Obituaries

Mar 25, 2023

Robert (Bob) Larrabee, beloved husband and father, passed away on March 25, 2023.  Bob’s final gift to his wife of 53 years, Marcella, and their children, Jessica, and Robert, was to give them four days together by his side sharing their memories and finding peace knowing that his courageous battle with cancer was over.

Bob was born...

Mar 25, 2023

Mary Elizabeth Arensberg passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital at the age of 87.

Mary was born on June 1, 1935, in Atchison, KS to Raymond and Maureen (Caldwell) Clark. She graduated high school from Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison and then began working at the telephone office as an operator.

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Mar 23, 2023

Michael Spencer Johnson, 79, died on Wednesday, March 23rd at Star Living in Lawrence, Kansas.

He was born on May 27th, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of H. Spencer and Maxine (Ryan) Johnson. He grew up in Salina, Kansas, where he enjoyed a peaceful childhood and room to roam in the fields. Bird hunting was...

Mar 22, 2023

Thomas “Tom” Meridith Wasinger,72, formerly of Ellis, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 of a heart attack at his home in Lawrence.

Tom was born at St. Anthony’s Hospital on October 28, 1950. He was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Military Academy, now known as Thomas More Prep-Marian in Hays.  Upon graduation, Tom enlisted in the...

Mar 21, 2023

Beloved wife, sister, aunt, and daughter Carolyn Mae Crews (Gilroy) died March 21. Born in Mound City, Kansas, December 30, 1947, she was 73 years old. Carolyn, who always projected love and positivity, spent her last year aggressively treating her cancer. She’d overcome it once before and faced its recurrence with a belief she would do so again.

Mar 19, 2023

Marian Elizabeth Thoennes, 8 ½ months, of Eudora, KS, passed away peacefully in her mother’s arms Sunday, March 19, 2023 on the Feast of St. Joseph. The Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 3934 Washington, Kansas City, MO. The mass will be preceded by...

Mar 19, 2023

Mass of Christian Burial for Bernice Gehlen Born, 92, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Holy Family Catholic Church.  Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic

Cemetery.  Bernice passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at her home.

She was born on December 9, 1930 in...

Mar 18, 2023

Dean Allen Morrison, 42, of Lawrence KS has passed on. The cause of death is unknown.

He was the son of Dreama Louise Morrison and Lonnie Dean Biggers. Grandson of Retta Morrison. Nephew of Martha, Trudy Morrison, Johnnie J Morrison Jr., and Patricia Bauer. Brother of Jason Morrison, Anthony Morrison, and Angela Biggers. Father of Cole Morrison,...

Mar 17, 2023

Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell

Jean, born July 30, 1931 in Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of James Jehu Cox and Gladys E. (Long) Cox, died March 17, 2023 in Lawrence. She graduated from Kingman High School (1949) and came to K.U. where she was a member of Delta Gamma and graduated from the School of Fine...

Mar 17, 2023

Memorial services for Gerald Adolph Brunner, 85, Independence, MO, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2023 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ 727 N. Main Street, Independence, MO.

Gerald passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Homestead of Olathe Memory Care in Olathe, KS.

Gerald was born on October 26,...

Mar 15, 2023

Rita Rosso Haugh, 96, died Wednesday, March 15, in Lawrence. She was born Nov. 11, 1920, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Dan Rosso and Paulina Peterson. She married Oscar Haugh on Dec. 20, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minn. and they moved to Lawrence in August 1950, where Oscar started teaching at KU.

She graduated from Edison High...

Mar 14, 2023

Janie C. (Schaake) Harris, 87, passed away with family by her side, Monday, March 14th at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS. She was born January 16, 1935 to Charles and Isabelle Schaake. Janie grew up on a farm in Lawrence until her family moved to town in 1951 after the flood.

She graduated from Liberty Memorial High...

Mar 13, 2023

Memorial services for Thomas Cassen, 75, Lawrence, will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Thomas passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at LMH Health.

Thomas was born on March 14, 1947, in Burt, Iowa the son of Glenn Woodrow and Fae Evelyn (Fisher) Cassen.

He was...

Mar 11, 2023

Funeral services for Eva Mae Daniels, 66, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Calvary Church of God 646 Alabama St in Lawrence.  The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will follow the service at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.

Eva passed...

Mar 11, 2023

Paul Marion Spearman, 63, died on the 11th day of March 2023 at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, following a long illness. He was comforted by his family. His wife, Janice Spearman, survives of the home in Country Club, Missouri. Paul’s life will be celebrated at a memorial for family and friends in Lawrence, Kansas.

Mar 10, 2023

Terrill "Terri" Lynn Pulliam passed away Wednesday, March 10, at her home in Kansas City, Missouri, after a short illness.   A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 27 at 3:00, Union Pacific Depot, 402 North 2nd Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. She was born April 16, 1955, in Lawrence, Kansas, daughter of Bob and Alice Pulliam.  Raised in...

Mar 10, 2023

Robert “Bob” Schaffer was born November 25, 1946 in Beloit, KS, to Marjorie Allen Schaffer and Loran Schaffer. He passed away at Star Living Memory Care in Lawrence on Friday, March 10, 2023, due to complications from a hemorrhagic stroke he suffered on January 30, 2019.

Visitation will be Monday, March 13, 5:30 to 7:30 pm (with...

Mar 10, 2023

Memorial services for Raymond “Ray” C. Poteet, 76, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Rev City Church in Lawrence. Ray passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023.

Ray was born on March 10, 1947 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Bob C. Poteet, Sr. and Sarah D. (Thomas) Poteet.

He ran track and cross country in...

Mar 9, 2023

Funeral services for Mattie Mae Turner, 78, Lawrence will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. prior to the service at the mortuary.  The burial will follow the service at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  Mattie passed away March 9,...

Mar 9, 2023

Jean E Stokes of Lawrence passed away peacefully on March 9 th , 2023. She was born in San Francisco, CA on January 19, 1923, to Henry and Ruby Strout. She grew up in Portland, Oregon, until moving to the Boston, MA area in 1940. After graduating from Winchester High in 1941, she attended the Chamberlain School...