Obituaries

Elder ” Murvin” Dean

Mar 4, 2009

Funeral service for Elder Murvin Dean, 86, Lawrence, Kansas, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2009, at the Mustard Seed Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  Elder Dean died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at his home.

He was born May 13, 1922, in Holler Ridge, Louisiana, the son of Anderson...

Jay Cross

Mar 4, 2009

Funeral service for Jay A. Cross, 41, Topeka, will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery with military honors.    Mr. Cross died March 4, 2009 at his home.

He was born on July 30, 1967 in Fort Riley, Kansas, the son of James K. and Helen...

Gloria Sterling

Mar 1, 2009

Memorial services for Gloria Sterling, 78, Lawrence will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the Lawrence Jewish Community Center (917 Highland Drive).    She died March 1, 2009 at her home.

She was born July 5, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York the daughter of Albert and Mollie (Tiger) Wolfson.

She received her...

Suzanne Coil

Mar 1, 2009

Memorial service for Suzanne Schwantes Coil, 74, Lawrence, will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  She died March 1, 2009, at Medicalodges-Eudora, where she spent the last eight years.

She was born October 11, 1934, in Hobart, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph E. and Anne (Patterson) Schwantes.

She graduated Valedictorian...

Laurence “Larry” Holuba

Feb 28, 2009

Funeral services for LAURENCE G. “LARRY” HOLUBA, 92, Lawrence, KS will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. He died on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.

He was born on July 7, 1916 in St....

Glady Burge

Feb 28, 2009

Memorial service for Gladys Fredrick Burge, 86, Lawrence, KS, will be 3 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2009 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Inurnment will be at Pioneer Cemetery on the West Campus of Kansas University.  She died February 28, 2009, at Harbor House Memory Care Residence.

She was born September 4, 1922, in Strawberry Point, Iowa,...

Ramon Romero Sr.

Feb 23, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for Ramon E. Romero, Sr., 88, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2009 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Military Honors will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died February 23, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born July 15, 1920 in Lawrence, KS the...

Eunice “Louise” Phillips

Feb 23, 2009

Funeral services for Eunice Louise Anderson Phillips, 97, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the First Baptist Church  in Lawrence, Kansas.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

She died February 23, 2009 at her home in Lawrence.

She was born June 10, 1911 in Superior, Nebraska the daughter...

Richard Hopson

Feb 18, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for Richard L. Hopson, 69, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Holy Family Catholic Church.  Military Graveside service will follow in Holy Family Cemetery.

He died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born January 2,...

James “Jim” Ellena

Feb 17, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for James R. “Jim” Ellena, 61, Cathedral City, CA will be at 10 a.m. Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at his home in California.

He was born on September...

Ruth Norman

Feb 17, 2009

Funeral services for Ruth Norman, 82, of Eudora, Kansas will be held 2 p.m., Friday, February 20, 2009 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Eudora.  Burial will be in the Eudora Cemetery.

Mrs. Norman died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at her home in Eudora, Kansas.

She was born March 12, 1926 in...

Lawrence “Larry” Schmitz

Feb 12, 2009

Memorial Mass for Larry J. Schmitz, 64, Lawrence, KS will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 14, 2009, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  A reception will follow in the Church basement.  He died February 12, 2009, Lawrence, KS.

He was born October 30, 1944, in Marytown, WI, the son of Leo, Sr. and LaBella (Schnur)Schmitz.

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Betty Schulte

Feb 12, 2009

Private graveside services for Betty Miller Schulte, 89, Lawrence, KS, will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.

Mrs. Schulte was born on February 8, 1920 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Albin Hjalmar & Viola Gerhard Miller.

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Jennifer Iron Whiteman

Feb 11, 2009

Funeral services for Jennifer Iron Whiteman, 32, Lawrence, will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2009, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Cremation will take place following the service.  She died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at her home.

She was born August 20, 1976, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Brad Campbell and Brenda Brown.

She...

William Whitehead Jr.

Feb 10, 2009

Funeral services for William J. Whitehead, Jr. 87, Savannah, MO (formerly of Lawrence) will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2009.   Military honors will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died February 10, 2009 at La Verna Village Nursing Home in Savannah, Missouri.

He was born July 28, 1921 in Ft. Riley, Kansas...

Theresa Ward

Feb 9, 2009

Funeral service for Theresa A. “Terry” Ward, 60, Baldwin City, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2009 at First Christian Church, Lawrence, KS.  Interment will follow at Welda Cemetery, Welda, KS.  Mrs. Ward died Monday, February 9, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on May 21, 1948 in Ottawa, KS, the...

Shirley Pattison

Feb 8, 2009

Visitation for Shirley Lee Pattison, 67, Lawrence will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  She died February 8, 2009 at her home.

She was born March 3, 1941 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Paris and Annie May (Mason) Spooner.

She graduated from Lawrence High...

John Wilkins

Feb 8, 2009

Memorial Services for John Miles Wilkins, 73, Lawrence, KS will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be on Friday, February 20th at Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery with military honors. He died on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at his home.

He was born on August 31, 1935 in...

Dorothy Davis

Feb 7, 2009

A visitation for Dorothy Jean Davis, 61, Lawrence, KS, will be held 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2009 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  Mrs. Davis died on February 7, 2009 at her home.  She was a life-long resident of Eudora and Lawrence.

She was born on October 8, 1947 in Eudora,...

William Millar

Feb 6, 2009

Funeral service for William A. Millar, 81, Lawrence will be held 3 p.m. today at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Interment will take place 10 a.m. Monday, February 9, 2008 at Oak Hill Cemetery.   He has been a resident of Lawrence since 1947.

Mr. Millar died on February 6, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on...