Obituaries

Feb 14, 2023

Graveside services for Steven Eric Bodmer, 68, Overbrook, KS, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2023, at Oak Hill Cemetery (Natural Burial Section). Steven passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at his home.

Steven was born on April 12, 1954, in North Hollywood, CA, the son of Fritz and Constance Bodmer.

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Feb 14, 2023

Mass of Christian Burial for Catherine Sue Schneider Nelson, 67, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2023, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. A burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The family will greet friends prior to the funeral from 9:30 ~ 11:00 am with a Rosary Recitation starting at 9:15am. She passed...

Feb 13, 2023

Funeral services for Charlene Dee (Crady) Robinson Kornbrust, 92. Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 20, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Perry, KS. Charlene passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023.

She was born on September 17, 1930, in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of...

Feb 12, 2023

Charlie Groat, 54, Lecompton died February 12, 2023 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS.

He was born July 7, 1968 in Riverside, CA the son of Terry Groat and Kathleen Bowles Kretschmar.

Charlie graduated from Riverside High School.  He enjoyed playing softball with his girls and loved keeping up with the news. Charlie was...

Feb 12, 2023

Theodora Dixon died February 12, 2023 in Lawrence, KS, just shy of 94. She lived a life surrounded by love and she gave as good as she got. Theodora (called Thede or Theo by friends) was known for her ready smile that squeezed her eyes shut and lit up her face, her quick wit, and friendly warmth. She was...

Feb 11, 2023

Gilbert (Gib) Marvin Harris, 87 of Lawrence KS passed from this earth February 11, 2023.

He was born in Marquette KS, September 12, 1935, the third child of Dale and Iola (Hall) Harris.  He married the love of his life, Gerda (Anderson) on January 25, 1957.  Together they had three children, Tracey (Phil) Stout of Fort Collins...

Feb 8, 2023

Graveside inurnment for Janice Irene Miller, 78, Lawrence, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Stull Cemetery.  Janice died February 8, 2023, at LMH Hospital.

She was born February 24, 1944, in Polk County, Missouri, the daughter of Obie and Lois (Routh) Floyd.

She graduated from Lawrence High...

Feb 7, 2023

A funeral mass for Patrick Michael Fagan, 79, of Lawrence, Kan., will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, preceded by a visitation at 9:30 a.m. and a rosary at 10:15 a.m., at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be held at 1:45 pm, in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Topeka.

Pat died Tuesday, Feb. 7,...

Feb 7, 2023

A Graveside service for JoAnn (Swartzendruber) Fay, 85, Lawrence, KS, will be held on 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. JoAnn passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Vintage Park Assisted Living of Baldwin City, KS.

JoAnn was born on July 15, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa,...

Feb 6, 2023

Jacob Joseph “Jack” Epstein, 96, died February 6, 2023, in Lawrence, Kansas after a brief illness.  He was born on November 5, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York City, to Israel and Rachel Epstein.

During his childhood, Jack enjoyed reading; he studied Latin and German.  He loved to tinker and figure out how things worked.  He graduated from...

Feb 5, 2023

Funeral services for Herbert H. Werst, 88 of Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday February 10th at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away Sunday, February 5th at Presbyterian Manor.

Herbert was born November 9th, 1928 in Lawrence Kansas. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Werst &...

Feb 4, 2023

Funeral service for Margaret H. Votaw, 97, Eudora, will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Hesper Friends Church, in rural Eudora. Burial will follow at Hesper Friends Cemetery. Margaret passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Margaret was born on October 28, 1925, in Lawrence, KS the daughter of James and...

Feb 4, 2023

Mike Lovell (56) was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.

Mike was born on May 19, 1966, in Santa Ana, CA, the son of Larry and Elaine (Long) Lovell.  Mike graduated from Lawrence High School and continued his education at...

Feb 4, 2023

James “Fred” Stockton, 83, passed away on February, 4, 2023. Born to Jewell and Dora Mae (Johnson) Stockton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, he earned a BS in mathematics from Arkansas Tech University and an MBA from Drury College. He was a proud US Army veteran and was honorably discharged in 1964. That same year, he married Barbara Rhew, a...

Feb 3, 2023

On Friday, February 3, Donald E Chambers, loving father, grandfather, and faithful, fierce friend, passed away peacefully aged 93 years old.

Don was born on Black Friday in Denver Colorado to Jack Chambers and Ruth Swenson. His mother moved all over the US, but he was able to find the love of his life in Omaha NE....

Feb 2, 2023

Memorial service for Walter E. Simpson, 90, Lawrence, will be held Friday, Feb. 10 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 10th & Vermont in Lawrence.  Private inurnment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Reverend Simpson died on Feb. 2 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.  He was born March 7, 1921 at Mina, South Dakota, a son of Reverend John...

Feb 1, 2023

Effie L. Simmons, 97, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in Lawrence, KS.

She was born on February 18, 1925, in rural Coffey County, KS, the daughter of Oliver and Fanny (Skillman) Kelly.

Effie married Frederick Earle Simmons on December 26, 1944, in Burlington, KS; he preceded her in death on August 14, 2003....

Jan 31, 2023

Services are pending for Francesca G. “Dutch” Scott, 96, of Lawrence. She died January 31 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Jan 31, 2023

Frisco Morse, 54, of Lawrence, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

Frisco was born in the Bahamas.  He was raised in Miami, Florida by his devoted mother, Randi Freas, whom he adored and admired.  His parents preceded him in death.

Frisco had been a physician at Stormont Vail in Topeka for...

Jan 30, 2023

Gregory K. Keefer, 70, died peacefully on January 30, 2023, after nearly a decade living with a cruel form of early-onset dementia – Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD).

Greg was born on January 4, 1953, to the late Jerry and Maxine (Seanor) Keefer in Oil City, PA. The son of two teachers, he also became a teacher after graduating...