Obituaries

Feb 10, 2013

Mass of  Christian Burial for James “Jim” Charles O’Toole, 84, Lawrence will be held 10 am Thursday, February 14, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  He died February 10, 2013 at Brandon Woods.

He was born on January 17, 1929 in Jewell County, KS the son of John...

Feb 10, 2013

Funeral service for Marcia Criqui, 64, Garnett will be held 10 am Friday, February 15, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will be held 12:30 pm at the Garnett Cemetery in Garnett, KS.  She died February 10, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on March 12, 1948 in Garnett, KS the daughter of Franklin...

Feb 7, 2013

Dr. Howard Ray Holbrooks, 44, of Lawrence, KS passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2013 in Lawrence, KS.

He was born in Ft. McClellan, Alabama on May 27, 1968 to Owen Holbrooks and Judy Silver.  He attended Santa Fe Trail High School in Carbondale, KS and graduated in 1986 where he was a KSHSAA Academic Athlete, All...

Feb 6, 2013

Graveside services for Sharon Stoelmaker, 68, Eudora will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Hesper Friends Cemetery south of Eudora.  She died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Baldwin City.

Sharon was born on January 20, 1945 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Emil Stoelmaker and Norma Bessie (Kurtz)...

Feb 5, 2013

Mary Ann Ranney, 95, died Feb.5, 2013, at Brandon Woods of Alvamar. She had moved to Lawrence in 2011 after suffering a stroke.

Mary Ann was born Nov. 18, 1917, the daughter of Dr. Erastus S. and Anne Edgerton.

She graduated from Wichita High School East in 1935, and from the University of Kansas in...

Feb 5, 2013

Funeral services for Jason W. Tucker, 38, Lawrence, KS will be held on 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at First Christian Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Lawrence.  He died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Jason was born on September 11, 1974 in Lawrence, KS, the son...

Feb 4, 2013

Memorial services for Roberta L. Gingerich, 88, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  She died on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Roberta was born on April 27, 1924 in Oklahoma City, OK, the daughter of Robert William and Ona (Peeler) Crow.

Feb 4, 2013

Memorial services for Helen Bennett, 91, Lawrence will be held at a later date in South Bend, Indiana.  She died on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.  Mrs. Bennett had recently moved to Lawrence from South Bend, Indiana, where she had lived for over 30 years.

Helen was born on November 13, 1921 in...

Jan 26, 2013

Funeral services for Jane M. Frye Barnes, 79, Lawrence, KS, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church in Lawrence with Pastor Delmar White officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Jane was born on...

Jan 25, 2013

Funeral services for Kermit Murl Beal, 82, Lawrence, KS will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.  Monsignor Vincent Krische will be the officiant.  He died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the JFK Hospital in Indio, CA, where he and his wife...

Jan 25, 2013

Memorial services for Ruth Emily Cooper, 93, Lawrence will be on Saturday, February 16, at 1:00 pm at Presbyterian Manor Chapel in Lawrence. Inurnment will be at a later date in Bella Vista, Arkansas. She died January 25, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Ruth was born on October 28, 1919 in Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Sheldon...

Jan 24, 2013

Prayer Service for Russell William Nau, 48, Lawrence will be held at 3:30 p.m., Monday, January 28, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Inurnment will follow in Lawrence.  He died January 24, 2013 at his home.

He was born November 11, 1964 in Chicago, IL the son of Leo Nau and Mary Kilker.

He worked...

Jan 23, 2013

A graveside inurnment service is pending and will be announced at a later date for Betty Jean Brunk Stachurski, 83, of Eudora, KS.  She died on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Medicalodges of Eudora.  She had been a resident there for the past seven years.

Betty was born on December 28, 1929 in Englevale, KS, the daughter...

Jan 22, 2013

Memorial Services for Florence Samples Hardtarfer, 74, Lawrence, KS will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date. She died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at her home.

Florence was born on September 8, 1938 in Edgerton, KS, the daughter of Daniel...

Jan 22, 2013

Funeral services for Grace Rebekkah Gillespie Cleaver, 93, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 25, 2013, at Cornerstone Family Church in Tonganoxie, KS.  Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, KS.  She died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

Grace was born on November 26, 1919 in Kansas...

Jan 21, 2013

Graveside services for Donald L. Harris, 83, Eudora will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday January  24, 2013 at Eudora Cemetery.  He died on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Medicalodges in Eudora.

Donald was born August 22, 1929 in Blue Mound, Kansas the son of Lee Ray and Olive (Hackett) Harris.

He served his country...

Jan 21, 2013

Funeral service for Kenneth D. Estelle, 65, Lawrence will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 28, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.  He died January 21, 2013 at his home.

He was born on April 12, 1947 in Lawrence, KS the son of Howard Montgomery and Ruth Isabelle (James) Estelle.

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Jan 21, 2013

Memorial services for Thomas “Tom” Gartner, 70, Lawrence will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, in the First Christian Church located at 1000 Kentucky Street in Lawrence, KS.  He passed away at his home on Monday, January 21, 2013.

Born in Lincoln, NE on September 29, 1942, he attended high school at Lincoln Northeast...

Jan 20, 2013

Graveside services for Alva Dewey Davidson, 95, Topeka will be held at 12:30 p.m., January 23, 2013, at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery in Topeka.  He died on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Clare Bridge of Topeka.

Alva was born on May 28, 1917 in Richland Parrish, LA, the son of John & Estha (Thompson) Davidson.

He served...

Jan 19, 2013

Billy Lee Moore, 77, Lawrence, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on January 19, 2013. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

He was born on March 31, 1935 in Shattuck, Oklahoma the son of Robert Lee and Wilma Rozella (Moberly) Moore of May, Oklahoma.

Billy was a...