Obituaries

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Helen Elaine Heath

Helen Elaine Heath

Oct 9, 2013

Memorial services for Helen Elaine Heath, 86, formerly of Salina, KS, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. She passed away in Lawrence on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Inurnment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Helen was born October 2, 1927 in Salina, the daughter of Earl...

Richard L. Morris

Richard L. Morris

Oct 9, 2013

Funeral services for Richard L. Morris, 83, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 14, 2013 at the Zion Missionary Baptist Church and burial will follow at Zion Missionary Baptist Cemetery in McAlester, OK. He died on Wednesday,...

Edward Wayne “Ed” Brown

Edward Wayne “Ed” Brown

Oct 9, 2013

Mass of Christian Burial for Edward Wayne “Ed” Brown, 48, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October, 14, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Baldwin City Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.

Ed was born May 16, 1965 in Lawrence, KS...

Mary L. Kilker

Mary L. Kilker

Oct 8, 2013

Memorial mass for Mary L. Kilker, 69, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. She died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Mary was born March 6, 1944 in Worthington, MN the...

Robert W. Yoe

Robert W. Yoe

Oct 4, 2013

Rob died Oct. 4, 2013 of pancreatic cancer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Rob was born Oct. 21, 1962 to Tom and Ella Mary Yoe in Lawrence.

Rob is survived by his mom, brothers Tom and Dan (Janet), of Lawrence and sister Cathey Sadowski (Ed), of Williamsburg, VA, and was predeceased by his father and brother...

Phillip R. Davis

Phillip R. Davis

Oct 3, 2013

Funeral services for Phillip R. Davis, 69, Kansas City, MO formerly of Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery. He died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Bridgewoods Healthcare Center in Kansas City, MO.

Phillip was born August 1, 1944 in Kansas...

Randy Ray Schimmel

Randy Ray Schimmel

Oct 1, 2013

Funeral services for Randy Ray Schimmel, 52, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October, 8, 2013 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday, October 1, 2013.

He was born on May 6, 1961 in Lawrence, KS the son of Raymond Charles Schimmel and Mary Lois (Anderson) Galyardt....

Robert B. “Bob” Oliver

Robert B. “Bob” Oliver

Sep 29, 2013

Memorial service for Robert “Bob” B. Oliver, 70, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. He died September 29, 2013 at his home with family.

Bob was born on October 6, 1942 in Chanute, KS the son of Elmer J. and Ada Marie (Irwin) Oliver.

He was a retired...

Bobby Muirhead

Bobby Muirhead

Sep 29, 2013

Bobby Jo Thompson Muirhead passed from this life on September 29, 2013 at the age of 89. She was born on December 8, 1923, in Mangum, Oklahoma, the first of four lovely daughters born to Grayce Jewel Richardson Thompson and William John Thompson. In 1933 her parents moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma where she completed grade school. Two years later...

Jerry R. Owens

Jerry R. Owens

Sep 28, 2013

Graveside services for Jerry R. Owens, 72, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Medicalodges Leavenworth.

Jerry was born July 21, 1941 in Lawrence, KS the son of Virgil Henry and Madeline (Connett) Owens.

He attended Lawrence High School.

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Barbara Ellen Haller

Barbara Ellen Haller

Sep 26, 2013

A Gathering of Remembrance and time of sharing for Barbara Ellen Haller, 71, Lawrence will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Lawrence Visitor Information Center, 402 N. 2 nd Street. She passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Barbara was born February 19, 1942 in Lawrence,...

Richard C. Walter

Richard C. Walter

Sep 26, 2013

Richard C. Walter, 88, Lecompton, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 26th, at Pioneer Ridge in Lawrence KS, with his family by his side.

He was born April 24, 1925 to Joseph and Susanna (Grauel) Walter in rural Lecompton.

He was a graduate of Lecompton High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War...

Patricia Ann “Pat” Hannon

Patricia Ann “Pat” Hannon

Sep 25, 2013

Patricia Ann “Pat” Hannon died on Wednesday, 25 September 2013 at the BridgeHaven Care Cottage in Lawrence. The staff there and the Visiting Nurses Association Hospice looked after her with loving care, for which we feel very blessed. Pat was born 14 October 1930 in Glendale, California, the daughter of William Apsley Smale and Nelle Phyllis Leggitt Smale. Her...

John Joseph “Jack” Connolly

John Joseph “Jack” Connolly

Sep 23, 2013

Memorial mass for John Joseph “Jack” Connolly, 79, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 26, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. He died Monday September, 23, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home.

Jack was born December 23, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH the son of John J. and Frances...

Gina Yvonne Moten

Gina Yvonne Moten

Sep 21, 2013

Funeral services for Gina Yvonne Moten, 57, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday September, 21, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Gina was born June 21, 1956 in Compton, CA the daughter of Peter and Carol (Snow) Vonknorring....

Deborah Ann “Debbie” Fretz

Deborah Ann “Debbie” Fretz

Sep 17, 2013

Memorial service for Deborah Ann “Debbie” Fretz, 61, Lawrence, KS will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be held at Canton Township Cemetery in Canton, KS. She died September 17, 2013 at her home.

She was born on July 28, 1952 in Andalusia, Alabama the daughter of Clive E. and Vivian Cassady Gregory.

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Ruth E. Neibarger Daniels

Ruth E. Neibarger Daniels

Sep 15, 2013

Private services for Ruth E. Neibarger Daniels, 86, Lawrence will be held. She died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Hillside Village Retirement Community, De Soto, KS.

Ruth was born October 22, 1926 in Jacksonville, TX the daughter of Clyde H. and Martha Virginia (Hawthorne) Williams. She was the co-owner and publisher for the Tonganoxie Mirror from 1980...

Leta Darlene White

Leta Darlene White

Sep 15, 2013

Memorial services for Leta Darlene White, 78, Lawrence will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 3312 Calvin Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049. She died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Leta was born on February 27, 1935 in El Dorado, KS the daughter of Harold M. and...

Judith Ann “Judy” Burns

Judith Ann “Judy” Burns

Sep 7, 2013

Private Family services will be held for Judith Ann “Judy” Burns, 70, Lawrence. She died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Medicalodges of Eudora.

Judy was born March 13, 1943 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Kenneth and Mary (Jackson) Goll.

She was a homemaker.

Survivors include one daughter, Michelle Coleman, and husband, David,...

Millie Brown

Millie Brown

Sep 6, 2013

Graveside services for Millie M. Brown, 72, Baldwin, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  She died Friday, September 6, 2013 at her home.

Millie was born September 14, 1940 in Winchester, Kansas the daughter of Quinter James and Dorothy M. (Ray) Brown.

She married Carl Leslie McMechan...