Obituaries

Nov 1, 2023

Graveside services for Nancy D. Magnuson, 79, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Nancy passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at LMH Health.

Nancy was born on October 26, 1944, in Mansfield, Ohio, the daughter of Morris Albert and Alice Aline (Miner) Dannenbring.

She...

Nov 1, 2023

Agnes Benita Wasinger, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at her home in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born on April 27, 1927, to Gabe and Josie (Wolf) Rupp in Hays.  She grew up living in their family home with her parents, one sister and seven brothers.  Her sister affectionately gave...

Nov 1, 2023

Long-time Lawrence Kansas resident, Richard “Dick” Lee Sengpiehl, passed away on November 1, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was 86.

Dick was born to Evelyn Glavys Hardeman and Walter Oscar Sengpiehl of Parsons, Kansas, on January 28, 1937. He often spoke fondly of growing up in a small town, playing sports, summers spent at Camp...

Oct 31, 2023

Services for Patrick D. Tate, 75, Lawrence will be held at a later date in Pueblo, CO. He died Oct. 31st at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Oct 31, 2023

Shane Lee Wade, 55, Lawrence, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his residence.

Shane was born on March 23, 1968, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Carol Moore.

A memorial service will scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence, KS.

Other survivors include...

Oct 30, 2023

John “Bill” W.  Edwards, Jr, 89, died October 30, 2023 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living Facility. He was born November 23, 1933 in Eudora, Kansas to parents John W. Edwards, Sr, and Aleen (Bagby) Edwards.

John attended Eudora schools and graduated from Eudora High School in 1952. He married Beverly Broers in 1954. They celebrated nearly 65...

Oct 28, 2023

A Celebration of Life for Robert Eugene McCabria, 89, Eudora, will be at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 31st at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Eudora. A luncheon will follow in the basement of the church. Bob died Wednesday, October 28th at Medicaloges Eudora.

Bob was born on October 22, 1926 in Eudora and lived...

Oct 28, 2023

Jeffrey Alan Blair, 71, died Saturday, October 28, 2023. Death, having tried for decades to dispatch Jeff, only to find him too strong an adversary to best in a fair fight, resorted to the desperate and unsportsmanlike conduct of sneaking up on him at home and taking him by surprise when his back was turned.

In life...

Oct 28, 2023

Mildred Maxine Pickens, 98, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away quietly in her sleep on October 28, 2023. She was born on July 1,1925, in Kansas City, Kansas. She married John Pickens August 21, 1943, in San Diego, California, prior to his deployment into the Pacific Theater in WWII.

At 98, Mickey still had a mind like a steel...

Oct 28, 2023

Kelli Lash Curtiss passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the Olathe Hospice House.

Celebration of life services for Kelli 48, of Lawrence, KS, will be Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. ~ 3:00 p.m., at the Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. 2nd Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Kelli was born on January 11, 1975,...

Oct 27, 2023

John ‘Craig’ Patterson was born February 26, 1949, at KU Medical School Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the younger child of Dr. John Robert (just “Jack”) and Iva Doris (just “Doris”) Patterson, the former a pediatrician and the latter a wife & homemaker. In the tradition of both his parents, he never used his first name. To...

Oct 27, 2023

Kenton Jay Slaubaugh, 63, Lawrence, KS, died Friday, October 27, 2023, at his home.

He was born April 7, 1960, in Iowa City, IA, the son of Marvin and Grace (Miller) Slaubaugh.

In 1982 he earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and computer sciences from the University of Iowa.

He worked for...

Oct 27, 2023

Mass of Christian Burial for Josephine “Jo” Garcia, 86, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 3, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Jo passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at her home.

Jo was born on September 25, 1937, in Wellsville, KS, the daughter of Adrian and Isabel (Lopez) Espinosa and...

Oct 26, 2023

Richard L. “Dick” Zinn, longtime Lawrence resident, devoted family man, tireless legal advocate, and avid outdoorsman, died peacefully following a brief illness on Thursday morning at University of Kansas Medical Center with his wife and children by his side. He was 82.

The husband of Diane (Rusch) Zinn for 61 years, Mr. Zinn is survived by his...

Oct 25, 2023

Rayna Ruth Patton, 41, of Lawrence, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, at her home. Services are pending.

Oct 25, 2023

A Celebration of life for Helen Joan (Jo) Bond, 88, Lenexa, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 25 th , 2023, at Westminster Presbyterian church in Waterloo, IA. Inurnment will take place at the Memorial Garden, First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, KS.  Jo passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Westchester Village of Lenexa, KS....

Oct 22, 2023

Glenda Gallaway, 74 passed away on October 22 in her home in Eudora, Kansas holding her daughter’s hand.

Glenda was born to parents Robert and Ethel Gallaway, in Texas City, Texas on January 6, 1947.

She graduated from Texas City High School and attended business school before working for Nasa.

She married Jimmie...

Oct 22, 2023

Memorial services for Rebecca “Becky” Lisher, 86, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 am on October 30, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church with inurnment to follow at Memorial Park, Lawrence. Becky died October 22, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Becky was born on February 7, 1937, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Paul Fred and Helen...

Oct 22, 2023

Mary Fern Brumit Hellman, 99, Lawrence passed away in her sleep on October 22, 2023 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, with family by her side.  She was born September 6, 1924 in Slater, Missouri the daughter of Russel and Mary Etta (Cook) Brumit.

Mary was very simplistic in life. Her love of the Kansas Flint Hills, the Rocky...

Oct 22, 2023

Paul H. Jess, professor emeritus of journalism, died Thursday, Oct. 22, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. He was 83.

Professor Jess was born July 31, 1932, at home in Galva, Iowa, to Fred “Doc” and Alida Jess. The youngest of four children, he and his brothers all were involved with newspapers from young ages.

He...