Obituaries

Joyce C. Emerson

Joyce C. Emerson

Jun 15, 2023

Joyce Carol Emerson, age 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, June 15, 2023, after spending the last three years in memory care at Brandon Woods at Alvamar, in Lawrence, KS.

Born on February 22, 1942, to Arthur and Carrie Longhofer, Joyce grew up an only child in Wichita, KS, and...

David Ashley Vaughn

David Ashley Vaughn

Jun 14, 2023

A Celebration of Life for David Ashley Vaughn, 55, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 6 Mile Tavern in Lawrence, KS. Burial Services will be held at 10:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery on Monday, June 26th, 2023. David passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his home....

Ralph Gilbert Osburn

Ralph Gilbert Osburn

Jun 12, 2023

Ralph Gilbert Osburn passed away on June 12, 2023, at age 85, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center near his home in Lawrence, Kansas.  Gilbert, the eldest son of William Dessie “Buster” Osburn and Macie Marie Eslinger (Osburn), was born on October 1, 1937, at the Indian Hospital in Claremore, Oklahoma. He attended elementary schools in the Lowery and...

Thelma Imogene (Ridgway) Hehn

Thelma Imogene (Ridgway) Hehn

Jun 11, 2023

Thelma Imogene (Ridgway) Hehn, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, and neighbor to everyone she knew, died early Saturday morning, June 11th, at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff in Kansas City, Mo. at age 102.

She was born September 27, 1919, on a farm southeast of McLouth, Kansas, the daughter of Guilford and Alice (Osborn)...

Marion Otto Temple

Marion Otto Temple

Jun 11, 2023

Marion Otto Temple, 90, Lawrence, KS, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Falls Church, VA where he had recently moved to be near his daughter and her family. He will be laid to rest in a private family service at the Union cemetery in Douglas County, KS

Marion was born on April 11, 1933, in Lyons,...

Bryant C. Philgreen

Bryant C. Philgreen

Jun 11, 2023

A remembrance service will be held on Saturday July 8th 1-3pm. at Johnny’s Tavern in north Lawrence for Bryant C. Philgreen, 81, Lawrence.  Private family burial will be at Clinton Cemetery. Bryant passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Bryant was born on November 17, 1941, in Westport, MO, the son of Clarence Henry and Martha Irene...

Anna Margaret Bricker

Anna Margaret Bricker

Jun 10, 2023

Came in a pandemic… left in a pandemic. Anna Margaret Walker Bricker left us peacefully on June 10. What she saw in that lifetime! World War I was still being fought. The Spanish flu was just beginning. Her teenage years were the Depression. She married on Christmas Day since Clark could only get three days off during that time...

Leroy Edward Komma

Leroy Edward Komma

Jun 9, 2023

Leroy Komma, Lawrence, KS, was born February 8, 1938, in Ponca City, OK to the parents of Edward and Marguerite Komma.  He was raised in various towns across Oklahoma and Kansas and graduated high school in Tonganoxie, KS.  He graduated with a business degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

He married Loretta Stiglmire in 1963.  They had...

Marcia Fisher

Marcia Fisher

Jun 9, 2023

Marcia Fisher, 55, passed away in her home on June 9, 2023. A memorial is planned for 11 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Clearity Foundation, a leader in the fight against ovarian cancer and may be sent in care of...

Chris Allen Iden

Chris Allen Iden

Jun 6, 2023

A Celebration for Chris Allen Iden, 63, Lawrence, KS, will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the VFW, 1801 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044. Chris passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his home.

Chris was born on January 1, 1960, in Zanesville, OH, the son of Harold and Sandra (Bishoff) Iden....

Kenneth Arnold Martinez

Kenneth Arnold Martinez

Jun 5, 2023

The Martinez family is saddened to announce that Ken Martinez passed away at the age of 87 on June 5, 2023, at Bridge Haven/Madel’s House.  He was born July 31, 1935, in Gunnison, CO , the son of Frank L. and Marie Jemma (Bellino) Martinez.  He was the third child with an older brother Edmund and sister, Kathy.  Baby...

