Obituaries

Jun 17, 2012

Funeral service for Dale George Arfmann, 78, Eudora, KS will be at 10 AM, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, KS.   A graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. in Memorial Gardens, Warrensburg, MO. The casket will be open at the cemetery from 2 – 2:30 PM. He died Sunday, June 17, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe,...

Jun 17, 2012

Funeral services for Gary (Gus) Michael Fulks, 55, Eudora will be held 10:30 am Friday, June 22, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary- Eudora Chapel.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery.  He died June 17, 2012 at Tonganoxie Nursing Center.

He was born on September 16, 1956 in Lawrence, KS the son of Billy G. and Genevera M. (Pitts)...

Jun 16, 2012

A Mass of Christian Burial for Leo Gregory Dahlem, 82, Eudora, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora.  He died on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Leo was born on April 23, 1930...

Jun 16, 2012

Funeral services for Robin D. Leach, 72, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  He died on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the University of Kansas Medical Center Cardiac Unit with his family at his side.

Robin...

Jun 15, 2012

Memorial services for William E. Van Dyke, 89, Lawrence, KS will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  William died Friday, June 15, 2012 at his home.

He was born June 12, 1923 in Pittsburgh, PA the son of Henry & Emily Kelly Van Dyke.

He graduated from...

Jun 15, 2012

Gordon Wayne Schulenberg, 70, Lawrence, died Friday, June 15, 2012 at Eudora Medicalodges.

He was born March 1, 1942 in Rulo, NE, the son of Herbert and Velma (Zimmerman) Schulenberg.

He was a member of the Army National Guard.  He was a Maintenance Supervisor at the University of Kansas for several years prior to his...

Jun 15, 2012

Funeral services for Emma Jean Taylor, 90, Eudora, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery.

She died on Friday, June 15, 2012 at Eudora Medicalodges.

Emma was born on April 13, 1922 in rural Johnson County near Olathe, the...

Jun 15, 2012

Memorial services for Rowena J. Nehrbass Pine, 84, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  She died on Friday, June 15, 2012.

Rowena was born on March 16, 1928 in Lawrence, KS the daughter...

Jun 13, 2012

A Celebration of Life service will be held for Gerald Max “Jerry” Vogel, 69, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 18, 2012, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  Jerry died on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Gerald was born on...

Jun 13, 2012

Funeral services for Curtis W. Dalton, 92, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Plymouth Congregational Church.  Burial with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  He died on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Presbyterian Manor.

Curtis was born on June 8, 1920 in Lawrence, KS the...

Jun 13, 2012

Funeral services for Mary Ellen May, 75, Eudora, KS, will be held 1 p.m., June 18, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel.  Burial will follow at the Eudora Cemetery.  She died on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at her home.

Mary was born on July 1, 1936 in Clifton, KS the daughter of Glen Schurr and Leona...

Jun 12, 2012

Loretta Lillian DeSandro was born July 29, 1928, at Herington, Kansas, to the Reverend Walter Gustav and Hilda Biel.  She attended Lutheran grade schools in Shady Brook and Linn, KS, and was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Linn, where her father was pastor.  After graduation from Linn High School, she attended St. John’s College, Winfield, KS.  For many...

Jun 12, 2012

Mass of Christian Burial services for Mary Irene Easum, 72, Lawrence will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2012 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Easum passed peacefully Tuesday June 12, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility following an extended battle with lung cancer.

She was...

Jun 12, 2012

Funeral services for Etna Madonna Atkinson, 93, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Saturday June 16, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.  Mrs. Atkinson died June 12, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on January 23, 1919 in Baldwin City, KS the daughter of Thomas Edward and Tessie...

Jun 5, 2012

Richard (Dick) Lindbergh Frankenfield

Richard (Dick) Lindbergh Frankenfield passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at his home in Lawrence.

He was born on February 26, 1928 in Bethlehem, PA, the son of James Garfield Frankenfield and Christiana Catherine Hager Frankenfield. He was a graduate of Lehigh University, earning a degree...

Jun 3, 2012

Funeral services for Jimmy Lee LeFlore, 64, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.  He died on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at his home.

Jimmy was born on May 15, 1948 in Moyers, OK, the son of Herman & Mary...

Jun 2, 2012

Otto Russell “Russ” Stites, Jr.,87, Lawrence, died June 2, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Rapid Recovery. He was born on February 17, 1925 in Washington D.C. to Otto Russell and Margaret Ramseyer Stites.  He attended grade school in Emporia, Kansas and graduated in 1942 from College High School, Bartlesville, Oklahoma,  He attended Purdue University and graduated  from Kansas University in...

Jun 1, 2012

Graveside service for Daniel “Dan” William Landis, 54, Topeka will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Eudora Cemetery.  Dan died June 1, 2012 at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka.

He was born on October 23, 1957 in Leavenworth, KS to Patsy J. (Yeager) Robb.  She preceded him in death on September 26, 2008....

May 31, 2012

Dr. Elsie M. Pinkston, 74, died May 31, 2012, in Chicago. Dr. Pinkston was professor emerita of the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, where she taught for 29 years before retiring in 2002. Her research focused on the effectiveness of social work practice in areas such as parent training, care for the elderly, and child welfare....

May 31, 2012

Memorial services for Joyce Ann Black, 65, Pomona, KS, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Free Methodist Church in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at her home.

Joyce was born on January 22, 1947 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Lloyd and Margaret (Reavis) Black.

Survivors include...