Obituaries

Charles Read

Nov 21, 2012

Memorial services for Charles Lee Read, 56, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church.  He died on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Douglas County.

Charles was born on September 15, 1956, in Girard, KS the son of John W. and Deloris J. (Puffinbarger) Read. He was a member...

Martha Mckinney

Nov 20, 2012

Funeral services for Martha Jeanette (Blackwood) McKinney will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died in her home November 20, 2012, with family at her side.

Martha was born in Garden City, KS on August 17, 1922 the daughter of...

Carl Mibeck

Nov 19, 2012

Graveside services for Carl F. Mibeck, 82, Ottawa, KS, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Monday, November 19, 2012 at his home.

Carl was born on July 2, 1930 in Independence, KS the son of Jacob G. and Dot G. (Mortiner) Mibeck.

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Harold Wray

Nov 14, 2012

Military Graveside services for Harold Mathew Wray, 93, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He died on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at his home.

Harold was born on September 17, 1919 in Oskaloosa, KS the son of Floyd H. and Leah (Black) Wray.

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Virgil Schmidtberger

Nov 11, 2012

Memorial Mass for Virgil A. Schmidtberger, 86, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  Inurnment will be at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  He died November 11, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Rapid Recovery.

He was born April 10, 1926 in Victoria, Kansas the son of Michael J....

Dennis Barritt

Nov 10, 2012

A Memorial gathering for Dennis D. Barritt, 66, Lawrence, will be held from 10 a.m. – 12 noon Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at KU Medical Center.

Dennis was born on June 11, 1946, in Hutchinson, KS the son of Dene and Roverta Stockham Barritt.

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John Standing

Nov 9, 2012

Funeral services for John R. (aka JR, Stan, or Buzz) Standing, 102, Lawrence, KS, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Friday, November 9, 2012 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. He was born on July 10, 1910 in Lawrence, KS, the...

Alden “Wally” Holderman

Nov 8, 2012

A Celebration of Life for Alden E. “Wally” Holderman, 91, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lecompton.  He died on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at his home.

Alden was born on November 8,...

Donna Beguelin

Nov 8, 2012

Funeral services for Donna Hornberger Beguelin, 79, Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Donna was born on December 1, 1932 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of...

Hazel Burgert

Nov 8, 2012

Funeral Services for Hazel May Burgert, 94, Lawrence, will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Central United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Presbyterian Manor.

Hazel was born June 21, 1918 in Brooklyn, IA, the daughter of Albert Jay and Nellie Viola (Phillips) Leeper.  Her...

Wilma Keller

Nov 7, 2012

A Funeral Mass for Wilma Jeannette Keller, 96, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 16, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  The family will greet friends from 5:30-6:45 in the church.  At a later date, a Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Gall Church in Elburn, IL, with inurnment following in St. Gall Cemetery. ...

James Golden

Nov 6, 2012

James Alfred Golden – beloved husband, father, grandpa, son, brother, uncle, and friend – died in Los Angeles, CA on November 6, 2012.  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Interment will follow at Lyndon Cemetery in Lyndon, KS. He was born February 20, 1950 in Denver,...

Sue Leonard

Nov 2, 2012

Mrs. Sue Leonard was born December 8, 1930 in Decatur, Illinois to J. Forrest and Mary Neiswanger Ihinger. In 1932, the family returned to Topeka, where Sue lived until 1961. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1948 and from the University of Kansas in 1952. At K.U., she held offices in her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, was on...

Carol Hansen

Nov 2, 2012

There will be no public services for Carol Anne Hansen, 55, Lawrence.  She passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 at her home.

John Scouffas

Nov 1, 2012

John Scouffas, 88, passed away on November 1, 2012, at Pioneer Ridge Healthcare Center in Lawrence, KS. John was the son of Telemachos and Melpomene Scouffas. He was born in Hartford, CT on February 25, 1924,and grew up in Manchester, NH.

In April, 1943, John enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the Medical Corps...

Carolyn Freeman

Oct 31, 2012

Memorial services for Carolyn Mae Freeman, 67, of Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church 1245 New Hampshire Street.  Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  The family will greet friends at 10 a.m. one hour prior to the service at the Church.  Carolyn died October 31, 2012 at her home.

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Shirley Shockley

Oct 30, 2012

Funeral service for Shirley Ann Thornton Gifford Shockley, 81, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at McLouth Cemetery.  She died October 30, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge.

She was born on April 2, 1931 in McLouth, KS, the daughter of Thomas Dewey and Louisa (Martin) Thornton....

Rune Rasmussen

Oct 29, 2012

Memorial services for Rune Johan Rasmussen, 50, Lawrence, KS will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012 at the Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  He died on Monday, October 29, 2012 in Lawrence, KS.

He was born on November 17, 1961 in Bodø, Norway, the son...

Pat Watkins

Oct 27, 2012

Graveside services for Patricia L. “Pat” Watkins, 79, Lawrence, KS will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Eudora Cemetery in Eudora, KS.  The family will greet friends 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  She died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Medicalodges in Eudora.

She was born on November...

Virgil Ball

Oct 27, 2012

Services for Virgil E. Ball, 86, Lawrence will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died October 27, 2012 surrounded by his family.

He was born on October 7, 1926 in Mapleton, KS the son of Thomas and Dollie (Gunsully) Ball.

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