Obituaries
Beverly Laurine (Kring) Cates
Nov 8, 2023
Funeral services for Beverly Laurine (Kring) Cates, 90, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. A burial will follow at Sutton Cemetery in Baldwin City, KS. She passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Neuvant House in Lawrence.
She was born August 19, 1933, in rural Baldwin City,...
Barbara Jean Pennewell
Nov 6, 2023
Memorial services for Barbara Jean Pennewell, 87, Baldwin City, KS will be at the Flory Building 2120 Harper St Lawrence 66046 at 1:00pm Sunday November 19th. Barbara passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at LMH Health.
Barbara was born on September 26, 1936, in Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Eugen Vernon and Rose (Brewer) Slater.
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Keith E. Knabe
Nov 5, 2023
Funeral services for Keith Edward Knabe, 59, Eudora, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Keith passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at his home.
Keith was born on September 2, 1964, in Gardner, KS, the son of...
James Harrison Schwartzburg
Nov 4, 2023
June 13, 1932 – November 4, 2023
James (Jim) Harrison Schwartzburg passed away on November 4, 2023 surrounded by his loved ones. Jim was born to Frederick and Florence Schwartzburg in Miami Beach, Florida on June 13, 1932. Although times were tough, Jim managed to have an idyllic childhood with his two brothers, Rick and David (both...
Betty Whitney Alderson
Nov 4, 2023
Betty Whitney Alderson died on November 4, 2023, in Lawrence. She was born on November 19, 1924, in Topeka, Kansas to Evelyn W. Miller Whitney and Dwight Wright Whitney. She went to Topeka High and graduated from Wichita North High School. She attended the University of Kansas and graduated from the School of Pharmacy in 1946. She continued her...
Paul William “Bill” Studebaker
Nov 3, 2023
Funeral services for Paul William “Bill” Studebaker, 85, of Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 9, 2023 at First Christian Church. Interment will follow at Clinton Cemetery. He passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at home, surrounded by his loving family.
Paul “Bill” was born May 23, 1938 in Chanute, KS, the son...
Nancy Dannenbring Magnuson
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...
Agnes Benita Wasinger
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...
Richard “Dick” Lee Sengpiehl
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...
Patrick D. Tate
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.
Shane Lee Wade
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...
John W. Edwards, Jr.
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...
Robert “Bob” Eugene Mccabria
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...
Jeffrey Alan Blair
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...
Mildred Maxine Pickens
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...
Kelli Lash Curtiss
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,...
John Craig Patterson
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...
Kenton Jay Slaubaugh
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...
Josephine “Jo” Garcia
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...
Richard L. “Dick” Zinn
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...
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