Obituaries

Dec 10, 2009

Funeral service for Bernard Eugene Fordice, 89, Lawrence will be held 2 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2009, at Immanuel Lutheran Church.  Private inurnment will take place at a later date.  Mr. Fordice died December 10, 2009, at his home.

He was born October 24, 1920, in Smith Center, KS the son of Russell Harrison and Eunice (Parnell)...

Dec 10, 2009

A Memorial Gathering for Judith Ann Pettaway, 66, Lawrence, will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2009, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  She died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at her home.

She was born January 31, 1943, in Houston, TX the daughter of J. E. and Rita Locascio  Pettaway.

Judith lived in the Middle...

Dec 9, 2009

Private Graveside Service for Paula LeFlore, 33, Lawrence, was held Monday, December 14, 2009, at Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Midland Care, Topeka, KS.

She was born August 16, 1976, in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Jimmy and Wanda (Jimboy) LeFlore.

Paula graduated from Lawrence High School.  She worked for...

Dec 8, 2009

Ryan “Quick” LaVell Green, 48, Lawrence passed away December 8th in Butner, North Carolina.  Ryan “Quick” Green was born February 20, 1961, in Lawrence, KS the son of Darel L. Green and Freida (Kimball) Green. Ryan graduated from Lawrence High School in 1979.  He was an avid sports enthusiast and participated in many athletic activities throughout his life.  He...

Dec 7, 2009

Jorgen G. Hansen, 92, Lawrence, formerly of Middletown, CT, died peacefully on December 7, 2009 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.   The family is planning private services.

He was born on July 23, 1917 in Copenhagen, Denmark the son of Ejnar and Ebba Andresen Hansen.  He received a degree in architecture from the Royal Academy of...

Dec 6, 2009

Funeral services for Georgella Virginia Lyles, 81, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2009 at 9th Street Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died December 6, 2009 at the Hickory Point Nursing Home in Oskaloosa, KS.

She was born April 12, 1928 in Sedalia, MO the daughter of Roma Richard...

Dec 4, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for James Arthur Hane, 65, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Mr. Hane died Friday, December 4, 2009 at his home.

He was born on December 26, 1943 in Emporia, KS the son of Arthur and Henrietta Heaney Hane.

Mr....

Dec 3, 2009

A memorial service for Cornella “Nell” Tollefson, 92, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Inurnment will be at a later date in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Everest. Mrs. Tollefson died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at her home. She was born Jan. 17, 1917, in Lancaster, the daughter of Charles and Lenora E. Mathena Lee....

Dec 1, 2009

A funeral service for Eileen Huffman, 43, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Huffman died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Nov. 21, 1966, in Chicago, the daughter of Audrey and John Schwartz. The Schwartz...

Dec 1, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Katherine (Holtzman) Rice, DeSoto, 86, Olathe will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Interment will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.  She died December 1, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center.

She was born on April 4, 1923 in Kansas City, MO the...

Nov 30, 2009

Memorial service for Virginia “Gina” Lee Campbell, 38, Goddard, KS will be private.  She died November 30, 2009 at her home.

She was born on April 16, 1971 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin the daughter of Louis O. and Sharon L. Faehl Campbell.

She graduated for Lawrence High School in 1989.

Survivors...

Nov 30, 2009

Graveside services for Gertrude “Gertie” K. Halberg, 104, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Galva East Cemetery in Galva, Iowa. Mrs. Halberg died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born Dec. 25, 1904, in Galva, Iowa, the daughter of Christian and Marie Andersen Larsen. She graduated from Galva High School. She worked for...

Nov 23, 2009

Memorial service for Larry Ray Powers, 60, Lawrence will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday November 28, 2009 at Clinton Parkway Assembly of God.  Larry died November 23, 2009 at his home.

He was a former Resident of Eudora for 17 years.  He moved to Lawrence in 2003.

He was born on May 12,...

Nov 22, 2009

Memorial services for Louis C. Dornberger, 70, Clearview City, KS, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Church of the Nazarene in McLouth, KS.  Inurnment with military services will be in the McLouth Cemetery.  He died November 22, 2009 at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

He was...

Nov 20, 2009

Memorial service to celebrate the life of Phyllis M. Jones, 89, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.  She donated her body to the KU Medical Center, Department of Anatomy.  She died November 20, 2009, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

She was born July 18, 1920, in Williamsburg, KS...

Nov 20, 2009

Graveside Inurnment services for Alyce Elizabeth Abney Dray, 85 will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 21, 2009 at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, Louisiana.  She died November 20, 2009 at her daughter’s home in Baldwin City, KS.

She was born July 11, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama the daughter of George W. and Vera (Hodges) Abney....

Nov 19, 2009

A memorial service for Ross E. Wulfkuhle, 94, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 23, 2009 at the First Christian Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at a later date.  He died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Pioneer Ridge.

He was born on August 27, 1915...

Nov 18, 2009

Funeral services for Len E. (John) Bogart Jr., 82, Lawrence, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, November 23, at Prairie Mound Cemetery, Solomon, KS.  He died November 18, 2009, at Pioneer Ridge in Lawrence, KS.

He was born...

Nov 17, 2009

A Memorial Mass for Gail Heim, 63, Lawrence, will be held 10 a.m. Friday, November 20, 2009, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  She died November 17, 2009, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born June 18, 1946, in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Thomas A....

Nov 17, 2009

A  graveside service for Ruby Sifferman Baker, 95, Lawrence, KS,  will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Rock Prairie Cemetery in Halltown, MO.  She died Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at Brandon Woods in Lawrence, KS.   She spent most of her adult life in Springfield, MO.

She was born November 22, 1913, in Republic, MO,...