Obituaries

Apr 12, 2013

Funeral service for Linda Sue King, 53, Lawrence will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died April 12, 2013 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehab.

She was born on July 24, 1959 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of John H. and LaJean  (McKissack)...

Apr 12, 2013

A Celebration of Life for Luke James Fender, 34, Lawrence, KS will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013 at the New Life in Christ Church (619 Vermont Street, Lawrence, KS). Inurnment will be at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Friday, April 12, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A year...

Apr 11, 2013

Funeral services for Loraine Lulu Neugebauer Morse, 87, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2013, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Silent City Cemetery in De Soto.  She died on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

Loraine was born on September 22, 1925 in Kansas City,...

Apr 8, 2013

Memorial service for Oswin “Karmie” Galle, Jr, 81, Lawrence will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, April 18, 2013 at First Presbyterian Church.  Private inurnment will take place at Pioneer Cemetery.  He died April 8, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor. Karmie was born on February 11, 1932 in Valley Center, KS the son of Oswin Karmie and Sara Schmidt Galle. Karmie...

Apr 5, 2013

Kevin John Wold passed away gently on April 5, 2013 with family members near him.

He was born July 14, 1953 in Watertown, South Dakota, the son of Paul Roland and Mildred Loretta (McMullen) Wold.

He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1971 and Emporia State University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science...

Apr 5, 2013

Atha Fern “Hunter” Jones, 91, Lawrence, passed away at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility on April 5, 2013.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12th at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas.

Atha was born on May 18, 1921 in Williamstown, KS and was the oldest of six daughters born to William and Marie...

Apr 3, 2013

Funeral services for Eloise Lorene Kerr, 79, Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 6, 2013, at First United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Eloise was born on September 12, 1933 in Princeton, KS the daughter of Leslie A. and...

Apr 3, 2013

Graveside memorial for Dorotha Bogard, 95, will be held on Saturday, April 13 at 3 p.m. at the Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, KS.  She died April 3, 2013 in Lawrence, KS.

Dorotha married Gale E. Bogard on April 9, 1934.  He preceded her in death November 7, 1987.

Survivors include their only son, Mike Bogard, his...

Apr 2, 2013

Richard Cole, Kansas University professor emeritus of philosophy, died peacefully at home after a long illness on April 2, 2013, at age 83. Plans for a memorial service in May are pending.

Richard Cole was born on October 28, 1929, in Evanston, IL, to Harry and Bertha Slavitt Cole. He is survived by his wife of 54...

Apr 1, 2013

Sylvia Sue VanWye died Monday, April 1, 2013, 12:07 p.m. at Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook, KS.  Cause of death was C-diff and Parkinson’s.

She was born on November 10, 1941 in Argonia, KS.  Sue grew up on a farm outside Helena, OK.

Sue graduated from Wichita North HS.  She attended nursing school in St. Louis,...

Apr 1, 2013

Michael D. Cherniss, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on April 1, 2013, at the Baldwin Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Mike was born April 7, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA, the eldest child of Edward H. and Blanche B. Cohen Cherniss.

His sister, Terri Ann, predeceased him. He is survived by his loving and devoted...

Mar 31, 2013

Funeral service for Lela F. Morley, 91, Eudora, will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary- Eudora Chapel. Burial will follow at Hesper Cemetery.  She died March 31, 2013 at Medicalodges Eudora.

She was born April 13, 1921 in Hesper, Kansas the daughter of Ralph and Ethel Westerhouse Votaw.

She worked...

Mar 30, 2013

Graveside service for Wendy Michelle Laxton, 43, Lawrence will be held 1 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013 at Memorial Park Mausoleum.  She died March 30, 2013 at her home.

She was born on February 15, 1970 in Jacksonville, FL the daughter of Herbert W. Laxton and Shirley Jean White.

Wendy was a homemaker.

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Mar 28, 2013

Private family memorial services for Anson B. “Burt” Campbell, 89, Lawrence, KS will be held at a later date.  He died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at his home.

He was born April 6, 1923 in Petrolia, KS, the son of John W. and Martha Stone Campbell. He had formerly lived in Kansas and Texas before moving back...

Mar 27, 2013

Sharon M. “Mrs. McD” McDonald, 66, passed away March 27, 2013 at her home. Mass Celebration in honor of her life will be held Monday at 10:00, April 1, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Sharon was the youngest of four children, she was born July 5, 1946 in Lorain, Ohio, the daughter...

Mar 26, 2013

Memorial services for Donald J. “Don” Shoulberg, 76, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  He died on Tuesday evening, March 26, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on October 23, 1936 in...

Mar 25, 2013

Wilma Meyer, 81, Lawrence, KS., passed away peacefully at home March 25, 2013. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday March 29 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street in Lawrence, KS. A short graveside service will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. A visitation for friends and family will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary on...

Mar 25, 2013

Graveside inurnment for James R. Wilde, 65, Lawrence will be held at 9:00 a.m., Monday April 1, 2013 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He died March 25, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.  He was born on January 7, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois to the son of Rudolph Theodore Wilde and Marie Frances Reed. James was a janitor....

Mar 24, 2013

Leona V. Loney of Lawrence, Kansas and formerly from Pilsen, Kansas died March 24, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas.  She was diagnosed with lymphoma several years ago and died from effects of this illness.

Services will be at St. John Nepomucence Church of Holy Family Parish in Pilsen, Kansas on Monday April 1, 2013...

Mar 24, 2013

Memorial services for John W. Lounsbury, 77, Lawrence, KS will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  He died on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Neuvant House of Lawrence.

John was born on May 3, 1935 in Lincoln County, KS, the...