Obituaries

May 18, 2013

Graveside services for Robert Ray Dunn, 57, Lawrence will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013 at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his home.

May 18, 2013

Funeral services for Roland “Dean” Hadl, 78, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died May 18, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born August 11, 1934 in Lawrence, KS the son of August and Viola (Transmeier) Hadl.

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May 17, 2013

Frank J. Carlson, Jr. 87, passed away at Brandon Woods Retirement Health Center, May 17, 2013.  Local survivors include his sister, Evelyn Senecal and husband Bob, nephew Rob Senecal and great-nephews Chris and Mack Senecal. Cremation is planned with a memorial service scheduled for July 28 in White Cloud, Michigan.

May 15, 2013

Fred E. White, 76, longtime broadcaster in Kansas City and the Midwest, passed away on May 15, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House.  He was born May 29, 1936 in the small town of Homer, Illinois, to  Edward E. and Mary Kate (Frazier) White.  His death coincidentally came one day after announcement of his pending retirement from the...

May 14, 2013

Memorial services for Rosetta M. “Rose” Johnson Lawson, 81, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  She died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at her home.

Rose was born on March 18, 1932 in Burlington, KS the daughter of Howard A. and Ruth L. (Howard) Johnson.

She...

May 13, 2013

Memorial services for Lance W. Burr, 70, Lawrence, KS will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Liberty Hall (642 Massachusetts St.) in Lawrence, KS. Inurnment will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Gypsum Hill Cemetery in Salina, KS. He died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at his home...

May 10, 2013

Memorial service for Lee Roy Barnes, 74, Kansas City, KS will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Memorial Park Mausoleum.  He passed peacefully, surrounded by his family on May 10, 2013 at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Lee was born July 29, 1938 to John Franklin and Erma Mae (Elms) Barnes. He was...

May 10, 2013

Funeral services for Elizabeth Anne Ammar, 49, Torrance, CA will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She died May 10, 2013 at Kindred Hospital in Gardena, CA. Elizabeth was born on April 16, 1964 in Evanston, Illinois the daughter of Raymond George and Carroll...

May 9, 2013

Funeral services for Earlla “Faye” Hulce Hadley, 83, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.  She died May 9, 2013 at her home.

She was born August 20, 1929 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Earl and Jessie (Baugh) Hulce.

Faye...

May 7, 2013

Private inurnment services for Ralph Leroy “Roy” Bolton, 97, Lawrence will be held at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

He was born April 25, 1916 in Minneapolis, KS the son of John W. and Ellen (Laird) Bolton.

He served his...

May 7, 2013

A Mass of Christian Burial for Brian William Schmidt, 53, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery.  He died May 7, 2013 at his home.

He was born February 24, 1960 in Phillipsburg, KS the son of Raymond and...

May 5, 2013

James Westbrook Drury died peacefully at the age of 94 in the presence of family members on Sunday, March 3. He had suffered a fall in early February.

Born on Feb 22, 1919 in  East St. Louis, he attended the University of Illinois for his B.A. and M.A. Degrees. His Ph.D. education began at Princeton University in...

May 5, 2013

Funeral services for Lynne S. Funk, 57, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2013, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her home.

She was born on February 29, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of...

May 5, 2013

Services for Mary L. Irving, 90, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service.

She died May 5, 2013 at her home.

She was born January 5, 1923 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Edgar and Eva...

May 2, 2013

Graveside inurnment for Sylvia M. Wagner, 86, Lawrence will be held at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died May 2, 2013 at Brandon Woods.

She was born on February 24, 1927 in Chicago, IL the daughter of John and Marie (Wollert) Schmidt.

She was a housewife and bank teller.  She was an...

May 2, 2013

A Memorial Mass for Heather L. Watgen, 50, Lawrence will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  She died May 2, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born March 5, 1963 in Carbondale, IL the daughter of Leonard G. and Elsie (Payne) Wood.

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May 1, 2013

Memorial services for Stephen A. “Mitch” Mitchell, 64, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  He died May 1, 2013 at his home.

He was born July 27, 1948 in Lawrence, KS the son of Kenneth E. and Mary Katherine (Barber) Mitchell.

He graduated from Lawrence High School...

May 1, 2013

Funeral services for Rosie B. Little, 74, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Victory Bible Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died May 1, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born June 22, 1938 in Hollandale, MS the daughter of Asirie Doc and Rosia (Washington)...

Apr 29, 2013

Graveside services for Dorothy M. Budke, 93, Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Memorial Park Cemetery.  She died April 29, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

Dorothy was born October 7, 1919 in Rockport, IL the daughter of Nathan M. and Luella (Walton) Browning.

She was a homemaker who...

Apr 27, 2013

Funeral services for Ralph G. “RG” Henley, 88, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Military graveside services will be conducted at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. He died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born November 23, 1924 in Sedalia, Missouri the...