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Rolland Neal Johnson

Rolland Neal Johnson

Mar 16, 2019

Rolland Neal Johnson September 20, 1920 – March 16, 2019 – Surprise, AZ

Rolland Neal Johnson, 98 of Surprise, Arizona passed away March 16, 2019.

Rolland was born September 17, 1920 in Paxico, KS to Burt and Myrtle (Dawson) Johnson

He lived in Lawrence, Kansas most of his life and then in 1992...

Linda J. Lindquist

Linda J. Lindquist

Mar 15, 2019

Linda J. Lindquist, of Lawrence, Kansas, age 71, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar Senior Living in Lawrence, Kansas surrounded by her loved ones. From her birth on January 17, 1948 and throughout her life, she enriched the people around her with love, kindness, and wisdom.

She...

Earl “Felix” Shutt

Earl “Felix” Shutt

Mar 15, 2019

Funeral services for Earl “Felix” Shutt, 90, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Eudora United Methodist Church in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel. He passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at Lawrence...

John Harvey King

John Harvey King

Mar 14, 2019

Military graveside services for John Harvey King, 86, of Lawrence will be held at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. He passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

John Harvey King was born on May 16, 1932 in Tonganoxie, KS, the son of Silas and Flossie...

Rex Powell

Rex Powell

Mar 14, 2019

Rex Powell, traveler among the stars, friend to all DNA creatures (and rocks), naturalist, eternal optimist, and beloved by his family and friends, unexpectedly shed his earthly body on π-day (3.14 2019) and is henceforth living among the stars, leaving behind an overly long to-do list—finishing his kid’s book amenable to adults, Mother Gaia; preserving his beloved prairie near...

Marie Doleman

Marie Doleman

Mar 11, 2019

Funeral services for Marie Y. Doleman, 81, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019 at First Regular Missionary Baptist Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at her home.

Marie was born on October 14, 1937 in Arcola, Mississippi daughter of Willie and...

Jane Anne Moore

Jane Anne Moore

Mar 10, 2019

In private care, with loving family at her side, Jane Anne Moore (87) of Lawrence, Kansas passed away peacefully from complications of Alzheimer’s disease Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Jane, daughter of Harry and Kathryn Woodcock of Canton, Illinois was born on August 27, 1931. At eighteen, she met Richard Verne Moore who was just out of the...

Emma “Ellen” Miller

Emma “Ellen” Miller

Mar 10, 2019

Funeral Services for Emma “Ellen” Miller, 83, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Ellen passed away Sunday, March 10,...

David Gregery Smith

David Gregery Smith

Mar 7, 2019

David Gregery Smith, 65, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 at his home.

David was born June 13, 1953, at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Corona, California and was a Lawrence resident since 2010. He was a retired truck driver; Darwin’s Diesels; supervisor at Eugene Sand and Gravel and a parts service director at Ford and...

Catherine Wolf

Catherine Wolf

Mar 6, 2019

Graveside services for Catherine Wolf, 91, Kansas City, MO will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. She passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Northcare Hospice House in KC, MO.

Catherine was born on March 19, 1927 in Dundarrach, North Carolina, the daughter of Alexander Baxter and...

Margaret “Peggy” Hazel (Mantz) Burnett

Margaret “Peggy” Hazel (Mantz) Burnett

Mar 5, 2019

Margaret “Peggy” Hazel (Mantz) Burnett, 76, of Lawrence, KS passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 AD. Peggy was born July 24, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA. She attended Carrick High School in Pittsburgh. She is preceded in death by her parents Alvin Lawrence Mantz Sr. and Margaret Augusta (Conley) Mantz and her brother Alvin Lawrence Mantz Jr. Peggy worked as...

Luis P. Mendoza, Sr.

Luis P. Mendoza, Sr.

Mar 4, 2019

Funeral services for Luis P. Mendoza, Sr. 64, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Monday, March 4, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in KC, MO.

Luis was born on April 25, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas the son...

Phyllis J. Rhodes

Phyllis J. Rhodes

Mar 2, 2019

There are no services scheduled at this time for Phyllis J. Rhodes, 92, Lawrence. Phyllis passed away March 2, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Phyllis was born on November 7, 1926 in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Alvin Leslie and Gladys (Dietz) Taylor.

She married Warren Rhodes on July 28, 1946 in Emporia, Kansas. He preceded her...

James Philip Guenther Sterbenz

James Philip Guenther Sterbenz

Feb 25, 2019

Memorial services for James Philip Guenther Sterbenz, 62, Lawrence will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lawrence. He passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at his home.

James was born in June 1956 and grew up in University City, Missouri, the son of Bertram and Lois (Link) Sterbenz....

Amy Elizabeth Sudlow

Amy Elizabeth Sudlow

Feb 24, 2019

Amy was born on August 23, 1964 in Lawrence, KS to Robert and Lillian Sudlow (Gehb). She died on February 24, 2019 at the University Of Kansas Hospital. Amy was diagnosed with cancer (Multiple Myeloma) in 2015 and she fought it valiantly and to the fullest of her abilities.

Memorial services for Amy will be held at...

Gary Dean Jump

Gary Dean Jump

Feb 24, 2019

Funeral services for Gary Dean Jump, 77, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at his home.

Gary was born on February 8, 1942 in Fredonia, KS, the son of Glenn...

Marilyn J. Martin

Marilyn J. Martin

Feb 17, 2019

Funeral services for Marilyn J. Martin, 84, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 22, 2019 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at her home.

Marilyn was born on August 14, 1934 in Caney, KS the daughter of Fred D. and Beulah...

Sarah Chappell Trulove

Sarah Chappell Trulove

Feb 14, 2019

A memorial service for Sarah Chappell Trulove, 83, will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 16, in Danforth Chapel on the KU campus. She died February 14, 2019, at The Windsor of Lawrence.

Sarah was born on February 10, 1936, in Los Angeles, the daughter of John Edgar and Dorothy (Kober) Chappell and the second...

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Mitchell

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Mitchell

Feb 12, 2019

Funeral services for Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Mitchell, 86, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Family will be receiving guests at the VFW Post 852, 1801 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. She passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation...

Jack Dean Beerbower, Sr.

Jack Dean Beerbower, Sr.

Feb 11, 2019

Graveside service for Jack D. Beerbower, 81, Eudora will be held at noon Friday, February 15, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Monday, February 11, 2019 at his home.

He was born on May 30, 1937 in Valley Falls KS, the son of James William and Kelley Grace (Fish) Beerbower.

He was a custodial...