Obituaries

Jul 29, 2022

** Steven Wayne Blair, 65, Lawrence, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 at his home. An informal memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 10th at the Patio Garden Terrace at the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Emporia, KS. **

Steven was born on December 8, 1956, in Emporia, KS the son...

Jul 28, 2022

Graveside services for Madeleine J. Schehrer, 81, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 1600 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence. Madeleine passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at her home.

Madeleine was born on November 6, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Paul and Doris...

Jul 28, 2022

Funeral services for Jaime Ricardo “Rick” Ramos, 63, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, preceded by a Rosary at 9:30 a.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Lawrence. Rick passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

...

Jul 27, 2022

** Inurnment for James “Jim” A. Long will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Pioneer Cemetery with a Memorial Service celebrating Jim’s life from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Malott Room at the KU Student Union on Saturday, August 27th. **

James “Jim” A. Long of Lawrence, passed away...

Jul 26, 2022

A celebration of life for Reed Phillip Peterson, 81, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 20 at Plymouth Congregational Church.

Reed died July 26, 2022, at LMH Health. He was born Dec. 1, 1940, in Denver, the son of Sonja and Arthur “Pete” Peterson.

Reed graduated in 1965 from the University of Kansas with...

Jul 25, 2022

Wayne Ray Pearse, 70, passed away at home July 25, 2022 with family at his side. Wayne was born July 2, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kathleen Montgomery Pearse and Howard Jay Pearse. In 1968, the family, which includes brothers Rusty and Dan, moved to Broken Arrow, OK where they built a dog kennel which they operated for many...

Jul 24, 2022

Wanda Louise Adams passed away peacefully in the presence of family on July 24, 2022, at the age of 70 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on November 8, 1951, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the fourth of 6 children. Her father Howard Kenneth Mooney died when she was 7, and she along with her brothers and sister were raised...

Jul 23, 2022

Graveside services for Ermal Jean Shepard, 85, of Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 29, 2022, at Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral procession will begin at 10:30 am from Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Ermal passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at North Care Hospice House in N. Kansas City, MO.

Ermal was born...

Jul 19, 2022

Private family services will take place at a later date for Mary Rose Tuven, 83, who passed away peacefully on July 19, 2022. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of more than 50 years, Charles Kelso Hoag. Survivors include her daughter, Andrea Hoag, Lawrence, step-daughter, Isabelle Hoag, Shoreview, Minn., granddaughter Alana Briggs (Max), Wellsville, grandson, Miles...

Jul 17, 2022

In Loving Memory of Georgia (Ellen) Carnagie a faithful servant of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ entered into Paradise at 90 years of age on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at her home with her loved ones around her.

Wife of Earl J. Carnagie who preceded her to Paradise on July 18, 1998.

Mother, Mom,...

Jul 17, 2022

Joanne Banks Coffeen, age 92, passed away July 17, 2022, in Lawrence, KS.  Joanne was born on June 5, 1930, in Tulsa, OK, to Curt R. and Norma Kindley Banks.  She was an only child, much beloved by her parents.

Around 1933, Curt’s work with Crown Drug Company led the family to Kansas City, Missouri.  Joanne attended...

Jul 16, 2022

Graveside services for Ruth Ann Murphy Buller, 90, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS.  Ruth passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at her home.

Ruth was born on December 25, 1931 in Belvoir, KS, the daughter of Harry L. and Nina R. (Anderson) Murphy....

Jul 16, 2022

A memorial service for Dorothy “Dottie” Anne Daugherty, 87, Lawrence, will be held at 2 p.m. on, October 1, 2022 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. Dottie passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

Dottie was born on May 22, 1935 in Batavia, NY, the daughter of Ralph W. and Wilma (Hammond) McCray....

Jul 15, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Isabella Severina del Campo (Eagle Woman Kenukiw), 20, Lawrence will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lawrence.  Isabella died Friday, July 15, 2022, at her home.

She was born February...

Jul 13, 2022

Funeral service for William L. Crowe, 59, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Eudora Cemetery. William passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at his home.

Jul 13, 2022

** A Celebration of Life for Austin Turney will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28 2023 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence.  Music by Trinity Choir and KU Classical Music Department Ensemble. **

Austin Henry Turney died in hospice care in Lawrence, Kansas on July 13, 2022. Austin was born in Lawrence,...

Jul 12, 2022

James Eldon Sneegas died July 12, 2022.  Jim was born on October 21, 1955, to Eldon Carl Sneegas and Mary Lou (Elliott) Sneegas in Olathe, Kansas where he grew up with five siblings.

He was a proud Jayhawk, earning a BS in Psychology and MS in Electronic Media from the University of Kansas.  Jim also earned a...

Jul 12, 2022

Mayris Lue Reed, 76, Lawrence, KS.  Mayris passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at The University Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.

Mayris was born on January 18, 1946, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Michael Buford and Vivian Maxine Cox.

She worked in Property Management.

Mayris married Ed Reed on...

Jul 11, 2022

Marilyn Ann Eggert Harre, age 83, passed away peacefully July 11, 2022. Marilyn loved to write, listen, and connect with people. Her empathy and compassion were readily displayed in all her endeavors.  Marilyn worked for many years for Command and General Staff College at Ft Leavenworth and most recently, for DEMDACO in Leawood KS – by far, her absolute...

Jul 10, 2022

Memorial services for Ernest C. “Ernie” Gwin, 73, Baldwin City, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2022 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery.  Ernest passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Ernie was born on May 3, 1949 in St. Joseph, MO,...