Obituaries

Jul 2, 2020

Visitation for Bruce Allan Trowbridge, 51, Lawrence, will be held Saturday July 11th from 1pm-4pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (3615 W. 10th St. Lawrence Kansas). Bruce passed away on July 2, 2020 at his home.

Bruce was born February 19, 1969 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of John Howard and Connie...

Jun 29, 2020

Renate Dick passed away in the company of her children on June 29, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was 84 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ernst S. Dick, and her two brothers, Carl-Wilhelm and Alfred.

Renate was born in 1936 in Münster, Germany. She graduated from the School of Library Science...

Jun 28, 2020

Service for Timothy J. (TJ) Dietz, 42, Eudora, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel. He will lie in state on Monday, July 6, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Eudora Chapel. Please observe social distancing. TJ passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 in Olathe, Kansas.

Jun 25, 2020

Graveside services for Thelma Louise Brantley, 89, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2020 at De Soto Cemetery in De Soto, KS. We will be practicing social distancing and request that you wear a mask for the health and safety of everyone attending. Thelma passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Arbor Court.

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Jun 22, 2020

Graveside services for Michael Douglas McCleery, 69, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2020 at Eudora Cemetery in Eudora, KS. Michael passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 at LMH Health.

Michael was born on May 18, 1951 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Douglas and Evelyn (Hamilton) McCleery.

He married Darlene...

Jun 21, 2020

Trisha Vasquez, 52, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Legend Healthcare in Tonganoxie, KS.

Trisha was born on May 18, 1968 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Marion and Lavina (Garcia) Vasquez.

She was a caregiver, wife, mother, sister, daughter, and aunt.

She is survived her five children; Michael Norris, Thomas Norris,...

Jun 21, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Alberta J. Schopper Pyle, 88, Eudora, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed on Holy Family’s webpage on Facebook. Due to Covid-19, social distancing will be observed and masks are...

Jun 19, 2020

Graveside Services for Sadie “Ruth” Coon will be held at 10am on Friday, June 26, 2020 at Memorial Park Cemetery. We will be practicing social distancing and request that you wear a mask for the health and safety of everyone attending. Ruth passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Medicalodges in Eudora. Ruth was born on March 19,...

Jun 19, 2020

Graveside service for Lester L. Walker, 84 Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2020 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. He died June 19, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas.

Lester was born May 8, 1936 in Lawrence, KS the son of Charles and Helen (Logan) Walker.

He worked for the University of...

Jun 18, 2020

Michael (Mike) Dale Siler died on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at LMH Health. There will be a celebration of life on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Centennial Park at the East Side Shelter House starting at 10:00 a.m. Mike was born in Topeka, KS and then moved to Lawrence where he went to school. He met Heaven Love in...

Jun 17, 2020

Memorial services for Waletta Joy Medlock, 63, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2020 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence. Private family burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Waletta passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2020 at her home.

Waletta was the definition of a free spirit; independent, strong, and willful. She was...

Jun 16, 2020

Graveside services for Willis Ray Moten, 80, Lawrence, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. Willis passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at his home. Willis was born on May 23, 1940 in Ottawa, KS, the son of Clyde Lewis and Tessie Rosetta (Vann) Moten.

Willis married...

Jun 16, 2020

David D. Pike died at LMH hospital on June 16, 2020 in Lawrence, KS. He was 71. He had an earlier brush with Death in 2014 when hospitalized for 6 weeks with multiple illnesses including lymphoma, or, as he liked to say “The Big C.” Dave wasn’t ready to go yet and he convinced Death to hold off for...

Jun 15, 2020

Graveside service for Laura Sue Gillihan, 71, Eudora, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2020 at Edgerton Cemetery, Edgerton, KS. Laura passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at LMH Health of natural causes.

Laura was born on July 23, 1948 in Sedalia, MO, the daughter of Jessie Warren and Ova Evelyn (Robinett) McLeod.

Jun 14, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Francis G. Weigel, 86, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2020 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Clinton Cemetery with military honors.

Mr. Weigel passed away, Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his home.

He was born August 20, 1933...

Jun 11, 2020

Mark Martinez, 75, of Baldwin City, Kansas, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 11, 2020. He passed away at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Garden City, Kansas on February 27, 1945, he was the son of J.E. and Ruth (Ascencio) Martinez. Mark married Sherrill (Koehn) Martinez on September 4, 1970, in Emporia,...

Jun 8, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Ellen (Hayes) Hane, 74, Lawrence will be offered Monday, June 15, 2020 at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Lawrence, KS. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Mass will be a private ceremony. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mary passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at Village Shalom in Overland Park, KS....

Jun 8, 2020

Graveside services for James Preston Girard, 75, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2020 at Oak Hill Cemetery. James passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

James was born on July 6, 1944 in Tillamook, OR, the son of Preston Leroy and Inez Elizabeth (May) Girard.

He...

Jun 6, 2020

Funeral services for Ruby Maxine Lickteig, 91, of Lawrence will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 12, 2020 at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. Due to Covid-19, please be mindful of social distancing guidelines if planning to attend services. Ruby passed away Saturday, June...

Jun 5, 2020

John C. Gingerich, Lawrence, KS passed away peacefully at Brandon Woods on June 5, 2020. During his 98 years with us, he was a United Methodist minister, social justice activist, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. During his lifelong fight for social justice, he never became a cynic. He was, at heart, an optimist who understood that progress was not...