Obituaries

Jul 3, 2014

Memorial Mass for Liese-Lotte Edita Tevington of Lawrence will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Inurnment at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery will follow at a later date.

Mrs. Tevington died July 3, 2014, at home in Lawrence, where she had lived for 16 years.

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Jul 2, 2014

David Lloyd Thomas, 81, Lawrence resident, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, died on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Hickory Pointe Nursing Home in Oskaloosa after two years of failing health.

David was born on October 10, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Otto and Mamie (Williams) Thomas. He graduated from Northeast High School. He enrolled in...

Jul 2, 2014

Memorial service for Walter Stitt Robinson, 96, Lawrence, KS will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at First United Methodist Church. Private inurnment will be held at Pioneer Cemetery

Stitt was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1917. He graduated from Central High School of Charlotte and completed his B.A. degree at Davidson College, 1939...

Jun 29, 2014

Funeral services for Doris M. Cantrell, 92, Baldwin City will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Vinland United Methodist Church in Baldwin City, KS. Private burial will follow in Vinland Cemetery, Vinland, KS. She died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Doris was born May 31, 1922 in Bridgeport, CT the...

Jun 29, 2014

A memorial mass for H. Anne Whalen Coleman, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3rd at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carrollton, MO. She died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at her home.

Anne was born February 24, 1942 in...

Jun 23, 2014

Graveside services for Cathy Lynn Purcell, 62, Eudora will be held at noon, Saturday, July 5, 2014 at De Soto Cemetery in De Soto, KS. She died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Midland Hospice in Topeka.

Cathy was born March 14, 1952 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of Vernon and Ruby (Arnold) Liston.

She...

Jun 19, 2014

Galen Dean Dodd, born to Clarence C. and Viola R. (Rice) Dodd August 15, 1938, passed away on June 19, 2014 with his family by his side.

He was born and lived all his life in Ottawa. He spent most of his working life as a farm machine mechanic at Ottawa Farm Implement, Sheldon’s Inc., Kile Equipment...

Jun 18, 2014

Graveside services for William Mason Nelson, 85, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

William was born March 10, 1929 in Lawrence, KS the son of Walter and Effie (Spotzer) Nelson.

William served his country in...

Jun 18, 2014

Graveside services for Emma “Marie” Housworth, 95, Eudora will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Marie was born April 8, 1919 in Pleasant Hill, MO the daughter of William C. and Mary Lee (Daulton) Wolfe.

She was a member...

Jun 17, 2014

Graveside services for Worthy Ray Rogers, 98, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2014 at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence.

Worthy was born April 19, 1916 in McLouth, KS the son of Ray and Lottie (Thompson) Rogers.

He served his...

Jun 17, 2014

Mildred Ann Barton Fender, 96, Lawrence, KS and Russell, KS, died peacefully in her sleep at home on June 17, 2014.

Mildred was born in Chattanooga, TN in 1918. She spent her early years in Bowling Green, KY then moved to Russell, KS with her husband, now deceased, Allen T. Fender. Her later years were spent near...

Jun 11, 2014

Graveside services for Ruth Naomi (Patton) Rieder, 94, Lawrence will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, KS. She died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Ruth was born April 9, 1920 in Midway, VA., the daughter of James A. Patton and Nora M. Lanter Patton....

Jun 10, 2014

Funeral services for Rebecca “Becky” Lizabeth (Walker) Castro, 68, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at First Christian Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kansas City, MO. She died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Becky was born May 24, 1946 in Lawrence, KS...

Jun 5, 2014

Graveside services for Phyllis Ann Oshel, 78, Eudora will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Eudora Cemetery in Eudora. She died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at her home.

Phyllis was born December 27, 1935 in Marysville, KS the daughter of Phillip and Effie Etta (Shawn) Bartley.

She was a production worker...

Jun 3, 2014

Funeral services for Edwin” Bill” Fenstemaker, 87, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday, June 03, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Edwin was born September 8, 1926 in Lawrence, KS the son of Wilbur Edwin and Mary Jane...

Jun 1, 2014

A Mass of Christian Burial for Judge George W. Corcoran, 91, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 5, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Interment will follow at Corinth Cemetery in Prairie Village, KS. He died Sunday, June 1, 2014 at his home.

He was born on March 16, 1923...

May 31, 2014

NEW INFORMATION FOR ANN’S SERVICE:

Services and celebration of life for Dr. Ann Weick will occur on July 19th , 2014. The service will occur at 3 pm at Warren-McElwain at 120 W. 13th Street in Lawrence, Kansas. The celebration of life will begin at 5 pm at the Alton Ballroom at Pachamamas located at 800 New...

May 27, 2014

Robert “Bob” Warren Ayres, MD, FACEP, died suddenly on Tuesday night, May 27, 2014. Bob was born at Old General Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri on September 15, 1942, the son of Dr. Maurice J. Ayres and Pearl (Baker) Ayres. Bob grew up in Gothenburg, Nebraska, graduating from Gothenburg High School in 1961. Bob loved to fly and began...

May 25, 2014

Funeral service for Richard “Slick” Eugene Fraser, 83, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died May 25, 2014 at his home.

Slick was born on February 25, 1931 in Iola, KS the son of Benjamin Farris and Cora Blanche (Snodgrass) Fraser.

May 24, 2014

Anna E. Brooks, 65, Lawrence, died May 24, 2014 at her home. She was born January 19, 1949, in Corpus Christi, TX, to John and Jane K. (Burden) Clark.

She enjoyed spending time with her family and was devoted to them.

She is preceded in death by her mother, and brother;...