Obituaries

Ruth Irma Pees

Oct 21, 2013

Ruth Irma Pees who died October 21, 2013 was the daughter of Blaine and Elsie Duncan.

She was born March 2, 1920 at Lane, KS.

She married Dr. Gerald Pees Sr. Oct 10, 1943. He preceded her in death on January 30, 1996; a daughter, Barbara Pees Guth, also preceded her in death October 26,...

Ashton Elizabeth Brock

Oct 18, 2013

Funeral services for Ashton Elizabeth Brock, infant daughter of Donald Brock and Caitlyn Syens will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away on October 18, 2013 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.

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John L. Hadley

Oct 15, 2013

Graveside services for John L. Hadley, 88, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 21, 2013 at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Medicalodges Eudora.

He was born February 8, 1925 in Prairie View, KS the son of Truman and Violet (Huskey) Hadley.

He was raised on a farm...

Barbara Jane Box

Oct 14, 2013

Funeral services for Barbara Jane Box, 79, Linwood, will be held at 10:00 a.m.Thursday, October, 17, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Burial will follow at Mt. Muncie Cemetery in Lansing, KS. She died Monday, October 14, 2013 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Barbara was born September 21, 1934 in Lansing, KS the daughter of Harry...

Russell Earl Farwell

Oct 13, 2013

Memorial services for Russell “Russ” Earl Farwell, 92, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, October, 19, 2013 at Lawrence Bible Chapel. He died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his home. Russell is donating his body to the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Russell was born May 12, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN the son...

Cheryl Ann Brown

Oct 12, 2013

Memorial service for Cheryl Ann Brown, 61, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Maple Grove Cemetery in Tonganoxie, KS. She died October 12, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on February 27, 1952 in Lawrence, KS the daughter...

Albert William Burgstahler

Oct 12, 2013

A Memorial Mass for Albert William Burgstahler, 85, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m.Friday, October 18, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at his home.

Albert was born July 10, 1928 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Albert Ernest and Constance (Foster) Burgstahler.

He received his...

George Albert Meinholdt

Oct 10, 2013

Memorial services for George Albert Meinholdt, 89, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October, 14, 2013 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

George was born January 29, 1924 in McFarland, KS the son of Charles and Rose (Kugler) Meinholdt....

Eddie Allen Smith

Oct 10, 2013

Graveside Services for Eddie Allen Smith, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October, 16, 2013 at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. He died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Hillside Village of De Soto.

Eddie was born May 25, 1939 in Oakland, CA the son of Joseph and Genevieve (Nickos) Smith.

Eddie served...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...