Obituaries

Dorothy Kaye Seele

Dorothy Kaye Seele

Jan 31, 2014

Memorial services for Dorothy Kaye Seele, 65, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died Friday, January 31, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dorothy was born October 17, 1948 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of George and Evelyn (Smith) Staus.

She...

Ida Mae Sutton

Ida Mae Sutton

Jan 29, 2014

Funeral services for Ida Mae Sutton, 90, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at her home.

Ida Mae was born January 26, 1924 in Great Bend, KS the daughter of Joseph...

Ayla Marie Dawn Vesecky

Ayla Marie Dawn Vesecky

Jan 28, 2014

Funeral services for Ayla Marie Dawn Vesecky, 22, Baldwin City will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014 at First Christian Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Stony Point Cemetery in Rural Baldwin City. She passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at home. She lived longer than expected with non-ketotic hyperglycemia.

Ayla was...

Mary Elizabeth Watgen

Mary Elizabeth Watgen

Jan 27, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Elizabeth Watgen, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2014 at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois. Mary died Monday, January 27, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

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Stephen Clark Kirk

Stephen Clark Kirk

Jan 26, 2014

Stephen Clark Kirk died January 26, 2014, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Baldwin City, Kansas. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

He was born to Meldon C. Kirk and Carrie Mae (Klinkenberg) Kirk at the Atchison Hospital in Atchison, Kansas on August 6, 1957. Due to...

Irene Elaine Dark

Irene Elaine Dark

Jan 25, 2014

Memorial visitation for Irene Elaine (Kibbee) Dark, 79, Lawrence will be held 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She passed away January 25, 2014 at the Arbor, Brandon Woods Health Center. She was born on July 25, 1935 in Effingham, Kansas to Roy Charles Kibbee and Musie Irene (Christie) Kibbee. She graduated from Lecompton...

Gary W. Grant

Gary W. Grant

Jan 25, 2014

A Celebration of Life for Gary W. Grant, 70, Lawrence will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Eudora United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at a later date. He passed away January 25, 2014 at his home.

He was born on March 31, 1943 in Fort Bragg, California the son of Floyd William, Sr....

Paul Leroy Garber

Paul Leroy Garber

Jan 25, 2014

Funeral service for Paul Garber, 91, Lawrence will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at First Christian Church. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove.

Paul Garber, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on January 25, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Preceding him in death were...

Raymond T. Collins

Raymond T. Collins

Jan 24, 2014

Loving husband, father and grandfather passed away January 24, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House. Ray was born on July 22, 1935 to Albert H and Florence Collins in Kansas City, MO, where he lived until 2004 before moving to Lawrence, KS. He married Sondra Jean Gibbs on January 28, 1955. He worked in construction for 30 years and...

Jean Louise Brothers

Jean Louise Brothers

Jan 22, 2014

Jean Louise (Matthews) Brothers, 97, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in Lawrence. Private burial will be held at Vinland Cemetery.

Jean was born January 14, 1917 near Wellington, Kansas the daughter of Francis Arthur and Lois (Page) Matthews. She graduated from Wellington High School in 1935 and taught school for three years...

Cheryl Lou Rothwell

Cheryl Lou Rothwell

Jan 21, 2014

Cheryl Lou Rothwell born August 27, 1947 to John R. and Mary L. Arensberg was reunited with her Lord Jesus Christ, parents and sons, Duane and Kelly on January 21, 2014.

She is survived by sister, Charlene Hodge (Terry), Lawrence, Brenda Murray (Charles), Burlington, KS, Diana Leming (Mike) Lecompton, brother, John R. Arensberg, Jr., Lee’s Summit, MO;...

Gilbert Lee “Junior” Stone

Gilbert Lee “Junior” Stone

Jan 21, 2014

Funeral services for Gilbert Lee “Junior” Stone, 78, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Hesper Friends Church, Hesper, KS. Burial will follow at Hesper Friends Cemetery. He died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at his home.

Junior was born December 15, 1935 in Rural Johnson County, KS the son of Gilbert...

Peter Bradford “Pete” Schneider

Peter Bradford “Pete” Schneider

Jan 20, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Peter Bradford Schneider, 63, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery with military honors. He died January 20, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Peter was born on August 28, 1950 in Fort Clayton, Panama...

Olivia Hanalei Faith Graves

Olivia Hanalei Faith Graves

Jan 20, 2014

Memorial service for Olivia Hanalei Faith Graves will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died on Monday, January 20, 2014.

Family members include her mother, Heather Faith (Poteet) Graves; father, Terry Dean Graves II, and one brother, B. Wyatt Graves, all of Lawrence.

Memorial contributions may...

Loyd Marion Wilson

Loyd Marion Wilson

Jan 19, 2014

There will be no public services for Loyd M. Wilson, 84, of Topeka, KS. He died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his home in Topeka.

He was born on January 8, 1930 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Curtis E. & Louise Allen Wilson. He had lived in Lawrence for many years and moved to Topeka,...

Kenneth Leland Harmon

Kenneth Leland Harmon

Jan 18, 2014

Funeral services for Kenneth Leland Harmon, 80, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home.

Kenneth was born March 20, 1933 Chetopa, KS the son of Elwin Roy Harmon Sr. and Hazel Marie Heath...

Paul E. Forio

Paul E. Forio

Jan 18, 2014

A celebration of life for Paul Edgar Forio, 57, Lawrence, will be at 1:00 on February 15 at The University of Kansas Alumni Center in Lawrence.

Paul died unexpectedly on January 18, 2014.

He was born on November 22, 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Robert and Betty Forio.

Paul attended the...

Velma L. Worley

Velma L. Worley

Jan 16, 2014

Funeral services for Velma L. Worley, 84, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Velma was born November 25, 1929 in Vinland, KS the daughter of Thomas Alfred and Clara B....

Sheryl Sue Condra Tatum

Sheryl Sue Condra Tatum

Jan 16, 2014

A celebration of life for Sheryl Sue Condra Tatum, 70, Lawrence will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 26, 2014 at the family home, 1123 Stone Meadows Drive in Lawrence, KS. Burial will be at a later date in Clay Center, KS. She died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in her home.

Sheryl was born...

Michael Wayne Banks

Michael Wayne Banks

Jan 14, 2014

Graveside green burial for Michael Wayne Banks, 66, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. He died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at his home.

Michael was born October 13, 1947 in Salina, KS the son of C. Wayne and Shirley (Kiekel) Banks.

He...

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