Obituaries

Emma “Marie” Housworth

Emma “Marie” Housworth

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...

Worthy Ray Rogers

Worthy Ray Rogers

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...

Mildred Ann Barton Fender

Mildred Ann Barton Fender

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...

Ruth N. Rieder

Ruth N. Rieder

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....

Rebecca “Becky” Lizabeth Castro

Rebecca “Becky” Lizabeth Castro

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...

Phyllis Ann Oshel

Phyllis Ann Oshel

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...

Edwin “Bill” Fenstemaker

Edwin “Bill” Fenstemaker

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...

Judge George W. Corcoran

Judge George W. Corcoran

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...

Ann Weick

Ann Weick

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...

Robert “Bob” Warren Ayres

Robert “Bob” Warren Ayres

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...

Richard “Slick” Eugene Fraser

Richard “Slick” Eugene Fraser

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.

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Anna E. Brooks

Anna E. Brooks

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;...

Florence H. Mcnicoll

Florence H. Mcnicoll

May 23, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Florence H. McNicoll, 87, Lawrence will be held 10am Thursday, May 29 th at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Florence passed away May 23, 2014 peacefully at her home.

Florence was born on July 4, 1926 in Buffalo, New York to...

Paul “Zig” Ethan Zender

Paul “Zig” Ethan Zender

May 22, 2014

Paul Ethan (Zig) Zender 91, Born March 31, 1923 passed peacefully at LMH Thursday May 22, 2014.

A very kind, thoughtful, strong, loving, helpful, handsome, generous, and funny friend, husband and father, passed peacefully from this life to a heavenly life with CHRIST. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; brother; and daughter, Franci Zender...

Charmaine (Shalley) Gasper

Charmaine (Shalley) Gasper

May 20, 2014

Charmaine (Shalley) Gasper died peacefully on May 20, 2014 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community after an extended illness.

Shalley was born July 2, 1928 to James and Amanda Wolford in Wellington, Kansas.

She was educated in Wellington Public Schools, and attended Wesley Nursing School in Wichita where she earned her Registered Nursing Certification.

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Ruth Elaine Cloud

Ruth Elaine Cloud

May 18, 2014

Ruth Elaine Cloud born December 20, 1921 in Osborne County, Kansas, died May 18, 2014 in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was married to Joseph C. Cloud of Salina, Kansas for 53 years.

She lived in Salina, Kansas for 60 years before moving to Sun Lakes, Arizona. In 2005 she moved to Lawrence.

Ruth was...

Teddy “Ted” Dale Crady

Teddy “Ted” Dale Crady

May 13, 2014

Funeral services for Teddy “Ted” Dale Crady, 89, Topeka will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial with full military honors will follow at Vinland Cemetery, Vinland, KS. He died Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS.

Ted was born January 12, 1925 in...

Rehelio A. Samuel

Rehelio A. Samuel

May 11, 2014

Funeral services for Rehelio A. Samuel, 81, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Military graveside will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died May 11, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Rehelio was born April 16, 1933 in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands the son of Joseph Valdemar...

Ada “Fern” (Myers) Overbaugh

Ada “Fern” (Myers) Overbaugh

May 11, 2014

Funeral services for Ada “Fern” (Myers) Overbaugh, 98, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Medicalodges Eudora where she had lived the past few months.

Fern was born October 22,...

Justin “J.D.” Downer

Justin “J.D.” Downer

May 9, 2014

Funeral service for Justin “J.D.” Clare Downer, 55, Lawrence, KS will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will follow in the Appanoose Cemetery in Rural Overbrook, KS. He died May 9, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 14, 1958 in Garden City, KS the son of Keith Lowell and...

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