William Lyon (Bill) Roach

William Lyon (Bill) Roach

Jun 4, 2023

On Saturday June 4th, William Lyon (Bill) Roach, loving husband and father passed away at age 77 at his home in Lawrence. He was born July 23, 1944, in Chicago, IL the son of James Markham and Mary Margaret (Lyon) Roach. He grew up in Oak Park, IL and attended the University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University, and the...

Cheryl Virginia Weaver

Cheryl Virginia Weaver

Jun 4, 2023

Cheryl Virginia Weaver was born on January 20, 1958 and passed away on June 4, 2023. She died in her own bed, in her own home, surrounded by family.

Cheryl Weaver (born Cheryl Virginia Rawlings) was born in Wichita, KS and spent here early years in Springfield, MO. Her family moved to Overland Park where she went...

David Allen Dinneen

David Allen Dinneen

May 31, 2023

David Allen Dinneen was born on June 24, 1931, in Elmhurst, NY, the third and youngest son of Walter James and Anna Callahan (Costello) Dinneen. He married Nancy Anderson Lane on June 2, 1956, in Manhasset, New York, and their marriage, always characterized by lively debate, persisted across oceans and through illness until Nancy’s death on January 5, 2011....

Michael F. Hinson

Michael F. Hinson

May 30, 2023

A visitation for Michael F. Hinson, 69, Lawrence, KS will be held from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Michael passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, KS.

Michael was born on July 26, 1953, in Kansas City, KS, the son of Arthur and...

Elizabeth “Betty” Hazlett

Elizabeth “Betty” Hazlett

May 30, 2023

Elizabeth “Betty” Hazlett passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at her home in Lawrence,

Kansas. She celebrated her 102nd birthday a little over one month prior to her death with friends

and family, remaining lucid until the very end.

Betty was born in Lawrence, Kansas, on April 26, 1921, the daughter of...

Ruth Carol Abbott Kellogg

Ruth Carol Abbott Kellogg

May 28, 2023

September 25, 1945-May 28, 2023

Ruth Carol Abbott Kellogg was born to Earl and Melba (Spurrier) Abbott in Red Cloud, Nebraska on September 25, 1945.  She passed away at Lawrence Kansas Memorial Hospital on May 28, 2023.

Carol grew up in Smith County, Kansas and attended the Oriole Grade School and graduated from Lebanon High...

Janice Margaret Howden Lutz

Janice Margaret Howden Lutz

May 24, 2023

Janice Margret Howden Lutz, 85, Lawrence, KS passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at LMH Health in Lawrence, KS.

Survivors include her husband, Frederic J. Lutz, children, Thomas (Teri) Lutz, Melinda (Glenn Sterkel) Lutz, grandchildren, Matthew (Anna Beth) Howell, Nicholas (Tori Pimentel) Lutz, Jordan (Chase) Vande Velde, Garrett (Mackenzie) Lutz, great-grandchildren, Rowan, Katereena, Harper, Matthew, Elias,...

Jennie Lynn James

Jennie Lynn James

May 24, 2023

Jennie Lynn James, 57, Lawrence KS passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at LMH Health.

Jennie was born on February 10, 1966, in Lawton, OK. She was the daughter of Samuel James, Jr. and Patricia (Ware) James. Grandparents were Wilson Mauchety and Pearl Pewo Ware (maternal) and Samuel M. Sr. and May Whiteshirt James (paternal).

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Ruth Ann Bowman

Ruth Ann Bowman

May 22, 2023

Ruth Ann Bowman, 69 years old, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on Saturday, May 22nd at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City after a struggle with a reoccurrence of cancer.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to James and Mabel (Bartels) Bowman on September 14th, 1951. They both predecease her. She graduated from Cleveland Heights High...

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