Obituaries

Apr 3, 2024

Donald R. Burns, Sr., 82, of Early, IA, passed away on April 3, 2024, at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake, IA, after a long battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 10am on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Hesper Friends Church, Eudora, KS, with Rev. Jerry Mercer, officiating. Burial will be at Hesper Friends Church...

Apr 3, 2024

Carole D. Whitaker, age 70 of Lawrence, KS, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.  Carole was born on August 9, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Alex and Elizabeth Kovach.  Her brother was Tom Kovach.  She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother.

Carole was proud of her...

Apr 2, 2024

Loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, Jean Marie Finch, passed away unexpectedly on 2 April 2024 at her home. Jean was born on 17 May 1958, and spent her childhood in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. She was a gifted student, where alongside her academic excellence, she also starred in drama and swam competitively. She graduated with honors from...

Apr 2, 2024

A Celebration of Life for Bradley Curtis Hagan, 60, Kansas City, MO, will be held from 5:30 ~ 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2024, at Eudora Baptist Church in Eudora.  Bradley passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Kansas City, MO.

Apr 1, 2024

May 6, 1932 – April 1, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2024, Glen F. Davis, masterful teller of stories and jokes, passed away and joined his beautiful saint of a wife in Heaven.

Glen was charming, kindhearted, generous, mischievous, and sometimes even belligerent, but above all, he was a...

Mar 30, 2024

A visitation for Sharon Kaye Leftwich, 82, Lawrence, KS, will be held from 5pm to 7pm, Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, at McLouth Baptist Church. Burial will be held at Davis City Cemetery in Davis City, Iowa. Sharon passed away on Saturday,...

Mar 28, 2024

Ola Delle Stover Faucher was born April 6, 1949, in Salina, KS.  She burst into crimson and blue rays of light and was welcomed into eternity by Phog Allen and James Naismith with the KU fight song on March 28, 2024.

Ola is preceded in death by her mother: Chrystal Cleo Copeman Stover; her father: John Lucas...

Mar 28, 2024

Joan E. Dransfield, 84, Lawrence, KS passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Meadowlark Estates in Lawrence. There are no formal services scheduled.

Joanie was born on June 22, 1939, in New York, NY, the daughter of Anthony and Mary (Conforti) Rugo, who preceded her in death.

She married Daniel Dransfield on November...

Mar 26, 2024

Mrs. Mary Heidt Harden, 95, formerly of Pooler, GA and currently of Eudora, KS, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Mary was born in Marlow, GA on December 6, 1928.  After graduating from high school, she worked at Union Camp in Savannah, soon meeting Henry A. Harden who would become the love of her life, and...

Mar 26, 2024

A visitation for Joan Lucille Knight, 89, Baldwin City, KS, will be held from 10:30 ~ 12:00 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Joan passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Vintage Park in Baldwin City.

Joan was born on December 12, 1934, in Chanute, KS, the daughter of Clyde and Esther...

Mar 25, 2024

Shirley J. Walters passed away at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, Kansas on Monday, March 25, 2024. Cremation is planned.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church on Vermont Street in Lawrence. (Please allow time for street parking). A light reception will follow the service...

Mar 24, 2024

Celebration of Life for Delwin R. Barnett, 74, Lawrence, will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Delwin passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2024, at Parkway Care & Rehabilitation in Edwardsville, KS.

Delwin was born on January 6, 1950 in Loveland, Texas, the son of William and Marie...

Mar 24, 2024

Donna Mae Grosdidier (Reusch) passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in Lawrence Kansas. Donna was born to John and Fern Reusch (Broers) on April 9, 1935 in Eudora, Kansas.

She married Edgar Grosdidier on September 26, 1953 in Eudora, Kansas. They resided in Eudora until January 1971, when they moved to...

Mar 24, 2024

January 09, 1923 ~ March 24, 2024

Mary Ellen Carden (Webb) was born January 9th, 1923 in Argentine, KS to Oliver Preston Webb and Verna Webb (Fraser). She graduated from Argentine High School in 1941, where she was a member of the National Honors Society.  After graduation, she obtained her Nurse’s Aide certification from the United States...

Mar 23, 2024

A funeral service for Marilyn will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5 at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa. Her family will host a reception immediately following the service. A family burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Anita, Iowa.

For those unable to attend in...

Mar 23, 2024

Kyle David Duncan, age 17, of Perry, Kansas, passed away tragically on March 23, 2024. He was born on August 16, 2006, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Kyle was a junior at Free State High School. He was currently anticipating an exciting club basketball season with some longtime teammates and coaches, with hopes of playing basketball in college. He...

Mar 22, 2024

Nancy Rodhouse Colyer, 87, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Lawrence, KS. Nancy passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Anthology on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO.

Nancy was born on January 26, 1937, in Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Jacob and Erma (Michie) Rodhouse.

She was the Director of Continuing Education for the University...

Mar 22, 2024

Robert Maurice Still, Jr., of Lawrence, KS, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at Medicalodges in Eudora, KS. He was born in Lawrence, KS on December 23, 1951, to Robert Maurice Still, Sr. and Melba Marie (Barton) Still. He is survived by his sister Susan Marie (Still) Allen; niece Shelley Lynn (Allen) Gehrke; two great-nephews Whitney Allen Gehrke, his...

Mar 22, 2024

Jacquelyn Kay Miller Wertzberger, a remarkable woman of strength, talent, and unwavering love, passed away at 7:09pm on March 22, 2024, at the age of 85, at her home with her children by her side. Born on July 9, 1938, in Webb City, Missouri, she was the cherished only child of Robert Joseph and Eva Belle Miller.

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Mar 22, 2024

Christopher William (Chris) Lorman (59), a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on March 22, 2024, born on June 23, 1964, to the late Bill and Harriet Lorman (nee Pratt), Chris was a long-time resident of Kansas and a pillar of the community he so dearly loved.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio,...