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Jeffrey L. Lucas

Jeffrey L. Lucas

Apr 24, 2014

Funeral services for Jeffrey L. Lucas, 48, Lawrence will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at St. Francis Healthcare Center in Topeka.

Jeffrey was born July 7, 1965 in Lawrence, KS the son of Gary...

Sally Jean Butler

Sally Jean Butler

Apr 23, 2014

Graveside inurnment for Sally Jean Butler, 43, Baldwin City will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Sally was born June 29, 1970 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of Arvle A. and Ilene (Grammer) Starbuck.

She was...

Tony Francisco Olson

Tony Francisco Olson

Apr 22, 2014

Memorial services for Tony Francisco Olson, 47, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Tony was born November 15, 1966 in Belize, Central America the son of David and Rosalie (Carranza) Olson.

He worked in...

Calvin L. Bryant

Calvin L. Bryant

Apr 18, 2014

Graveside services for Calvin Laverne Bryant, 81, Kansas City, KS will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Eudora Cemetery. He died April 18, 2014 in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born on November 19, 1932 the son of William Lloyd and Leona (Jordan) Bryant. Calvin retired from Johnson County Waste Water as an operation supervisor....

Edwin Thomas Gossage

Edwin Thomas Gossage

Apr 18, 2014

Memorial services for Edwin Thomas Gossage, 31, Norman, OK will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. He died Friday, April 18, 2014 at Norman, OK.

Edwin was born November 24, 1982 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Steven A. and Denise (Eldridge) Gossage.

He was...

Netty Keizer

Netty Keizer

Apr 17, 2014

Netty Keizer died Thursday evening, April 17, 2014 with family by her side at Brandon Woods in Lawrence, KS.

Netty was born November 13, 1927 in Palembang, Indonesia on the island of Sumatra, to Naomi and Paian Pasaribu, the third of 10 children.

She married her husband and best friend, Gerard Keizer, March 17, 1947....

Nora L. Nieder

Nora L. Nieder

Apr 17, 2014

Funeral services for Nora “Nanny” Nieder, 90, will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday April 22, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Nanny was born February 11, 1924 in New York City, NY the daughter of Edward Raymond and Elizabeth...

Wojciech G. Lesnikowski

Wojciech G. Lesnikowski

Apr 17, 2014

Wojciech G. Lesnikowski, Don Hatch Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Kansas, passed away April 17, 2014 in Lawrence, KS after a courageous battle with cancer. Professor Lesnikowski was born May 9, 1938 in Lublin, Poland to Roman and Irena Lesnikowski. He graduated in 1961 with a Master of Architecture from Krakow University of Technology before immigrating...

Joseph Francis Ostronic, Iii

Joseph Francis Ostronic, Iii

Apr 15, 2014

Memorial Mass for Joseph Francis Ostronic, III, 68, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Private burial will be held at a later date at the Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS.

Joseph was born August 30, 1945 in Omaha, NE the son of Joseph F. Ostronic, II...

Modena Kauffman Weaver

Modena Kauffman Weaver

Apr 15, 2014

Modena Kauffman Weaver died Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 5, 1914, in Hagerman, New Mexico, the daughter of Ralph Abraham and Aldia Reed Kauffman. She graduated from Topeka High School in Topeka, KS, in 1932 and from McPherson College in McPherson, KS, in 1936. She married Kenneth Franklin Weaver on June,...

Marianna L. Harmon

Marianna L. Harmon

Apr 14, 2014

Marianna L. Neis Harmon, 62, Eudora died April 14, 2014 with her family by her side.

Marianna was born May 11, 1951 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Bill and Katherine (Reetz) Neis.

She lived in the Lawrence and Eudora area all her life. She could always find a way to make people laugh. She...

Minnie Jane Woody

Minnie Jane Woody

Apr 13, 2014

Funeral service for Minnie Jane Woody, 91, Lawrence, KS will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014 at St. Luke A.M.E. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died April 13, 2014 at the Cooper Care Home.

Minnie Jane was born on September 3, 1923 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Edward and Thelma (Dickerson)...

Goldie M. Harmon

Goldie M. Harmon

Apr 12, 2014

Goldie M Dodson Harmon died April 12, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Iva Blankenship and Edward Dodson, five siblings and one grandson, Zachary M. Harmon.

Goldie was born 2-12-1917 in Lawrence, Kansas and was one of seven children. She is survived by her youngest sister, Virgina Copp.

Goldie married Merton Harmon...

Mildred Mary (Hartter) Gillispie

Mildred Mary (Hartter) Gillispie

Apr 10, 2014

Mildred Mary (Hartter) Gillispie passed away at Midland Hospice Care on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial for Mildred will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2014,...

James L. Fedrick

James L. Fedrick

Apr 9, 2014

Dr. James Love Fedrick, husband of Carolyn Fedrick, passed away on April 9th, 2014 in Lawrence, Kansas, surrounded by his wife and four children. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. He was born in 1930...

Patsy S. “Pat” Rinke

Patsy S. “Pat” Rinke

Apr 8, 2014

Memorial Mass for Patsy S. “Pat” Rinke, 74, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. She passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Pat was born December 13, 1939 in Melbourne, AR the daughter of George Berry and Wanda Reeves.

She was raised...

Patricia Ann Disque

Patricia Ann Disque

Apr 8, 2014

Graveside service for Patricia Ann Disque, 79, Baldwin City will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2014 at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Tuesday, April 08, 2014 at her home.

Patricia was born on June 21, 1934 in Pittsburg, Kansas the daughter of James Robert and Bonnie Lavon (Willis) Tatham.

She was a secretary...

Alberto “Al” Amon, Jr.

Alberto “Al” Amon, Jr.

Apr 8, 2014

Funeral service for Alberto “Al” Amon, Jr, 60, Eudora will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Kaw Prairie Community Church 9421 South Meadowview Dr. Lenexa, KS 66227. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery in Bates City, MO. He died April 8, 2014.

Al was born on July 22, 1953 in Kansas City, MO the...

Alice Jeffress

Alice Jeffress

Apr 8, 2014

A visitation for Alice Jane Jeffress, 73, Baldwin City will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at her home.

Alice was born July 30, 1940 in Monett, MO the daughter of Clarence and Stella (Blair) Roller.

She has...

Harold Hirst

Harold Hirst

Apr 7, 2014

Harold Hirst, loving father and grandfather, 87, Lawrence passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2014 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Lawrence. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Worden Cemetery, SW of Lawrence.

Harold was born November...