Mar 29, 2023

Memorial services for Deloris E. Butler Cheek, 78, Eudora, will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  The inurnment will be held 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2023, at Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS.  Deloris passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2023, at Medicalodges Eudora.

Deloris was born on...

Mar 28, 2023

Craig Lee Marsh, 72, passed away March 28, 2023 following a short battle with lung cancer. Craig was born the eldest of three children to Robert and Juanita Marsh on October 5, 1950 in Liberal, KS.

Craig graduated from Lawrence High school in 1968. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in personnel administration in 1973...

Mar 27, 2023

A memorial service will be held at 1pm on Saturday, March 31 in the chapel at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, Kansas (1429 Kasold Ave), to celebrate the life of Raymond Stanley Reich, who passed away on March 27. Ray was born April 25, 1922 in Jackson, Michigan and spent his early years in Chicago and Jackson. He graduated from Jackson...

Mar 27, 2023

Lawrence, Kansas – Barbara Ann Nordling, 94, formerly of Hugoton, Kansas, passed away peacefully March 27, 2023 at the Neuvant House of Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas.  She was born June 10, 1928 at Cordell, Oklahoma to Rosalie (Kuns) Burkholder and Clarence D. Burkholder.

Barbara was raised in McPherson, Kansas.  She attended McPherson College for one year...

Mar 27, 2023

Vern Aaron Thomas

1926-2023

Vern Aaron Thomas was born at home in Salina, Kansas on June 27, 1926.  He was the son and only child of Guy and Bessie Johnston Thomas.  Vern was a ray of light and optimism to everyone he met and genuinely loved life while always seeing it as a glass half...

Mar 26, 2023

Family inurnment services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery for Craig Alden Anderson, 51. Mr. Anderson passed away at his home in Salina March 26th.

He was born April 26, 1965 in Lawrence.

Surviving are his parents, Pete and Joan Anderson; a brother, Todd Anderson; and daughter, Kayleigh Anderson, all of Lawrence. Also surviving...

Mar 26, 2023

Funeral services for Jerry D. Hanzlick, 81, Eudora, will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora.  Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at the Hoisington City Cemetery in Hoisington, KS.  Jerry passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at his home.

Jerry was...

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...