Obituaries

Kirby Dean Ostrander

Kirby Dean Ostrander

Dec 27, 2020

Graveside services for Kirby Dean Ostrander, 62, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Oak Hill Cemetery – Green Burial Section. He passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation in Hiawatha, KS.

Kirby was born on April 9, 1958 in Topeka, KS, the son of Charles Dean...

Richard Pedigo

Richard Pedigo

Dec 26, 2020

Memorial services for Richard Pedigo, 75, Lawrence will be private. He died December 26, 2020 at LMH Health. Inurnment will be at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Richard was born on September 9, 1945 in Seattle, Washington the son of Cleon and Clara (Hoffman) Pedigo.

Before retiring...

Donald G. (Don) Walker

Donald G. (Don) Walker

Dec 26, 2020

Don Walker, age 85, passed on peacefully at his home in Baldwin City, Kansas in the early morning hours of December 26th after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Don was born in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota on February 1st, 1935. Don graduated from Williamsburg High School in Williamsburg, Kansas in 1953. After high school he worked on the...

Margy Kitley Carlsen

Margy Kitley Carlsen

Dec 26, 2020

Our Mom – chemist, botanist, biologist, teacher, expert in flower arrangement, judging and design, so incredibly intelligent, who teared up with the beauty of nature, passed away December 26, 2020 surrounded by her family’s love in her home.

Margy Kitley Carlsen (Kit to family and friends) is survived by daughters Karen Carlsen, Kathy (KC) Carlsen, and Kristi...

Patricia Lou Cary

Patricia Lou Cary

Dec 25, 2020

****Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Higginsville Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery.

Patricia Lou Cary, formally of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away on December 25th, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. She suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last seven years and died while in hospice care at her son’s...

Robert (Bob) Lawrence Hohn

Robert (Bob) Lawrence Hohn

Dec 25, 2020

Family memorial services for Robert (Bob) Lawrence Hohn, 79, will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Friends and family may watch a live-stream of the service at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday on Warren-McElwain Mortuary website. Interment will take place in Pioneer Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.

Bob died December 25, 2020...

Gertrude Jane (Toll) Hogle

Gertrude Jane (Toll) Hogle

Dec 24, 2020

Gertrude Jane (Toll) Hogle, age 101, died 12/24/2020. Mrs. Hogle was born 8/24/1919, the daughter of Harry & Alice Toll, in Berlin, WI. A graduate of St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Milwaukee, she served three years in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during WW II. Her assignments included hospital ships and station hospitals in the Pacific theater. She...

Karen Frankenfield

Karen Frankenfield

Dec 22, 2020

Memorial visitation for Karen Sue Cook Frankenfield, 71, Lawrence will be held Monday, December, 28 from 3-5pm at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  She died Tuesday, December 22 at her home.  Mrs. Frankenfield had been a resident of Lawrence since 1979. She was born on October 4, 1938 in Independence, Kansas the daughter of Willard and Mable Cook. She married Richard Lindbergh...

Samuel Jahn

Samuel Jahn

Dec 22, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Samuel Jahn, 89, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at St. John’s the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Please be aware that due to COVID-19 and safety precautions, we are asking his loved ones to please respect and comply with...

Lorna Lorene Lewis

Lorna Lorene Lewis

Dec 22, 2020

Graveside Services for Lorna Lorene Lewis, 71, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. Please be aware that due to COVID-19 and safety precautions, we are asking her loved ones to please respect and comply with social distancing and must wear a mask.

Lorene passed...

Betty Jean Erickson

Betty Jean Erickson

Dec 22, 2020

Betty Denny Erickson, born July 14, 1932 in Omaha, NE passed away peacefully in her home on December 22, 2020. She was married on February 20, 1950 to Clarence “Swede” Erickson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple lived in Lawrence, KS during their lifetime where they raised their children and enjoyed their grandchildren.

Betty owned her own...

Phyllis May Wertzberger Mcadoo

Phyllis May Wertzberger Mcadoo

Dec 22, 2020

Phyllis May Wertzberger McAdoo passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Phyllis was born on December 8, 1940 in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Melvon and Pearl (Lindquist) Wertzberger.

Her family moved to Lawrence when she was still a babe, and she and her two brothers grew up at 905 Arkansas...

Kenneth E. Mccartney

Kenneth E. Mccartney

Dec 21, 2020

Memorial services for Kenneth E. McCartney, 93, will be held at a later date. Kenneth passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas.

Richard Brown

Richard Brown

Dec 17, 2020

No formal services are planned for Richard “Dick” Brown, 76, Eudora. He passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home.

Richard was born on December 20, 1943 in Cottonwood Falls, KS the son of Keith William Brown and Marge B. Tarrant McCoy.

He was a member of the Eudora United Methodist Church. He was...

Elizabeth Jane Rogers

Elizabeth Jane Rogers

Dec 17, 2020

Memorial services for Elizabeth “Jane” Rogers, 91, Lawrence, will be held in the spring of 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Jane passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Meadowlark Estates in Lawrence,

Jane was born on June 16, 1929 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Waldo B. and Lizbeth (Norris) Heywood.

She received...

Jerry F. Rogers

Jerry F. Rogers

Dec 17, 2020

Memorial services for Jerry F. Rogers 94, Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Plymouth Congregational Church. This will be a celebration of life for both he and his wife, Elizabeth Jane Heywood who preceded him in death on December 17, 2020.

Jerry was born on August 21, 1926...

Marion Jane (Palmer) Jewell

Marion Jane (Palmer) Jewell

Dec 16, 2020

Marion Jane (Palmer) Jewell (“Jane”) passed away peacefully at Brandon Woods retirement community on December 16, 2020.

Jane was born on March 21, 1922 in El Paso, Texas to Howell S. Palmer and Phala Mae (Walker) Palmer.

In her “autobiography” written at age 16, Jane describes a happy early childhood with her beloved older brother...

Mary Delene Born

Mary Delene Born

Dec 15, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Delene Born, 90, Eudora, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. Mary passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS.

Mary was born on May 13, 1930...

Arnold “Arnie” D. Morgison

Arnold “Arnie” D. Morgison

Dec 15, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Arnold “Arnie” D. Morgison, 82, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at St. John’s the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Arnie passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home in Lawrence, KS surrounded by family. He died...

Dylan Edward Baker

Dylan Edward Baker

Dec 14, 2020

Dylan Edward Baker (43), loving husband and father of two boys passed away on December 14, 2020 at his home in Olathe, Kansas.

Visitation will be held 6:00 – 8:00 PM Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel 1003 John L. Williams Drive.

Funeral service for Dylan will be held at 11:00 AM on...

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