89, Lawrence, KS, formally of Oswego, NY, will be at a later date in Fairview Cemetery in Carthage, NY. He passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Fred was born June 6, 1925 in Champion, NY the son of Clark and Hazel (Hotis) Washburn.

He...

Feb 15, 2015

Celebration of Life for Anthony Joseph “Joe” Poe, 58, Lawrence will be held from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium. He passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka, KS.

Joe was born October 22, 1956 in Kansas City, MO the son of Robert...

Feb 15, 2015

Memorial service for Phyllis A. Burkhart, 84, CA will be 1:30 p.m. Thurs., March 19th at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died February 15, 2015 in California.

Feb 14, 2015

Rebecca Ann “Becky” Lamoreaux Coan, 90, died on February 14, 2015, in Lawrence.

She was born December 30, 1923, in Waterville, Kansas to Iva Knudsen and Henry Lamoreaux. Becky graduated from Waterville High School in 1942 and Kansas State University in 1948. She taught school in Wellington, Kans. and studied French at the University of Kansas. Becky...

Feb 14, 2015

Memorial visitation for Margie Ann (Collins) Young, 83, Eudora, formerly a longtime resident of Lawrence, will be held Wednesday, February 18, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. A rosary service will be held at 6:30 p.m. She died February 14, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Margie was born on November 7, 1931 in Junction City,...

Feb 14, 2015

Funeral service for Carolyn Louise Greer, 70, Lawrence will be held 10:00 am Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died February 14, 2015 at Eudora Medicalodges.

Carolyn was born on December 21, 1944 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Carl Everett and Thelma Louise (Erwin) Strong.

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Feb 14, 2015

There will be a memorial service for Robert Lewis Hershiser at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence, KS. The service will be held at 1:00 PM., Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Robert died February 14 th at the Baldwin Care home in Baldwin, KS.

Robert was born on May 26, 1937 in Ainsworth, NE to Earl and...

Feb 14, 2015

Christopher David Hanna, 44, Lawrence, passed away on February 14, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Chris was born September 3, 1970 in Wichita, KS the son of Janice Ann (Muehlhausen) and William Wesley “Bill” Hanna. He graduated from Southeast High School in Wichita. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University...

Feb 12, 2015

Graveside services for E. Robert “Bob” Hedman, 93, Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Robert was born June 28, 1921 in Fort Pierre, SD the son of Ernest A. and Ida Cornelia (Anderson) Hedman.

Robert...

Feb 12, 2015

Memorial visitation for Angela “Angey” Marie Raulsten, 43, Lawrence will be held from 2 – 4 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private burial will be held at Mt. Muncie Cemetery in Lansing, KS. She passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at her home.

Angey was born May 2, 1971 in Lawrence, KS...

Feb 11, 2015

Graveside services for Robert C. Miller, 91, Eudora will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Eudora Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday prior to the graveside at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel. He passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at his home.

Robert was born August...

Feb 11, 2015

Funeral services for Shirley Ann Williams, 77, Eudora will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. She passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Shirley was born March 27, 1937 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of Arthur...

Feb 10, 2015

Alwilna “Willie” Burris Stoltenberg, 92, of Lawrence passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2015 at Plymouth Congregational Church. Private burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery on Tuesday, February 17.

Willie was born April 25, 1922...

Feb 9, 2015

Graveside services for Thomas Allen Robberson, 58, Lawrence will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Clinton Cemetery. He passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at his home.

Thomas was born April 23, 1956 in Amarillo, TX the son of Dr. Joe Frank and Carolyn (Kraak) Robberson.

He received his Masters in...

Feb 9, 2015

Memorial services for Shirley Marie Vogt, 76, Lawrence, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Monday, February 9, 2015, at McMahan Tomlinson Nursing Home in Lawton, OK.

Shirley was born January 13, 1939 in Luray, KS the daughter...

Feb 8, 2015

Celebration of Life for Jeanne Louise Calkins, 59, Kansas City, Missouri will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 13,2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private family burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas. She died February 8, 2015 at her home in Brookside.

Jeanne’s childhood was spent in the Chicago suburbs and...

Feb 8, 2015

Charles J. “Jamie” Schwartz, 1942-2015 – Lawrence, Kansas

Charles Jameson “Jamie” Schwartz was born on October 2,1942, in Salina, Kansas, the oldest son of Mary Ann (Jameson) and Albert John Schwartz. Jamie died peacefully at his home in Lawrence, Kansas surrounded by family on Sunday, February 8, 2015. He is survived by his wife of...