Obituaries

Jun 4, 2019

Private Family Graveside Services for Jack F. Saile, 94, Lawrence, will be held at Vinland Cemetery in Vinland, Kansas. Jack passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Jack was born on March 16, 1925 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Fanny (Reusch) Saile.

After graduation from Vinland High school in...

Jun 1, 2019

Helen Gray Johnston, 100, Lawrence, KS, died Saturday, June 1, 2019 at her home in Bridge Haven Village, Opa’s House. Helen was born January 10, 1919 in Murdo, South Dakota to Carlyle Leggett Gray and Nina Emily Kight Gray. She was the oldest of their three children. Her Sister, Lila Thompson, is 98 and lives in Mesa, Arizona. Her...

May 31, 2019

Memorial Mass for Antonia “Toni” Ramirez, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 10, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.

Antonia was born in Chanute on June...

May 28, 2019

** A Celebration of John’s Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29, 2019 at First United Methodist Church – West Campus. **

John W. Racy Jr. passed away on May 28th, 2019, at the age of 82. John was born on June 23rd, 1936, in West Mineral, Kansas, to John...

May 26, 2019

Jean Williamson Gabriel passed away on May 26, 2019 at the age of 97. She was born on October 2, 1921 in Orville, CA to C.M. Williamson and Corabel McBride Williamson. She graduated from Hesper Grade School in 1935 and Eudora High School in 1939. She attended Kansas State Normal College in Emporia for one year and then taught...

May 26, 2019

Funeral services for Lois J. Bannister, 85, Eudora, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Lois passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Medicalodges Gardner in Gardner, KS.

Lois was born May 3, 1934, in Belen, New Mexico, the...

May 24, 2019

Ella Marie Brahler (98) passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019 at the home of her daughter Dr. C.Jayne Brahler, Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Ella was born April 17, 1921 in St Joseph Missouri, the daughter of Charles Krueger Bidding and Blanch (Keller) Bidding. She grew up in St Joe, schooled at Musser, Bliss and graduated from Central...

May 22, 2019

William Dean Owens, 87, passed away on May 22, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. Born in Topeka, Kansas on July 3, 1931, to Melvina (Cooper) Owens and Claude E. Owens, Dean graduated from the University of Kansas in 1953. He met the love of his life, Doris McConnell, during college and they married on June 10, 1953 in Plymouth Congregational...

May 21, 2019

Funeral services for Tina Marie (Elliott) Penny, 63, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Lawrence First Nazarene Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Tina passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at her home.

Tina was born March 12, 1956, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of CJ and...

May 20, 2019

Visitation for Robert Lloyd Surles Jr., 60, will be held at noon with Memorial services at 1 pm on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Robert passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at his home. He was born January 19, 1959 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Robert Lloyd Surles Sr. and Bette Lisher...

May 18, 2019

Freida May McGee, born June 7, 1925, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Born and raised in rural Arkansas, Freida moved after graduating from high school to North Carolina where she met and fell in love with Nathan Gerald “Jerry” McGee. After he returned from serving in Europe during World War II, they...

May 13, 2019

Dr. Lyle Ray Kallenbach, 80, Lawrence, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Lawrence First United Methodist Church with reception to follow.

Lyle was born December 23, 1938 in Wichita, KS, the son of Melvin and Ruth (Wilson) Kallenbach.

He married...

May 12, 2019

Janice I. Orlowski passed away Sunday, May 12th at the Neuvant House after battling cancer for six years. She was born April 7th, 1941 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Carl D. and Nona Iona (Bracken) Smith. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Reception to follow after services. A...

May 11, 2019

Funeral services for Kenneth “Kenny” Wayne Williams, 58, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel, Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Kenny passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at his home.

Kenny was born May 26, 1960 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Carl and...

May 8, 2019

Memorial graveside services for Terry E. Borders, 71, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Terry passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at her home.

Terry was born May 30, 1947 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Blaine and Murl (Hoover) Borders.

She was a...

May 7, 2019

William Kenneth Gaeddert, 80 (he was known as either Bill or Ken during his life) passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born November 27, 1938 on the family farm in Thomas County, Kansas, the son of Katherine (Katie) Fleck Gaeddert and W. G. (William Gorshing) Gaeddert. He was preceded in death by...

May 6, 2019

Memorial services for Larry Allen Nichols, 74, Colleyville, Texas will be held in July 2019 at First United Methodist Church in Colleyville, TX. Inurnment will be held at Bluebonnet Cemetery in Colleyville, TX. Larry passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Bridge Haven in Lawrence, KS.

Larry was born March 17, 1945 in Hutchinson, KS, the son...

May 6, 2019

Funeral service for Charles Ervin “Okie” Snedeger, 93, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Okie passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Arbor Court Retirement Community at Alvamar.

Okie was born August 29, 1925 in Selman, OK. He grew...

May 5, 2019

Private graveside services will be held at Eudora City Cemetery for Richard H. Henderson, 87, Lawrence. Richard passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in Lawrence, KS.

Richard was born September 24, 1931 in Mountain View, AR, the son of Hubert and Ollie (Engle) Henderson.

He was a Security Guard at...

May 3, 2019

Mary Ann Womack, 93, died Friday, May 3, 2019 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living.

She was born Feb. 18, 1926 in Junction City, Kan., the daughter of Christian J. and Vaughnie Jean Waynick Mann. She grew up in the small town of Woodbine, Kan. and often recounted memories of her childhood – from how her banker father...