Obituaries

Oct 12, 2022

Visitation services for George Edward Martin, 94, Lawrence, will be held 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. The burial will take place at Grand View Cemetery in Kaw City, Oklahoma.  George passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Monterey Village Assisted Living in Lawrence.

Mr. Martin was born...

Oct 10, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Larry Brunk, 85, Baldwin City, KS will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.  Larry passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at his home.

Larry was born on November 23, 1936 in Olathe, KS...

Oct 9, 2022

Bonnie Jean (Howard) Dallas, 94, passed away on October 9, 2022 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS. A family graveside service in Macon, MO will be held at a later date.

Bonnie was born in Callao, MO, the daughter of James and Mildred (Johnston) Howard and sister of Donald Howard, all preceding her in death.

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Oct 8, 2022

A Memorial Mass for Joan T. (Skinner) Kampschroeder, 75, of Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Joan passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Born on April 13, 1947, Joan was the daughter of Dr....

Oct 5, 2022

On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, Bettie L. Dannevik, daughter of late Samuel Barnes and late Gertrude Moos passed away at the age of 87.  Bettie is survived by her loving husband Roger Dannevik, and devoted son Bob Dannevik. Bettie was also mother to late Sam Dannevik.  Bettie passed away at Eastridge Care Home, Centralia, KS.  Bettie was...

Oct 2, 2022

Memorial service for Michael Scott Blanck, 43, of Eudora will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11th at St. John’s the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS.

Michael “Spank” sadly passed away on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022. Michael was born in Lawrence, KS, on July 27, 1979, to Gary and the late Jeanine (Curtis) Blanck....

Sep 30, 2022

Memorial service for JoEtta Josephine Ryan, 83, Lawrence, KS will be held at 1:00 p.m. on October 11th, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. A Private Inurnment will take place at a Date to be Determined by Family.

JoEtta passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022.  She was born on July 26, 1939, in Kansas City,...

Sep 30, 2022

John Howard Duncan, known as “Jay” as a child but “Howard” as an adult, was born in Wellington, Kansas in 1934.  Like a quarter of the town, his father worked for the Santa Fe Railway, and Howard carried a love and fascination for trains throughout his life.  In his youth he set pins in a bowling alley, getting partially...

Sep 30, 2022

Channette Alexander, 74, died on 9/30/2022. Channette was born in Lucerne, Switzerland on August 6th, 1948, daughter of Anne Lucille Keeshan and Charles W. Alexander. She moved with her parents to the United States as a small child and lived in New York City, New York and Stamford, Connecticut. She later moved with her family to Lawrence, Kansas in...

Sep 29, 2022

James (Jim) V. Van Sickel, 77, of Lawrence, KS, passed away September 29, 2022, at Bridge Haven Opa House. He was the oldest of four children born on June 20, 1945, in Marysville, KS, to Vincent and Mary (Morrow) Van Sickel.

Jim graduated from Kansas State University in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and...

Sep 27, 2022

Visitation for Eugene Floyd Lamb, 80, Lawrence, will be held from 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. A Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. Eugene passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022,...

Sep 26, 2022

John E Wise, 94, of Linwood Kansas passed away peacefully 09/26/2022. He was born June 23, 1928, in Lawrence, Ks, the son of Elmer and Nell (McClean) Wise.

John attended Bismark Grade School and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1944 in Lawrence. After graduation from Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS in 1950, he was drafted...

Sep 24, 2022

A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Raymond Edward Teel Dennis, age 104 3/4 of Lawrence, Kansas on September 30th, 2022 at the Christ Community Church.  A second service will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah at a later date.

Ray passed on September 24th, 2022, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Raymond was born January 21st, 1918, in Topeka, Kansas to...

Sep 24, 2022

Funeral services for Erin Larkin (Britt) Bennett, 41, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Inurnment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.  Erin passed away Saturday, September 24, 2022 at her home.

Erin was born on January 2, 1981 in Lawrence, the daughter of Charlie Henry Sweets...

Sep 24, 2022

Sara “Linda” Prather, 77, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2022.  Linda was born on December 20, 1944, the daughter of Hilton and Mary (Bechtel) Prather.  Linda grew up in Ford, Kansas until moving to Meade, Kansas where she graduated from Meade High School.  Linda attended Southwestern College for two years before transferring to Kansas State...

Sep 23, 2022

Susan Nell Schrepel, 86, died peacefully on September 23, 2022, in Lawrence, KS, surrounded by her children. Susan was born in 1936 in St. Louis, MO, to Charles and Nellie Lee Frederick. Susan married Dan F. Schrepel on July 19, 1958. Susan was preceded in death by her husband, Dan; parents, Charles and Nellie Lee Frederick; and brother, Bob...

Sep 22, 2022

Paul David Gray, 75, Lawrence, KS, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus from lung complications on Thursday, September 22, 2022, surrounded by family. Paul was born on March 16, 1947 in Clinton, MO, the son of Wyley Lloyd and Anna Ruth (George) Gray. He married Margaret Ellen “Kitsy” Waggoner on May 31, 1969 in Kirkwood, MO.  She...

Sep 21, 2022

Funeral services for Clifford Raymond LaFrenz, 77, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Clifford went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2022, after a brief illness.

Cliff was born on May 22, 1945, in Hendricks, MN to...

Sep 20, 2022

M ay 29, 1963 – September 20, 2022

The family of Casey Ballard Sr. of Lawrence, Kansas, is heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Casey was vacationing with family in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, celebrating his wife’s retirement, when he died suddenly after suffering...

Sep 20, 2022

A Memorial Visitation for Rose Mary Bryant, 80, Eudora, will be held at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 on (Thursday, September 29th, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Rose Mary passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2022, at her home at 9:36pm.

Rose Mary was born on January 16, 1942, in Centralia, OK, the daughter...