Obituaries

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Gene Ray Waisner

Gene Ray Waisner

Dec 28, 2021

Graveside Services for Gene Ray Waisner, 77, Eudora KS, will be held on Monday, January 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m. at Clinton Cemetery, Clinton KS. Gene passed on December 28, 2021 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS.

Gene was born February 19, 1944 in Sedalia Missouri to George Roe, and Luella Lorraine (Neffendorf) Waisner. He was...

James W. Mcgraw

James W. Mcgraw

Dec 27, 2021

James W. McGraw passed away Dec.27 2021 from covid.

Jim was born January 2, 1970 and was raised by his grandparents Lloyd E. & Fern A. McGraw.

Jim was a truck driver for many years and loved his job.

He survived by his wife LeAnne M. McGraw and his children from a previous...

Sara Lee (Gilbert) Woods

Sara Lee (Gilbert) Woods

Dec 26, 2021

Sara Lee (Gilbert) Woods, 87, passed peacefully with her family by her side, at sunset on Sunday, December 26, 2021.

Sara was born on January 27, 1934 in Arkansas City, KS, to Clinton and Georgia Lee (Campbell) Gilbert. She and her brother Stanley grew up in Ark City, where Stan says his sister was known as the...

Alan Brack Whitehouse

Alan Brack Whitehouse

Dec 26, 2021

Dr. Alan Brack Whitehouse, 90, Overland Park, KS, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO after a brief illness.

Alan was born on December 22, 1931 in Rochester, NY, the son of John Ralph and Jessamine Payne Whitehouse.

Alan loved both music and science, and pursued...

Georgia Mae Wiggins Aldridge

Georgia Mae Wiggins Aldridge

Dec 25, 2021

Born Georgia Mae Montgomery, August 20, 1925, to Robert H. Montgomery Sr. and Myrtle Hazel Morris Montgomery, Independence, Kansas. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at home December 25, 2021, Lawrence, Kansas.

Georgia grew up during the Depression and WWII. At one time her parents operated the movie theater in Independence. She graduated from Independence High...

Norman D. Kittel

Norman D. Kittel

Dec 25, 2021

Norman D. Kittel, 88, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Homestead of Eudora assisted living facility in Eudora, Kansas. Norman was born on May 3, 1933, in Olmitz, Kansas, the son of Henry and Mary (Stegman) Kittel.

Upon graduation from Great Bend, Kansas high school, Norman joined the U.S. Army as part of the...

Ida “Lee” Cox Mosley

Ida “Lee” Cox Mosley

Dec 25, 2021

Ida “Lee” Cox Mosley, formerly of Lawrence, passed away on Christmas morning, December 25, 2021, in El Dorado Hills, California. Services will be held on Saturday, February 19 th at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1229 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS. A Rosary will be recited at 9:30 am, with the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am, followed...

Wilbern “Bud” Clarence Rinke

Wilbern “Bud” Clarence Rinke

Dec 24, 2021

Funeral services for Wilbern “Bud” Clarence Rinke, 79, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with a visitation starting at 1:00 pm. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS with military honors. Wilbern passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Meadowbrook Nursing and Rehab in...

Edward Michael “Mike” Reilly

Edward Michael “Mike” Reilly

Dec 23, 2021

Edward Michael “Mike” Reilly, 84, of Lawrence, KS, drew his final breath on December 23, 2021 after a long struggle with complications resulting from bladder cancer.

Mike was born to Eddie and Catherine (Donoghue) Reilly on May 29, 1937. After a childhood spent in Omaha, NE and Fort Worth, TX, Mike graduated from Creighton Preparatory High School...

Dwight Carl Lynch

Dwight Carl Lynch

Dec 22, 2021

Dwight Carl Lynch passed in peace, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the age of 72. He was raised in Kingman, KS and lived most of his adult life in Attica, KS with his wife Jean where they raised their three children. He was a father of Jack, Nick (Diana), Brian, and (favorite and only-she...

Don Heath

Don Heath

Dec 22, 2021

Don Heath was born on October 1, 1935, in Salina, Kansas to the late Lillian Florence (Lynch) and Alan Earl Heath. He passed away peacefully at home in Lawrence, Kansas, surrounded by his family on December 22, 2021.

Don grew up in Salina and spoke fondly and frequently of the Heath family’s Holsum Bakery as well as...

Wilda M. Skinner

Wilda M. Skinner

Dec 22, 2021

Graveside services for Wilda M. Skinner, 95, Eudora, KS will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Eudora Cemetery. Wilda passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Baldwin City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

Wilda was born on October 17, 1926, in Mountain View, MO the daughter of Leonard and Xetah Allen. She was a...

Robert “Bob” George Williams

Robert “Bob” George Williams

Dec 22, 2021

Graveside services for Robert “Bob” George Williams, 66, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. The family would ask that face masks be worn at the service. Bob passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Bob was born on September 30, 1955 in Lawrence...

John Leland Dickerson

John Leland Dickerson

Dec 21, 2021

Funeral services for John Leland Dickerson, 83, Eudora, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, 1003 John L Williams Drive, Eudora, KS 66025. Burial will follow at Oswego Cemetery in Oswego, KS. John passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at LMH Health.

John was born on July...

Mardella Ann Dearing

Mardella Ann Dearing

Dec 19, 2021

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora on Wednesday, December 22nd at 10:00am with burial to follow at the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel on Tuesday, December 21st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Mardella Ann Dearing, 89, passed away peacefully on...

Jon B. Ardahl

Jon B. Ardahl

Dec 19, 2021

Jon B. Ardahl, 84, Lecompton, KS, will lie in state from 1 – 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence and you can pay your respects during this time. A private family service will be held with burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Jon passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Menorah...

Richard “Rick” Davis Miller

Richard “Rick” Davis Miller

Dec 19, 2021

Richard Davis Miller was born, Dec. 10, 1949, in Lawrence, KS, to Jack and Jean Miller, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Rob Miller, who passed away, Jan. 19, 1995. He is survived by wife Beth of the home and two nephews, Camden Miller, Pickerington, OH, Kelly Miller, Lawrence, KS. Rick passed away peacefully...

Opal Alexander

Opal Alexander

Dec 17, 2021

Opal Alexander, 94, Lawrence died December 17, 2021 at Medicalodges in Eudora.

Opal was born December 16, 1927 in Pineville, Kentucky the daughter of H.D. and Nancy Catherine (Wilder) Cox.

She married George Alexander in 1950 in Lawrence, KS. He preceded her in death on May 1, 2018.

She is survived by her...

Jeanette Marie Lippencott

Jeanette Marie Lippencott

Dec 16, 2021

Jeanette Marie Lippencott returned to her loving Lord on December 16, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on January 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be announced at a later date.

Jeanette was active in her faith. She served on the RCIA team at Corpus Christi....

Beverly Jeanne North

Beverly Jeanne North

Dec 15, 2021

Memorial services for Beverly J. North, 93, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church. Masks are mandatory at the church. Private family inurnment services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. North passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

She was born February...