Obituaries

Oct 13, 2019

Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mary Alice Reschke, 81, Lawrence, at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mary passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019, at LMH Health.

Mary was born November 3, 1937 in Passaic, MO, the daughter of Waldo...

Oct 12, 2019

Funeral services for James “Jimmy Sweet Lips” E. Wilson, 78, Eudora will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Eudora United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. He died October 12, 2019 at LMH Health.

He was born on November 23, 1940 in San Diego, CA the son of Howard E. and...

Oct 11, 2019

Funeral services for Ruby Elnora Pritchard, 96, Eudora, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at De Soto Baptist Church in De Soto, KS. Burial will follow at De Soto Cemetery. Ruby passed away Friday, October 11, 2019, at Medicalodges Eudora.

Ruby was born January 25, 1923, in Scranton, Iowa, the daughter of Willard...

Oct 8, 2019

A Celebration of Life for Doreen Denise Brady, 61, Eudora will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence. She passed away peacefully in her home while surrounded by her loved ones.

There will be a graveside service held at 4:30 pm Tuesday at the Clearwater Cemetery in Clearwater,...

Oct 7, 2019

There will be no formal services in Lawrence for Charlene Coho, 51 of Lawrence. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2019 at LDS Church in Ramah, New Mexico. Burial will be in Ramah Cemetery in Ramah, New Mexico. Charlene passed away October 7, 2019 at her home.

Charlene was born on August 4,...

Oct 6, 2019

Mary Jane (Martin) Hawkins died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Sunday, October 6, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Mary was born March 9, 1941 to Charles Wheeler Martin and Helen (Casement) Martin in rural Chautauqua County, Kansas, where she graduated from Sedan’s public schools. Mary...

Oct 5, 2019

Funeral services for Helen Lagene Perkins, 86, Olathe, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.

Helen passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Hoeger Hospice House in Olathe, KS.

Helen was born April 22, 1933 in Lawrence, KS,...

Oct 3, 2019

Memorial Mass for Bruce Paul Lopez, 61, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Bruce passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019. A Rosary will be recited Friday, October 11th at 5 p.m. with a visitation to follow until 7 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Oct 3, 2019

Joseph Edward (Joe) Spradlin was born on July 12, 1929, on a farm south of Dodge City, Kansas. His father, Paul Edward Spradlin was a farmer and his mother Gertrude Lorene (Miller) Spradlin was a housewife. His first 14 years of schooling was spent in school at Bloom and Dodge City Junior College. On December 23, 1948, during his...

Oct 2, 2019

Colene S. Slawson DeHoff, 89, Lawrence, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living. She was born June 22, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas to Raymond Slawson and Lillian Hutchinson Slawson.

She attended school in Kansas City until her senior year. She graduated from Tonganoxie High School in 1947.

She married Alvis...

Oct 1, 2019

Private graveside service for Ann G. Hedrick, 81, Lawrence, was held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 02, 2019 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. She died October 1, 2019 at the University of Kansas Health System.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Plymouth Congregation Church...

Oct 1, 2019

Samantha Jean Channel-Dalton born September 30, 1973, passed on October 1, 2019, at her home in Temple, TX. She is survived by her mother Rita Higgins, stepfather David Higgins of Oskaloosa; four children; Carolyn & Elizabeth White both of Topeka; Marie and Jacob Demby both of Lawrence; six grandchildren. Her father Floyd Channel preceded her in death in 2007....

Oct 1, 2019

Thomas Marvin Stidham, 78, conducted his final coda October 1 at Bridge Haven in Lawrence. He was born December 31, 1940, in Sylva, North Carolina, the son of Joe and Lois Stidham. Tom grew up with brother Charles (DeeDee) and sister Sally Clair (Earl). He attended school in Lake Placid, Florida where grade cards often remarked that “Tommy ate...

Sep 30, 2019

Memorial Mass for Marcellus B. Schwartz, 90, Olathe, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 16, 2019 at St. Leo Catholic Church in St. Leo, KS. The Rosary will be said at 10:30 a.m. prior to the Mass. Inurnment will be held at St. Leo Cemetery in St. Leo, Kansas.

Marcellus was born January 8,...

Sep 30, 2019

A rosary for Margaret M. Ostronic, 73, of Lawrence will be recited at 5:00 p.m. with a visitation to follow until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Memorial Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Private burial will be held at a later date at...

Sep 29, 2019

Memorial Mass for Sharon M. Rhodes, 81, Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 10, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Sharon passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

Sharon was born December 21, 1937 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the daughter of Oliver and Clara (Paulson) Rhodes....

Sep 27, 2019

Memorial services for Martha Lucille Courtwright, 88, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2019, Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Martha passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS.

Martha was born August 8, 1931 in Chicago,...

Sep 27, 2019

Edgar Bond, 79, of Lawrence, KS passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at his home. Edgar was born June 12, 1940 in Emporia, KS. He was the son of Morris and Bertha (Anderson) Bond. Ed married Judith Bookwalter on January 27, 1962 in Miami, Ok. He was preceded in death by his parents.

He graduated from...

Sep 27, 2019

A Visitation for Sarah Jane Golden, 98, Lawrence will be held from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 4, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas, followed by a 3:00 p.m. Celebration of Sarah Jane’s Life at First Presbyterian...

Sep 24, 2019

John Edward Mullens, 70, Lawrence, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The family will greet friends from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 30, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Funeral services for John will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the mortuary. A reception will be held at the Adams...