Obituaries

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George Louis Duerksen

George Louis Duerksen

Apr 23, 2019

George L. Duerksen, 84, of Lawrence passed away on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 at Neuvant House in Lawrence. A private family inurnment will be held at Pioneer Cemetery. The family welcomes friends to an open house at Pat and George’s home on Sunday, April 28th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

George was born on October 29,...

Janet Kay Forsell Vaughn

Janet Kay Forsell Vaughn

Apr 21, 2019

Funeral Services for Janet Kay Forsell Vaughn, 82 of Lawrence, KS will be held at 1:00 p. m. Tuesday, April 30. 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery with only family. Jan passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 surrounded by her family.

Jan was born July 9, 1936 in...

Opal Viola Allison

Opal Viola Allison

Apr 18, 2019

Funeral services for Opal Viola Allison, 103, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Opal passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Hillside Village of De Soto, KS.

Opal was born January 26, 1916 in Rural Douglas County, KS, the...

John E. Howland

John E. Howland

Apr 17, 2019

John E. Howland’s Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 10th, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held at the Howland Farm, directly across from the Lawrence Virtual School, 1104 E. 1000 Road. Parking is available at the Lawrence Virtual School. Dress casual and wear comfortable walking shoes. Bring a lawn chair....

Reina Nicole Lynn Heston

Reina Nicole Lynn Heston

Apr 14, 2019

Funeral services for Reina Nicole Lynn Heston, 1, Eudora, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. Reina passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at her home.

Reina was born December 28, 2017 in Lawrence, KS

Survivors include her...

Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Wisdom

Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Wisdom

Apr 12, 2019

Memorial services for Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Wisdom, 61, of Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at her home.

Cindy was born November 30, 1957 in Lawrence, KS. The daughter of Lloyd Ray Wisdom, Sr. and Anna Faye (Sieber) Welcher.

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Marcia Parsons

Marcia Parsons

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...

Robert D. Tomasek

Robert D. Tomasek

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,...

Kevin Brioady Raasch

Kevin Brioady Raasch

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,...

Nita Brewster Grier

Nita Brewster Grier

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...

William “Bill” Dean Slavin, Jr.

William “Bill” Dean Slavin, Jr.

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....

Anna “Ann” Lee Dillehay

Anna “Ann” Lee Dillehay

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...

Sandra “Sandie” Jean Slaughter

Sandra “Sandie” Jean Slaughter

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...

Leo John Nau

Leo John Nau

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....

Hubert Harvey Pritchett

Hubert Harvey Pritchett

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...

Kathryn (Kay) E. Mueller

Kathryn (Kay) E. Mueller

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,...

Gary L. Potts

Gary L. Potts

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...

Marjorie Vivian (Channel) Seiwald

Marjorie Vivian (Channel) Seiwald

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...

John R. Fluker, Jr.

John R. Fluker, Jr.

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...

John E. Beam

John E. Beam

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...