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Wayne S. Meisenheimer

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Funeral services for Wayne S. Meisenheimer, 72, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Clinton Parkway Assembly of God Church, with the Rev. Rick Burwick officiating. Cremation is planned following the services.

Mr. Meisenheimer died Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born Apr. 29, 1938, in Truesdale, Kan., the son of David Daniel II and Lorena Johnson Meisenheimer. He graduated from high school in Haviland, Kan., and later attended Kansas Barbering School in Wichita. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.

Mr. Meisenheimer managed Hillcrest Barber Specialists from 1965 to 1976, and became owner in 1976, changing the name to Hillcrest Styling Center. He was a long-time member of Clinton Parkway Assembly of God, and of the Lawrence Men’s Bowling Association, where he sponsored and participated on many teams. He enjoyed boating, waterskiing, camping, and taking trips to Branson in their motorhome. He also enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, and his dogs.

He married Shirley Ann Smith on Oct. 19, 1959, in Haviland. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include a son, Mike Meisenheimer and wife Wendi, Baldwin City; a daughter, Tracy Meisenheimer, Lawrence; a sister, Lenora Goetz, Hays; five grandchildren, Grant, Scott, Samantha, Gaby, and Ian Meisenheimer; and a great grandson, Brycen.

Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at the church.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, or the Lawrence Humane Society, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Bobby J. Ray

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Graveside service for Bobby J. Ray, 72, Lawrence will be at 11am Monday at Maple Grove Cemetery,
North Lawrence. Mr. Ray died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 at the Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka.

The family will receive friends from 2pm to 3pm Sunday at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.

Donna G. Rothwell

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Graveside service for Donna G. Rothwell, 82, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Hutchinson.

Mrs. Rothwell died Monday, Dec. 21, 2010, at Brandon Woods Retirement Community.

She was born Dec. 2, 1928, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Leo Charles Broome and Dollie Aileen Beaty.

Mrs. Rothwell attended Lawrence schools, University High, and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1946.
After graduation she worked for Hallmark Cards, Gobles Grocery store, Weaver’s, American Underwriters, and as an insurance agent for Metropolitan Life Insurance for many years. In 1974 she started her own business, MaDonna Indian Shop where she bought and sold Indian jewelry and goods. From 1979-1981 she was a co-owner of DonnaLee’s Dried and Silk Flowers with her daughter, Nancy Porter.

She married Dallas E. Dolan on Sept. 9, 1946; they later divorced. She then married Bill Evans on March 1, 1974; they later divorced. She then married Wilbur Rothwell on Dec. 1, 1980; he preceded her in death in 2009.

Mrs. Rothwell was also preceded in death by her parents, a son Jay D. Dolan, and brothers Gordon and Clarence “Bud” Rayl.

Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Porter, son Dallas J. Dolan and wife Suzanne, daughter Rhonda Dolan, grandchildren Dan Porter and wife Kristi, Jerry Porter and wife Bola, Joshua Hackathorn and wife Jacklyn, Jay Dolan Jr., Dean Butz , Christina Dolan, Jon Hofmann, Chris Hood, Kellam Jones, great-grandchildren Marlena, Nathan, Thomas, Gavin, and Andrew Porter, Grace, Naomi, and Abigail Porter, Hunter, Wyatt, and Dalton Hackathorn, Isaiah Hofmann, Alexis and Jazelina Hood, sister June Ford and husband Jim, brother Gary Rayl and wife Bev.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday where the family will meet with friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS 66044

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.

Glenn F. Dieker

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Mass of Christian Burial for Glenn F. Dieker, 67, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, with the Rev. Mick Mulvany officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Dieker died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born Mar. 18, 1943, in Iola, the son of Clarence C. and Marie A. Frisch Dieker. He graduated from Westphalia High School in 1961, and later attended Fort Scott Community College, Emporia State, and Kansas University.

Mr. Dieker owned and operated Dieker Oil and Gateway Auto Service in Lawrence for many years. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing golf, and bridge.

He married Erma L. Rolf on Sept. 6, 1962. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Scott and wife Angela, Lawrence, and Steve and wife Kim, Clinton, Kan., a daughter, Ronda Dieker and husband Terry Kirk, Berryton; a brother, Jerry Dieker and wife Loretta, Olathe; a sister, Dorothy Rolf and husband Carl, Emporia; and five grandchildren, D.J., Delaney, Madeline, Kody, and Stanton.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a grandson, Matthew Wolever.

Friends may call from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, and the family will receive friends at the church following the rosary.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Corpus Christi Catholic Church, the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association, or the Douglas County 4-H Foundation, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Eldred Lee Earl

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Services for Eldred Lee Earl, 69, Lawrence, will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Logan, Kansas.

Mr. Earl died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, in Lawrence, Kansas.

He was born April 30, 1941, in Speed, Kansas, the son of Dean Elton Earl and Zelma LaVern Quanz Hoover.

Mr. Earl worked as a Die Cut Operator at Lawrence Paper Company for 38 years.

He married Rosalee Marie Carver, March 22, 1969 in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the First Baptist Church. She survives of the home.

He was preceded in death by his mother, father, step-father, a niece and a nephew.

Mr. Earl was a benefactor and active member of the NRA, participated in the civil war reenacting, he enjoyed western movies, and collecting John Wayne memorabilia.

Other survivors include two brothers, Larry Dean Earl and wife Patricia, Glade, KS, Skip Lee Hoover and wife Sammy, Emporia, KS; sisters, Sally Kay McCorkle, Phoenix, AZ, Connie Beth Bigler, Lindsborg, KS, Tonda Earl Hugill and husband Pat, Chandler, AZ; 8 nieces and nephews; and 5 great nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive them from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The family suggests memorials to the Eldred Lee Earl Memorial Fund, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Wilford Wayne Ousdahl

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Funeral services for Wilford Wayne Ousdahl, 69, rural Lawrence will be at 10am Thursday at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Ousdahl died Saturday at his home.

