Obituaries

Dec 30, 2018

Randall (Randy) Frank, 63, departed this life Sunday, December 30, 2018 at his home in rural Leavenworth Co. surrounded by his family.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. January 4, 2019 at Rev City Church located at 700 Wakarusa Dr., Lawrence, KS.

Randy was born on June 23, 1955 in Hutchinson, Kansas,...

Dec 27, 2018

Katherine Louise Reetz Neis, died December 27, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at Medicalodges in Eudora. She was born on January 29, 1920, at the family home in Fall Leaf, Kansas, northwest of Eudora. She was the oldest child of William A. and Frieda M. (Schwartz) Reetz. She attended grade school in the Fall Leaf area and graduated...

Dec 26, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Anna Mae C. Gruber, 89, Eudora will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora, Kansas with a Rosary Recitation starting at 10:30 a.m.. Burial will be at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora, Kansas. She passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Overland Park Regional...

Dec 25, 2018

Memorial service for Darryl Wayne Dugan, 85, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He died December 25, 2018 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living.

Darryl was born September 25, 1933 in Evansville, IN to Harold & Estelle Dugan, whom proceeded him in death. He had 3 brothers (Mike, Bill,...

Dec 24, 2018

Funeral Services for Mary Lisa Rinke, 54, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Mary was born August 28, 1964 in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Agnes...

Dec 23, 2018

A Celebration of Life service for Dr. Robert “Bob” Loren Shelton, 84, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 26, 2019 at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence, KS.

He passed away December 23, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Bob was born at home July 6, 1934 during the time of the dust bowl...

Dec 21, 2018

Constance “Connie” Elaine Turner, 66, of Lawrence, passed away on December 21, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. The family is planning a private family viewing and memorial at a later date.

She was born on July 7, 1952 in Garnett, Kansas. She was the youngest daughter of Franklin L. and Leora Belle (Lilly) Borror.

Dec 21, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Martha A. Slaughter, 90, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. She passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Martha was born August 26, 1928 in Brook, Indiana the daughter of...

Dec 21, 2018

Memorial Services for Michael A. Sneegas, 65, formerly of Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

Private family burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at his home in Kansas City, Kansas.

Michael was born February 2, 1953 the...

Dec 21, 2018

There are no services at this time for Lillian B. Miller, 90, Eudora. She passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Lillian was born August 7, 1928 in, Odessa, Missouri the daughter of Earl and Mildred (Wade) Atkinson.

She enjoyed spending time with family, crocheting and knitting.

She married John R....

Dec 20, 2018

Jacob (Jake) Heironimous — Bishop passed away peacefully with his family around him at KU Medical Center on December 20, 2018 after a brief illness . Jake was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on March 12, 1977. He was the son of David and Barbara Bishop.

Jake moved to Lawrence with his family in 1989 and graduated from...

Dec 20, 2018

Norma Lee Caldwell was born on February 1, 1925, to Gail Rice and Louise Burkhart Rice in Erie, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20, 2018 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 519 N. Main Street, Erie, KS 66733. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery in Erie, KS.

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Dec 18, 2018

Funeral Services for Michael “Mike” Lee Born, 60, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. He passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at his residence.

Mike was born April 8, 1958 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Paul J. and Arvilla R. (Granneman) Born. He was...

Dec 14, 2018

Funeral services for Richard Miller, 88, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 17, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Richard passed away Thursday, December 14, 2018 at Windsor of Lawrence.

Richard was born December 12, 1930 in Benton County, Missouri, the son of Barton and...

Dec 6, 2018

Memorial Mass for Margaret “Maggie” Renee York, 50, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She passed away December 6, 2018 at her home after a long battle with cancer.

Maggie was born on June 13, 1968 in Pittsburg, KS, the daughter of Francis and Faye...

Dec 6, 2018

Memorial Mass for John “Jay” Thorndike Alexander, 78, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. He died December 6, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Inurnment will be at Pioneer Cemetery.

Jay was born on January 18, 1940 in Cooperstown, New York, the son of Edward Porter and Alice...

Dec 6, 2018

A Celebration of Life for James “Jim” V. Hoover, 76, Eudora will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 14, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. There will be a reception to follow the service at the church. A private family inurnment will be held at a later time at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed...

Dec 6, 2018

Fred S. Van Vleck, 83, Lawrence passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Bridge Haven in Lawrence. A visitation is set for Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 10:00 ~ 12:00 pm at Warren-McElwain Mortuary with spoken remembrances starting at 10:30 am.

Fred was born on December 12, 1934 in Antelope County, Nebraska, the son of Harold and...

Dec 2, 2018

John (“Johnpa”) Edward Bowman 11/1/1941 – 12/2/2018

A letter from his wife:

“Make the dash count!” The dash between birth and death, that is. Johnny B did that. He lived each day looking at the positive. He tried his best to teach me not to worry so much. I’m not sure how successful he was,...

Dec 2, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Adam Miguel Juan Ramos, 24, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2018 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He passed away December 2, 2018 at his home.

Adam was born on February 4, 1994 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the son...