Obituaries

May 23, 2011

Funeral services for Louise Turner, 77, Topeka, KS will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Mustard Seed Church in Lawrence.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  She died May 23, 2011 at Stormont Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka, KS.

Louise was born on March 25, 1934 in Vicksburg, MS,...

May 23, 2011

Jerry Chaffin, 78, longtime Lawrence resident and retired University of Kansas Professor of Special Education, died Monday, May 23, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A reception in celebration of Jerry’s life will be hosted by his family from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, in his home at 2012 Inverness Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66047. All are welcome....

May 20, 2011

Funeral services for Bennie L. Stewart, 89, of Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church in Lawrence, KS (3655 W. 10th St.).  Military graveside services will be conducted following the services at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Friday, May 20, 2011...

May 18, 2011

Graveside services for Dorothy “Nadine” Barnett, 85, Lawrence, will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2011.   Mrs. Barnett died May 18, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on October 26, 1925 in Robertson County, TN, the daughter of Henry and Lula Loraine Matthews.

She worked...

May 13, 2011

A Memorial Mass for Lewis William Kliem, 65, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  Inurnment will take place at a later date at St. Concordia Catholic Cemetery in Concordia, KS.  Lew died May 13, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on February 20, 1946 in Salina,...

May 12, 2011

Memorial service for Todd W. Babington, 52, Lawrence will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Mr. Babington died May 12, 2011 at his home.

He was born on December 3, 1958 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of William Charles Babington and Joan May (Hanchus) Woodruff.

Todd owned and operated...

May 11, 2011

Funeral services for Ralph “Wayne” Jenkins, 88, of Winfield, Kansas, and long-time resident of Lawrence, KS, will be held 10 a.m., Monday, May 16 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. He died May 11, 2011 at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, KS.  He had been a resident of Kansas Veteran’s Home in Winfield for the last four years....

May 8, 2011

Vincent Thomas Van Sickel, 90 of Lawrence, passed away on May 8, 2011 at Bridge Haven Memory Care Residence in Lawrence. Vincent was a member of Mater Dei Parish in Topeka (formerly Holy Name) for 37 years.

He was born on March 21, 1921 in Abilene, KS the son of Thomas and Margaret (McCormick) Van Sickel. He...

May 8, 2011

Private graveside inurnment services for Barbara F. Wintermote, 80, of Lawrence, KS, will be held at Forest Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.  She died on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar, Lawrence, KS

She was born September 3, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of William T. and Nina (Outhier) Fletcher.

May 4, 2011

Funeral services for Hnat Saldan, 92, Lawrence, will be held at a later date in New Paltz, N.Y. Mr. Saldan died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Bridge Haven in Lawrence.

May 3, 2011

Funeral services for Bonnie Worley, 86, Olathe, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2011 at Central United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.

Mrs. Worley died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Olathe Good Samaritan Center in Olathe, Kansas.  She had been a Lawrence resident since 1956....

Apr 29, 2011

Memorial Services for Russell A. Mosser, 93, of Lawrence, Kansas, will be at 11:00 am Saturday June 18, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  A celebration of his life will follow with a light  lunch and sharing of memories at a reception in Fellowship Hall. Mr. Mosser died Friday April 29, 2011, at the Presbyterian Manor....

Apr 28, 2011

Memorial services for Flora E. McManness, 88, DeSoto will be held 3 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  She died April 28, 2011 at Hillside Village of DeSoto, KS

Flora was born on November 25, 1922 in Hillsborough, NC the daughter of Charles E. and Lila...

Apr 28, 2011

Memorial Mass for Frederick “Fred” Alfred Carl Eiesland, 80, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Topeka.  He went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 28, 2011.  Fred passed away riding his beloved bicycle on the bike trails in Lawrence, KS.  Fred was born March...

Apr 27, 2011

Funeral services for Dale E. “Sonny" Backs, 60, Lawrence, KS will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the First Christian Church in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will be in the Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville, IL, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2011.  He died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his home of pancreatic cancer.

Apr 27, 2011

Edwyna Gilbert, 74, Lawrence, died April 27, 2011 at her home.  According to her wishes, private services are planned. Inurnment will be in Pioneer Cemetery on the KU campus.

Mrs. Gilbert was born August 19, 1936, in Maryville, MO, to Edward Vaughn Condon and Edwyna Michau Forsyth Condon. She moved to Lawrence in 1961 from Kansas City,...

Apr 26, 2011

A Mass of Christian Burial for Madonna Adella McInroy McMechan, 77, Lawrence, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Lawrence.  She died April 26, 2011 at her home after a courageous fight with cancer surrounded by her family.

She was...

Apr 25, 2011

Graveside service for Mae Luella Worth, 84, Lawrence will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. She died April 25, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 11, 1926 in Larimore, North Dakota the daughter of Peter and Josephine Braaten. Mae was a homemaker her entire life and her...

Apr 25, 2011

Bradley David Kohlman, 50, died of complications of cystic fibrosis April 25, 2011 at his home in Penngrove, CA.  Brad was born August 12, 1960 in Albuquerque, NM.  He grew up in Lawrence, KS, and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1978.  Brad attended Kansas University in Lawrence and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.

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Apr 23, 2011

Graveside services for Marguerite L. Johnson, 90, formerly of Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Holiday Resort Nursing Facility in Emporia, KS.

She was born on June 30, 1920 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of William...