Alan Carl Swarts
May 13, 2023
** A Celebration of Alan’s life will be held from 2 – 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Meadowlark Estates, 4430 Bauer Farm Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049. **
Alan Carl Swarts, 72, passed away peacefully at Neuvant House in Lawrence, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, with Margene, his wife of nearly...
Thomas “Tom” Henry Groene
May 11, 2023
Superman has gone home. If Tom Groene was not born on the planet Krypton, he was still a superhero to his children, grandchildren and quite a few kids in the neighborhood. He passed away May 11 at the age of 92.
Born December 29, 1931 to Anthony and Regina Groene in Winfield Kansas, Dad was the youngest...
Richard Hamilton
May 10, 2023
Richard D. "Dick" Hamilton, 68, of Lawrence died Tuesday, May 10th at LMH. Visitation will be 6 – 8 pm Friday, May 13th, at Warren-McElwain Funeral Home. A Memorial Remembrance & Masonic Service will be held there at 7 p.m. Graveside services for Mr. Hamilton will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 14th at Courtland, KS cemetery.
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Bobby Joe Russell
May 6, 2023
Graveside services for Bobby Russell, 84, Eudora, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Eudora Cemetery. Bobby passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Medicalodges Eudora.
Bobby was born on June 30, 1938, in Ozark, AR, the son of Jesse and Eva (Williams) Russell.
Bobby Joe was an accomplished...
Patricia “Pat” Benabe
May 6, 2023
Private graveside services for Patricia “Pat” Benabe, 81, Lawrence were held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the Oak Hill Cemetery – Natural Section, Lawrence, KS.
She died peacefully the morning of May 6, 2023 at Star Living -South in Lawrence, KS.
She was born March 2, 1942 in Bridgeport, CT the daughter...
Barbara Smith
May 5, 2023
Early Saturday, May 5, Barbara Garrison Smith passed away here in Lawrence in the house she helped design and build over fifty years ago. Her son, Rick and daughter-in-law, Purwanti were at her side.
Barbara was born in Salt Lake City, UT on February 2, 1917, the daughter of Lloyd and Evelyn Dresser Garrison. At 14 her...
Lewis A. Phillips
May 5, 2023
Lewis A. Phillips died on May 5, 2023, with family at his side. He is recently pre-deceased by his wife, Carolyn H. Phillips and his son, Terrence A. Phillips. Lew was born December 6, 1933 in Lawrence, the son of Allen V. and Eunice A. Phillips. He and Carolyn began their life together by dating as juniors at Lawrence High...
Robert Paul Zerwekh
May 5, 2023
Family services for Robert Paul Zerwekh, 84, Lawrence, will be held at a later date. Robert passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, at LMH Health.
Robert was born on February 25, 1939, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Robert J. and Beatrice Lewis Zerwekh.
He was a professor for the University of Kansas for...
Linda Louise Lake
May 3, 2023
Linda Louise Lake, 74, Lawrence, KS died on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Advent Health in Merriam, KS.
Linda was born on January 4, 1949, in Winfield, KS, the daughter of Lowell and Louise (Litton) Green. She graduated from Oxford High School in Oxford, KS and then earned her degree in education from Southwestern College in Winfield,...
Stephen Wayne Waisner
May 3, 2023
Graveside services for Stephen Wayne Waisner, 54, Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at Clinton Cemetery, 1203 E 500 Rd, Lawrence, Kansas 66049.
Mr. Waisner passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from this world into heaven on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at UnityPoint Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He...
Marvel Lee Hastert
May 3, 2023
Marvel L Hastert died peacefully at home on Saturday, May the 3rd, in Lawrence, KS at the age of 85 surrounded by her loved ones.
A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 12:00 pm ~ 4:00 pm at the Union Pacific Depot; 502 N 2nd Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Lunch will be served, and there will...
Terrence (Terry) Phillips
May 1, 2023
Surrounded by his family, Terrence (Terry) Phillips died May 1, 2023, of complications from bladder cancer.
Born November 20th, 1957, to Lewis and Carolyn Phillips, Terry married Deanna Tebo in 1996 at First United Methodist Church, Lawrence They have one daughter, Madelyn Anne Irene.
After graduating from New Mexico State University with a business degree,...
Dana T. Skabelund
Apr 30, 2023
Dana Tucker Skabelund, born in Haughton, Louisiana, who resided for many years in Albuquerque, NM, died on April 30 in Lawrence, KS. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Emanuel Skabelund, and her two brothers and one sister. She leaves to mourn her daughters Alyson Von Feldt (Douglas Von Feldt) and Anhara Disko and five grandchildren.
Dana...
Cyrilla C. L’Ecuyer
Apr 29, 2023
Funeral services for Cyrilla C. L’Ecuyer, 92, Eudora, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Cyrilla passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at her residence in Eudora.
Cyrilla was born on September 4, 1930, in Morland, KS, the daughter of Adam and Eva...
Betty J. I. Baron
Apr 28, 2023
The celebration of Betty’s life is to take place at the Unitarian Congregation of Lawrence on Saturday, July 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Having survived decades of autoimmune conditions, she left her beloved family and friends on April 28, 2023. She enjoyed reading, writing, and solving puzzles—word, number, logic, and jigsaw—as well as games, especially Scrabble,...
Deborah Kay Nelson
Apr 26, 2023
A Celebration of Life for Deborah “Debbie” Kay Spaulding Nelson, 69, Lawrence will be held from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Empire Bar & Billiards, 925 Iowa Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044. Deborah passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her home.
Deborah was born on August 2, 1953, in Rock Island, IL, the...
Pauline Bysom
Apr 22, 2023
Pauline Ann Bysom, 89, of Lawrence, passed away April 22 at Pioneer Ridge Health Center. She was comforted in her final days by family and friends.
Pauline was born November 2, 1922, in Junction City, Kan., the daughter of William and Alice Moore. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Clyde Bysom; daughter, Terri Bysom...
Cindy S. West
Apr 22, 2023
Cindy S. West, 72, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, godmother, friend, neighbor, Realtor and nurse, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 22, following heart complications and three months of hospice care. While her physical heart may have failed her, her heart-focus toward everyone she cared for and about never failed.
Memorial services will be Saturday, April 26,...
Robert Clair “Bob” Casad
Apr 21, 2023
Robert Clair “Bob” Casad passed away on April 21, 2023. A memorial service and celebration of life in his honor will take place on May 28 at 3PM at the ECM Building, 1204 Oread Ave., Lawrence KS.
The great grandson of Kansas pioneers, Bob Casad was born in Council Grove to parents Clair L. and Eula (Compton)...
Carl Mac Baise
Apr 21, 2023
Carl Mac Baise, 89, Eudora, passed away April 21, 2023, at Rock Creek in Ottawa. He was born May 31,1933 in North Kenova, Ohio to Charlie and Ora (Money) Baise.
Military Honor Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery.
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