Obituaries

Alvin Schild

Alvin Schild

Jan 14, 2013

No services for Alvin H. Schild, 96, of Lawrence are planned.  Inurnment will take place at Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence at a later date.  He died of pneumonia and the flu on Monday, January 14, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, in the company of his family.

Al was born on July 10, 1916, in Quincy, WA, the son...

Steven Hoskins

Steven Hoskins

Jan 13, 2013

Graveside service for Steven Craig Hoskins 54 and 9 months, Monaca, PA, will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Eudora Cemetery, Eudora, KS.  He passed away January 13, 2013.

Steven was born on April 4, 1958 the son of Lloyd and Leanna Hoskins, Wichita, KS.

Steve was married in 1979 and helped raise...

Keith Garcia

Keith Garcia

Jan 10, 2013

Private services for Keith Thomas Garcia, 30, Lawrence will be held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Inurnment will be at a later date at Mt. Calavary Cemetery in Lawrence.  Keith passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013.

Keith was born on May 26, 1982 in Lawrence, the son of Alan and Yvonne Garcia.

Survivors include his parents;...

Marilyn Livingood

Marilyn Livingood

Jan 9, 2013

Celebration of life services for Marilyn Rosenau Livingood, 86, of Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 19, 2013, Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence.  A family inurnment service will be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS.  She died on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Marilyn was born on October...

Francis Heller

Francis Heller

Jan 9, 2013

A Mass of Christian Burial for Francis H. Heller, 95, Denver, CO, formerly of Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Inurnment will follow at Pioneer Cemetery in Lawrence.  After a short illness, he died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Clermont Park Retirement...

Joanna Byers

Joanna Byers

Jan 9, 2013

Memorial services for JoAnna Byers, 87, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Wednesday, January 9, 2013.

JoAnna was born on April 9, 1925 in Red Cloud, NE, the daughter of William and Gertrude (Wolfe) Schenck....

Clifford Mcdonald

Clifford Mcdonald

Jan 9, 2013

Funeral services for Clifford C. “Cliff” McDonald, 87, Lawrence, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2013 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Cliff was born on October 27, 1925, in Kansas City, MO, the...

Julia Saenz

Julia Saenz

Jan 6, 2013

Mass of Christian Burial for Julia Louise Saenz, 62, Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  She died January 6, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on November 1, 1950 in Lamar, CO the...

Idessa Riley

Idessa Riley

Jan 5, 2013

Idessa Isabell Riley, 87 of Lawrence, passed away on January 5, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on April 22, 1925 in Topeka, KS to James and Margaret (Hockett) DeMoss and spent her childhood in Fort Scott, KS.

She was married to Isaac K. Riley, Jr. for over 50 years.  Preceding her in...

John Ames

John Ames

Jan 5, 2013

John Louis Ames, 87 of Lawrence died January 5, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

John was born February 11, 1925 in Americus KS, the son of A.C. and Elvessa T. Ames.

John was a veteran of WWII and served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Monterrey in the South Pacific.

John...

Robert Dunavin

Robert Dunavin

Jan 3, 2013

Robert “Bobby” Lee Dunavin, 63 passed away on January 3, 2013 after an extended illness at his home in Madeira Beach, Florida.

Bobby was born August 4th, 1949 in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas to Paul & Ruth Dunavin.

He grew up in a loving home in Desoto, KS surrounded by a large family and was known...

Joy Foster

Joy Foster

Jan 2, 2013

Memorial services for Joy Lee Foster, 83, Highlands Ranch, CO, formerly of Lawrence will be held on Friday, January 11, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church. Burial was at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove, KS. She died on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at the Porter Hospice Residence in Centennial, CO.

Joy...

Geraldine Ashmore Osborne

Geraldine Ashmore Osborne

Jan 1, 2013

Memorial celebration of life service for Geraldine Anita Ashmore Osborne, 93, of Lawrence, Kan. will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2013 at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  She died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Brandon Woods.

Geraldine (Jerry) was born Aug. 23, 1919, in Kansas City, Kan., the only child to Harvey and...

Marjorie Gaines Mccardell

Marjorie Gaines Mccardell

Jan 1, 2013

Graveside services for Marjorie Gaines Koelling McCardell, 93, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She left this life on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Bridge Haven Memory Care Residence in Lawrence.

She was born on January 20, 1919 in Butler, MO, the daughter of Leo...

Mary Ellen Des Champs

Mary Ellen Des Champs

2013

Born in Wichita, Kansas to Carroll L. Tucker and Marjorie F. Hagerman on August 28, 1934, Mary is the youngest of three children. Her brother William “Bill” Tucker being the oldest died in his mid-60’s, her sister Barbara Tucker-Chase being the middle child is living with her eldest daughter Cheryl Wilson and family in Watauga, Texas,. Several family members...

Lloyd Powell

Lloyd Powell

Dec 31, 2012

Funeral services for Lloyd W. Powell, 75, Eudora will be held 4:00 p.m. January 5,  2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel.  Private inurnment will be held at a later date in Mt. Sidney Cemetery, Linwood, KS.  He died December 31, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born June 24, 1937 in Salem Spring, Arkansas the son of...

James “Jim” Salyer

James “Jim” Salyer

Dec 30, 2012

Services for James “Jim” Edward Salyer, 76, Lawrence will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Private inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died December 30, 2012 at his home.

He was born September 12, 1936 in Great Bend, KS the son of Wilbur Ancel and Sally Mae (Fox)...

H. William “Bill” Platz

H. William “Bill” Platz

Dec 27, 2012

Memorial services for H. William “Bill” Platz, 75, Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012.

Bill was born on July 27, 1937 in Scottsbluff, NE the son of William Gustav and Bessie Elora Matzke Platz.  He had four sisters, Mary, Wilma,...

Tamerlan Salaty

Tamerlan Salaty

Dec 27, 2012

A memorial service at Danforth Chapel on the KU campus will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013. Private inurnment was held at Pioneer Cemetery.

Tamerlan Salaty, 90, peacefully passed away December 27, 2012, with family members present at his side.

Tamerlan, of Ossetian nationality, was born February 28,  1922, in Kardzhin,  near Vladikavkas,  Republic...

Eugene Born

Eugene Born

Dec 26, 2012

Mass of Christian Burial for Eugene Born, 84, Eudora, KS will be held 10 am Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Interment will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.  He died December 26, 2012 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS.

He was born on May 20, 1928 in St. Paul,...

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