Obituaries

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....

Mar 17, 2019

Memorial services for Marjorie R. (Hadl) Kampschroeder Wilson, 96, Lawrence will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Brandon Woods in Lawrence.

Marjorie was born on November 6, 1922 in Clinton, KS, the daughter of Vitus and Fern Augusta (French) Hadl.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...