Obituaries

Apr 8, 2019

Marcia passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at her home in Lawrence.

Marcia was born September 25, 1937 in Yates Center, the daughter of Alfred and Mildred (Light) Opperman and younger sister of Maurita. She married Rex Parsons and they raised two children, living in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. She was a wonderful mother. She tirelessly...

Apr 7, 2019

Robert D. Tomasek, 91, died April 7, 2019, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born in Chicago on January 16, 1928, to Joseph and Louise (Pojman) Tomasek. Bob attended schools in Riverside, Illinois. He graduated from Grinnell College in 1950, majoring in history. He then went to the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University,...

Apr 7, 2019

Memorial services for Kevin Brioady Raasch, 53, Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Kevin died Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Baldwin City, KS.

Kevin was born July 20, 1965 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Charles Raasch and Gayle Huxtable.

Kevin was a loving father,...

Apr 3, 2019

Nita Brewster Grier of Lawrence, KS, formerly from Haven, KS, passed away on April 3, 2019. She was born to Fay & Ray Brewster in 1929 and had 3 siblings; Doris B. Swift (deceased), Charles Brewster (deceased), and Ina May B. Fakhoury. Nita married Paul Grier in 1951 and often said that was one of the best decisions she...

Apr 2, 2019

Funeral services for William “Bill” Dean Slavin, Jr., 56, Guntersville, AL will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2019 at Family Church of Lawrence, 906 N. 1464 Road Lawrence, KS. Burial with military honors will be held at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital....

Apr 2, 2019

Funeral services for Anna “Ann” Lee Dillehay, 79, Lawrence, Kansas, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence, Kansas. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Ann passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving daughters on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living.

Ann was...

Apr 1, 2019

Private family service for Sandra “Sandie” Jean Slaughter, 80, Lawrence, formerly of Wichita, KS, will be held. Sandra passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at her home.

Sandra was born June 22, 1938 in Yuba City, CA, the daughter of Harold Garner and Thelma Louise (Arritt) Crandall.

She retired as an inventory control manager for...

Apr 1, 2019

Memorial Mass for Leo John Nau, 75, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Leo passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at his home.

Leo was born November 21, 1943 in Worthington, MN, the son of John W....

Mar 30, 2019

Hubert Harvey Pritchett, 82, passed away March 30, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Hubert was born January 5, 1937 in Parsons, Kansas. He was the son of James Harvey and Ruby Delite (Forshey) Pritchett, Lawrence, KS. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1955.

He served in the U.S. National Guard and the U.S. Army...

Mar 29, 2019

Kathryn (Kay) E. Mueller, 78, of Lawrence, Kansas, formerly of Sudbury, Mass., Geneva, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany, passed away peacefully at home on March 29, 2019, after surviving pancreatic cancer for more than a decade. Born on February 4, 1941, in Bartlesville, Okla., she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Wolfgang H. Mueller of Lautlingen,...

Mar 27, 2019

Gary L. Potts passed away on Wed, March 27, 2019 at the age of 77 in Overland Park, KS. He was born in Iola, KS on April 9, 1941 to his parents, Laurence A. and Jessie (Taxter) Potts. He is survived by his wife, Janice (Spiewak), including three daughters, Melissa Potts (Joe Lehman) and their daughter, Reese Lehman of...

Mar 27, 2019

Marjorie Vivian (Channel) Seiwald was born February 8, 1921 in Soldier, Kansas, and she passed from this life on March 27, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. Throughout her life, she was affectionately known as “Marj.”

She was the only child of Roscoe Channel and Alma Vivian Channel, and she grew up in the Depression Era of the 1920s...

Mar 26, 2019

John R. Fluker, Jr., of Lawrence, Kansas passed away suddenly on March 26, 2019.

Memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Inurnment will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2019 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence.

John was born...

Mar 26, 2019

John Edgar Beam passed away March 26, 2019 from ALS in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born on April 16, 1936, in Ottawa, Kansas, to Burl and Eileen Beam.

John received his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Kansas, his master’s of science degree in physics from Harvard University and his doctorate in physics from the...

Mar 25, 2019

Dianne Lynn (Zoglo) Schwartz was born August 26, 1948, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Raymond and Ruth Zoglo. Dianne died peacefully at her home in Lawrence on Monday, March 25, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Charles “Jamie” Schwartz, in 2015. Dianne is survived by her son, John, and...

Mar 23, 2019

Barbara Ann Kemberling, 74, Lawrence, passed away March 23, 2019 at home with her loving daughter’s by her side. Barbara was born in Logansport, IN to Cedric and Edna (Lottman) Shields on October 19, 1944. They moved to Los Angeles, CA where Barbara attended David Starr Jordan High and Long Beach City College.

In 1980 she moved...

Mar 21, 2019

Funeral services for Barbara “Barb” J. (Underwood) Wells, 44, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. After a five-year battle with breast cancer, Barb peacefully passed on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

Barb was...

Mar 20, 2019

Funeral services for Bernadine Olive (Banker) Nunn, 93, Eudora will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 25, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. She passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at her home.

Bernadine was born on August 8, 1925 in Rolla, KS, the daughter of...

Mar 19, 2019

A Celebration of Life Service for Thomas DesLauriers will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Tom passed away Tuesday, March 19th at Kansas City Hospice House. At 39, he departed too soon.

Born in London, Ontario, Canada, to Austin DesLauriers and Margaret Gille, Tom spent his early...

Mar 18, 2019

Memorial services for Linda Porter, 70, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at her home.

Linda was born on January 23, 1949 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Dana and Florence Maxine (Brown) Wheaton.

She was a housekeeper....