Obituaries

Mar 17, 2014

Graveside inurnment for Carl Allen Bonham, 71, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Monday, March 17, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Carl was born October 12, 1942 in Heber Springs, AR the son of Everette Eugene and Mary Lee (Treas) Bonham.

He graduated...

Mar 14, 2014

Memorial services for Donald W. Tiffany, 83, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Lawrence First Presbyterian Church. Private inurnment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Friday, March 14, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Donald was born the second of five children in St. Louis, MO on May...

Mar 14, 2014

Funeral service for Raymond Gilbert June, 93, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove, KS. He died March 14, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 28, 1921 in Haddam, KS the son of David and Nellie (Smith) June....

Mar 12, 2014

Memorial visitation for Richard Ross “Rick” McDow, 62, Lawrence will be held from 1 – 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private burial will be at a later date. He died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Rick was born March 2, 1952 in Kansas City, MO the son...

Mar 11, 2014

Ernst S. Dick, professor emeritus of the University of Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

He was born April 7, 1929 in East Prussia, Germany, the son of Wihelm and Berta Dick, the eldest of...

Mar 9, 2014

No services are planned for Charlotte L. Boxberger, 99, Lawrence. She died March 9, 2014 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence.

Charlotte was born on October 31, 1914 in Solomon Rapids, KS the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Johnson) Olson.

She married Rudolph E. “Boots” Boxberger on February 2, 1935 in Wichita, KS. He...

Mar 8, 2014

Kermit Duane Aldridge was born July 30, 1963, in Fort Worth, Texas, the son, of Cornelius Aldridge Jr, and Sharon L. Greene Aldridge. He lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, March 8, 2014, surrounded by his family at the age of 50. As the son of a military father, he resided in various places in the U.S. and...

Mar 7, 2014

Robert “Bob” Lee Wirthman, 72, Lawrence, KS, died on March 7, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Kansas City, KS. Friends...

Mar 7, 2014

Duane V. Ely, 79, of Lawrence, KS passed away at Presbyterian Manor on Friday March 7, 2014.

Duane was born July 28, 1934 in Hutchinson, KS, son of Glenn V. and Grace Gertrude (Pickens) Ely. He attended Buhler High School and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1952. He worked with his parents farming and with Glenn...

Mar 7, 2014

Sherry Ann Girty was born December 31, 1966 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She left this earth on March 7, 2014 at the Tonganoxie Nursing Center. Sherry is the daughter of Andy and Frances Girty. Born and raised in Lawrence Kansas, Sherry attended: Broken Arrow Elementary, Cordley Elementary, Central Junior High School and graduated with the class of 1985 from...

Mar 7, 2014

Carolyn Elizabeth Jordan, 79, of Lawrence, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014.

Carolyn was born Dec. 9, 1934, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Carrol and Lucille Roxberg.

She graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

She married Paul R. Jordan on June 10, 1955 in Lincoln.She...

Mar 7, 2014

Kyle Wayne Wallace, 50, Lawrence, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born September 11, 1963, in Chanute to Wayne and Dorothy Wallace. He grew up and attended school in Chanute before entering the Navy in 1987 as a Naval Airman. He was a Desert Storm Veteran, and achieved the rank of Petty Officer 3rd...

Mar 6, 2014

Memorial services for Elsie “Lanie” Elaine Griffin, 60, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Lanie was born June 24, 1953 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Robert Merle Austin Sr., and Mamie Martha (Payne) Austin.

She graduated...

Mar 6, 2014

Mary Kathryn Grey, 84, of Lawrence passed away March 6, 2014. Mary Kathryn was born in Tuscaloosa Alabama on June 18, 1929. Married Bob Grey on July 6, 1948 who passed away July 2010. Mary Kathryn worked at Southwestern Bell retiring in 1993 with 24 years of service and continued her employment at Educom for a brief time. Mother...

Mar 5, 2014

Jerry Lee Rolfs, 73, of Lawrence, KS passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Pioneer Ridge of Lawrence. Memorial services will be held at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS.

Jerry was born September 16, 1940 in Ellsworth, KS the son of Chester H. and Bernadine (Rife) Rolfs.

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Mar 5, 2014

On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Finley Marcellus Fritz, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Memorial Services for Finley, of Baldwin City will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Inurnment will be at McCutchenville, OH.

Finley was born October 9, 1923 in East Canton,...

Mar 4, 2014

Lawrence, Kansas – March 4, 2014 – Philip G. Cawrey peacefully began his journey home to be with the Lord, with the love of his life by his side. He was 82 years of age.

He leaves behind his wife of 63 blessed happy years, Phyllis. His three children: son, Stephen, daughter, Cathleen and husband Dann, and...

Mar 3, 2014

In Loving Memory of

Lisa Kay Barnett

1968 – 2014

Date of Birth June 3, 1968

Date of Death March 3, 2014

MEMORIAL SERVICE 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 First Christian Church 130 N. 6th Street Leavenworth, Kansas

Celebration of Life 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 14,...

Mar 2, 2014

Funeral services for Lance Howard Cully, 48 of Gladstone, Missouri will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. A wake service will also be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Mortuary. The Reverend Julienne Judd will be officiating. Lance was born on July 18,...

Mar 1, 2014

Memorial services for Julie Lynn (Purcell) Smith, 42, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel. She died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Hickory Pointe in Oskaloosa.

Julie was born August 24, 1971 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Roger Dale and Cathy Lynn (Liston) Purcell.