Obituaries

Larry Mason Lawrence Patrick Smith

Larry Mason Lawrence Patrick Smith

Aug 5, 2021

Memorial Mass for Larry Mason Lawrence Patrick Smith, 82, Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Larry was born on November 11, 1938, to Ethan Smith and Ruth Parry. Larry lived in Lawrence his entire life and loved being a part of the Lawrence community.

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Marian Karleen Curtis

Marian Karleen Curtis

Aug 4, 2021

Marian Karleen Overfield Curtis – Resident of Lawrence Kansas for 53 years passed away: August 4, 2021, at the age of 100. There will be a burial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Hiawatha, Kansas at a later date.

She is survived by her son, Lawrence Curtis, and daughter Cynthia Petrehn Curtis, including Grandchildren, Angela Longhurst, Mae Rose...

Shirley Lou Coulter

Shirley Lou Coulter

Aug 3, 2021

Shirley was born on a farm in Russell County near Wilson, KS, to Mary B. and Ben F. Steinle on January 29, 1933, and passed away August 3rd in Topeka, KS at the Midland Hospice House.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ted; her sister, Bernadine Brack; brother-in-law, Everett Brack; and her oldest...

Thomas Richard Boyd

Thomas Richard Boyd

Aug 2, 2021

Thomas Richard Boyd, Baldwin City, Kansas passed away on August 2nd, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 5th, 1940 in Topeka, KS the son of Richard and Grace (Cotton) Boyd.

Shortly after his Dad came back from World War II, they moved to Staff Village (Housing for the employees of Hercules) near...

Anita Rose Breuer

Anita Rose Breuer

Jul 31, 2021

Anita Rose Breuer, born June 24, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri to Fred Bundy (Deceased) and Lena Lipari Bundy (Deceased). Anita passed away at the age of 70 on July 31, 2021, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Anita is preceded in death by her brother Sam Bundy.

Anita resided in Lawrence Kansas and is survived by her...

Erik Joseph Acheson

Erik Joseph Acheson

Jul 29, 2021

Erik Joseph Acheson, age 18, of Mayetta, KS, passed away on July 29, 2021 in Springfield, MO. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Friday, August 6, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. Visitation will be held from 6- 8 p.m. on...

Bruce A. Linton

Bruce A. Linton

Jul 28, 2021

Memorial services for Bruce Allen Linton, 97, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The service will be live streamed on our website. Inurnment will be held at Pioneer Cemetery. Bruce passed away July 28th, 2021.

Bruce was born in Ottawa, Illinois on December 3, 1923 to...

Rebecca Eileen Kessler

Rebecca Eileen Kessler

Jul 28, 2021

A Memorial service for Rebecca Eileen Kessler, 62, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday at Christ Community Church in Lawrence, KS followed by a graveside at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Rebecca passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Kansas City Hospice House and Palliative Care in Kansas City, MO.

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Jonathon Wayne Shelton

Jonathon Wayne Shelton

Jul 28, 2021

Jonathon Wayne Shelton, 33 of Lawrence Kansas passed away on July 28, 2021 in Lawrence Kansas. He was born on July 30, 1987 in Parsons Kansas to Angela Murphy and Donald Shelton.

Jon grew up in Lawrence and graduated from Free State High School in 2005.

He took pride in working at Hp Pelzer as...

Michelle Louise Clark

Michelle Louise Clark

Jul 26, 2021

There are no services scheduled at this time for Michelle Louise Clark, 63, Lawrence, KS. Michelle passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021, at LMH Health.

Michelle was born on October 6, 1957, in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Raymond and Donna (Gist) Blasche.

Survivors include her daughter, Gwenivere Farley, brothers, Rodney Blasche, Edward...

Norman Leslie “Les” Hannon

Norman Leslie “Les” Hannon

Jul 25, 2021

Norman Leslie (Les) Hannon died July 25, 2021, at home in Bella Vista, Arkansas. Les was born December 31, 1923, in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, the son of Archdeacon Arthur Gordon Hannon and Hilda Catherine Stewart-Moore Denny Hannon. He attended boarding schools in Northern Ireland and England. After service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he graduated...

Sandra K. Reusch

Sandra K. Reusch

Jul 23, 2021

Sandra Kay Reusch, 74, passed away on July 23, 2021 at the Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Graveside inurnment will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Memorial Park in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born December 20, 1946 in Franklin Co., KS the daughter of Ralph and Frances Nevalee (Van Valkenburg) Hartpence....

Marc Clifford Mahlios

Marc Clifford Mahlios

Jul 22, 2021

A Memorial Service for Marc Clifford Mahlios, 71, Lawrence, KS will be held Saturday, August 7, 2021, at 1PM at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence, KS, Marc passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. You can live stream Marc’s service by clicking on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AAF08Fz2ro

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John R. Messer

John R. Messer

Jul 21, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for John Raymond Messer, 83, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service at the church. John passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

John was born on...

Larry A. Folks

Larry A. Folks

Jul 21, 2021

Larry A. Folks of Mesquite, Nevada, passed away on July 21, 2021 at the age of 75. Larry was born February 9, 1946 in Lawrence, Kansas to Richard E. Folks Sr. and Elsie Folks Moore. Larry grew up in Eudora, Kansas and graduated from Eudora High School in 1963 and attended the University of Kansas. Larry moved to Colorado...

Christopher L. Baldwin

Christopher L. Baldwin

Jul 19, 2021

There are no formal services planned for Christopher L. Baldwin, 42, Lawrence. He passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 at his home. Christopher was born on February 27, 1979 in Topeka, KS the son of Gerald and Anna (Negrete) Baldwin.

He was a stay-at-home father.

He married Kristina Lynn Ward on May 18, 2001...

Oleta Fern Raulsten

Oleta Fern Raulsten

Jul 19, 2021

Funeral service for Oleta Fern Raulsten, 94, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died July 19, 2021 at LMH Health.

Oleta was born on September 19, 1926 in White Oak, Oklahoma the daughter of Otis and Deloris (Wolgamott) Ward.

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Frances Bradley Mercer

Frances Bradley Mercer

Jul 17, 2021

Funeral services for Frances Bradley Mercer, 95, will be 10 a.m., Monday, July 26, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with Rev. Amy Seifert officiating. A visitation will be held at 9 a.m. until the service. Burial will follow at Clinton Cemetery. She died at LMH Health on Saturday, July 17, 2021.

Frances Irene was born to...

Stephen Crowe

Stephen Crowe

Jul 15, 2021

James Duncan Stephen Crowe, 1949-2021

Stephen was born April 21, 1949 in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland.  His parents were John Stephen Crowe, who worked for the British intelligence agency GCHQ, and Isabella (Ella) Watson Brown Crowe, who was a nanny during WWII and then a homemaker.  His first name James was that of his...

Clifford “Cliff” Eugene Downing

Clifford “Cliff” Eugene Downing

Jul 13, 2021

Heaven opened the Gates July 13, 2021, for Clifford “Cliff” Downing, 78 of rural Lawrence. After a long illness he passed peacefully with family by his side. Born at home 1/3/1943, in the Clinton/Lone Star community, to Elmer Downing & Iva (Hasty) Downing. Cliff attended Apple Pie Grade School through 8th grade, Central Junior High School, one year at...

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