He was born Sept. 16, 1941 in Lawrence the son of Wilford Allen and Ethel Opal Wadkins Ousdahl.

Mr. Ousdahl attended schools in Oskaloosa and graduated from Perry-Lecompton in 1961.

After grading high school he went to work farming and for the Fire department on Jan. 7, 1967 which became the Department of Public Safety until May 8, 1973. In 1973 Mr. Ousdahl went to work operating heavy equipment moving to Abilene for 12 and back to Lawrence where he worked until his retirement. After his retirement he continued farming until his death.

He was a member of the Eagles Aerie No. 309, Lawrence and the Operators and Engineers Union Local #101, Kansas City, Missouri.

He married Connie Flott, they later divorced and then married Janet Newman and later divorced.

Survivors include sons Ronald Wayne Ousdahl of Kentucky, Chad Allen Ousdahl and Michael Lee Ousdahl both of Lawrence, daughter Brandy Lynn Elston and husband Shaun of Lawrence, sister Delores Clement of Lecompton, 6 grandchildren Gwendolyne, Chelsea, Courtney, Kyler, Cameron, Sophia, and one great-grandson Andrew.

Friends may call Wednesday from 9am to 8pm at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home where the family will meet with friends from 6pm to 7pm.

Memorials may be made to the University of Kansas Hospital for student scholarships in care of the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.

Roscoe F. Husted

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Graveside services for Roscoe F. Husted, 95, Lawrence, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sutton Cemetery in rural Douglas County.

Mr. Husted died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, at his home.

He was born Aug. 30, 1915, in Lawrence, the son of George W. and Susan Bell Doll Husted. He attended Lawrence schools, and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1934.

Mr. Husted worked at Kansas Color Press, Hercules Powder Plant, and retired from Lawrence Paper Company after 32 years of service. His homestead where he was raised is still standing at the end of North Michigan St. He enjoyed working on cars and racing them. He also was an avid gardener, and always had a large garden each year.

He married Lavere Sutton on Aug. 11, 1938, in Wichita. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters, Dolores Kilburn and husband Dean, Lawrence, Joyce Bowen and husband Charlie, Perry, and Donna Kilburn, Lawrence; a son, Gary and wife Patty, Lawrence; 11 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Ronald Dean.

Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where the family will receive them from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehab, & Hospice Care, or Sutton Cemetery, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Elsie M. Moore

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Funeral services for Elsie M. Moore, 85, Eudora, will be at 2 p.m.Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Tomson-DeGreeff officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Moore died Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family.

She was born Dec. 26, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Firman “Moon” and Frances Fortin Mullin. She attended schools in Lawrence, and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1942.

Mrs. Moore worked as a secretary at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in DeSoto, and later at Farmland Industries in Lawrence. She was a cub scout den mother, a Girl Scout leader, a member of 4-H, past president of the Alford-Clarke Post 852 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, Eagles Aerie #309 Ladies Auxiliary, a past president of the Pilot Club of Lawrence, and a member of Eudora United Methodist Church. She also enjoyed bowling for more than 45 years.

She married Richard E. Folks Sr. on Nov. 10, 1943. They divorced in 1968. She married Ira Moore on Jan. 19, 1971. He preceded her in death in 2008. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Richard Folks Jr. and Kenneth Folks, a step-daughter, Betty Jean Moore, a brother, Firman Mullin Jr., two sisters, Violet Bahnmaier and Dorothea Robertson Adamson, one grandchild, and one great grandchild.

Survivors include two daughters, Janet Gabriel and husband Mark, Eudora, and Mary Jane Church and husband Orville, Lawrence; a son, Larry, Mesquite, Nev.; 15 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where the family will receive them from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Eudora United Methodist Church, or the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Ruth E. Hess

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Graveside services for Ruth E. Hess, 90, Baldwin City, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Hess died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center.

She was born Dec. 21, 1919, in Lawrence, the daughter of John Henry and Mary Hill Souders. She was raised in Lawrence and attended Lawrence schools.

Mrs. Hess was a homemaker. She was a founding member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #309 Ladies Auxiliary.

She married Ralph Jacob Hess Sr. on July 22, 1936, in Lawrence. He died Apr. 21, 1992. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and a son, John Henry Hess on June 23, 2007.

Survivors include a son, Ralph Hess Jr., Baldwin; a daughter, Darlene Hess, Lawrence; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS 66044.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.

Alonzo E. Howard

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Graveside services with military honors for Alonzo E. Howard, 87, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Howard died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

He was born Mar. 29, 1923, in El Dorado, Kan., the son of Alonzo and Cordelia Dee Mitchell Howard. He served in the United States Army, where he received the Good Conduct Medal and two Bronze Service Stars.

Mr. Howard was a self-employed painting contractor. He was a member of Ninth Street Baptist Church.

He married Marilyn Kay Wales on October 24, 1981, in Lawrence. She survives of the home.

Other surviviors include nine children, Earlene Pone, Colorado Springs, Alonda Martin, Aurora, Colo., Steven Howard and Renee Candies, Denver, Pierre Howard, and Patrick Roberts, Lona Roberts, Heidi Roberts, and Wayne Roberts, all of Lawrence; four sisters, Bessie White, Chicago, Christina Johnson, Lawrence, Dottie Coates, Kansas City, Kan., and Peggy Thompson, Kansas City, Mo.; 13 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three sisters, Daisy Smith, Mary Kathryn Sweeps, and Barbara Taylor.

Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where the family will receive them from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alonzo Howard Memorial Fund, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044.