Obituaries

Leroy Edgar Poage

Jun 28, 2022

Funeral services for LeRoy Edgar Poage, 81, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel.  LeRoy passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at his home.

LeRoy was born on January 10, 1941, in Gower, Missouri the son of George Edgar and Georgia Lee Anderson Poage

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William “Bill” Stephen Bell

Jun 25, 2022

William “Bill” Stephen Bell, 74, of Lawrence, KS passed away on June 25, 2022. Bill was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky to Captain Joseph and Dorothy Metz Bell on December 9, 1947.

Born the oldest in a military family, Bill was the glue for their small army always on the move. The constant shuffle of domestic and...

Mary Lee Cobb Hedrick

Jun 24, 2022

Mary Lee (nee Cobb) Hedrick, May 23, 1938 – June 24, 2022 was born at home and raised in Wilmore, Kansas. Her parents, Austin Lee and Mary Gertrude Cobb owned the local telephone company and Mary Lee ran the switchboard by the time she was four years old. She learned to count the number of times the second hand...

Donald (Donnie) Mack Dolina, Jr.

Jun 22, 2022

Donald (Donnie) Mack Dolina Jr. resident of McLouth, KS formerly of Eudora, KS left us too soon away at the age of 65 on June 22, 2022 at his home. Viewing will be held at 5:00 p. m. – 7:00 p. m.  Services will follow led by Melissa’s Uncle, Jim Baker from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p. m. on...

Nancy Lindsey Helmstadter

Jun 18, 2022

Nancy Lindsey Helmstadter, age 91, died June 18, 2022. Nancy was born on November 16, 1930, in Oklahoma City, OK. She was the only child of Helen E. Friend and Adrian H. Lindsey.

Nancy graduated from Miss Barstow’s School for girls in Kansas City, MO in 1948, and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1952. She...

Diane Genene Hall

Jun 17, 2022

Diane Genene Hall, 90, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away at her home Friday, June 17, 2022, with her daughter by her side. A private family burial will be held at a later date in Lexington, Missouri.

Diane was born February 2, 1932, in Shubert, Nebraska, to Charles Myron and LaVonne (Hill) Harrison.

Diane had a great...

Ronald Lee Burchett

Jun 15, 2022

A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date for Ronald Lee Burchett 75, Lawrence KS. Ronald passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at his home.

Ronald was born on September 5, 1946, in Lawrence, KS, the son of Edward and Vivian Burchett.

He was a self-employed painter and window cleaner.

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Guy Shain, Dvm

Jun 12, 2022

A Celebration of life for Guy Shain, DVM, 48, Wellsville, KS, will be held at 1:00 p.m., September 17, 2022 at the Church of the Resurrection West 24000 W Valley Parkway, Olathe, KS. Guy passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at his home.

Guy was born in St. John, KS on March 2, 1974, the...

Jacqueline “Jackie” R. Shmalberg

Jun 12, 2022

Private family graveside services for Jacqueline “Jackie” R. Kreider Shmalberg, 91, Lawrence, KS, were held at Memorial Park Garden Mausoleum in Lawrence. Jackie passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Home in Lawrence.

Jackie was born on September 26, 1930 in Afton, OK, the daughter of Lowell E. and Elsie A. (Rider) Kreider....

Ruby Belle Peaslee

Jun 11, 2022

Funeral services for Ruby Belle Peaslee, 90, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10:00am. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS. A private family burial will take place following at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. Ruby passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in Lawrence, KS.

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Alex Matthew Staton

Jun 10, 2022

On June 10, 2022, Alex Matthew Staton, loving husband, son, and brother passed away at the age of 30. Alex was born on July 26, 1991 in Salina, Kansas to Clayton and Fran Staton. He attended Sacred Heart High School where he excelled in Quiz Bowl and 4H. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in...

Kurt E. Burkhart

Jun 10, 2022

Memorial services for Kurt E. Burkhart, 58, Lawrence, KS will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence, KS. Kurt passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, June 10, 2022, at LMH Health in Lawrence, KS.

Kurt was born on September 11, 1963, in Topeka, KS, the son of...

Nina Ruth Reed

Jun 9, 2022

Nina Reed, 96, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022, with loving family at her side.

Nina was born in Marked Tree, Arkansas to Ollie and Clara Hogan. Nina enjoyed sharing childhood stories of adventures with her siblings, Kenneth, Clara, and Fred.

Nina married Don Reed and they spent 36 years happily married while raising...

Mildred M. Kelly Trefz

Jun 4, 2022

Mildred Morine Kelly Trefz died peacefully Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Morningstar Care Homes in Baldwin City, KS.

She was born February 18, 1926, in Sarcoxie, Missouri the daughter of William James., Sr. and Una Mae (Reeves) Kelly; she was the fifth of eight children. She was a graduate of Diamond High School, Diamond, Missouri and a...

Robert “Bob” Charles Franz

Jun 2, 2022

Robert “Bob” Charles Franz, 71, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Bridge Haven-Opas House in Lawrence, KS. While we feel great sadness at his loss, we have profound gratitude for his release from his long journey with Lewy Body Dementia. It was not a quick or easy way to fade, not for him, and not for his...

Helen Elizabeth Seeley

May 31, 2022

A memorial visitation for Helen Elizabeth Seeley, 74, Lawrence, KS will be held from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Helen passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at her residence.

Helen was born on April 8, 1948, in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, the daughter of Harold Albert and...

Roger “Eddie” Stanley Iii

May 30, 2022

Graveside services for Roger “Eddie” Stanley III, 69, Eudora, KS, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2022 at Deay Cemetery, rural Eudora, KS. Eddie passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS.

Eddie was born on July 23, 1952 in Lawrence, KS the son of Roger E., II...

Patricia F. Snow

May 28, 2022

A Visitation for Patricia F. Snow, 85, Eudora will be held from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. on June 4, 2022 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Private Family Burial will be in Eudora Cemetery. She died May 28, 2022 at her home in Eudora.

Patricia was born on September 19, 1936 in Kansas City,...

Faye Jones-Olmsted-Bradshaw-Jones

May 28, 2022

I was born December 3, 1918, on a small farm near Ashland, Missouri, the youngest of six children to William and Pearl (Bullard) Jones. Very early our mother taught us that being poor was no disgrace but being uneducated was. My education started by walking with two of my brothers to a one-room country school with one teacher who...

Emily Belle Hamilton

May 28, 2022

Emily Belle Hamilton passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, May 28, 2022, from unknown causes.

Emily came out of the womb wailing on March 15, 1985, in Kansas City, MO. We assumed she was crying, like newborns do, but soon realized she was just performing baby vocal warmups in preparation for a lifetime of singing.

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