Category: Obituaries

William B. ‘Bill’ Lienhard

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William B. Lienhard, 92 years old died peacefully in his home. He is preceded in death by his wife Jeanine Lienhard, son Eric Lienhard and grandchildren Kelsey Kivisto, Kyle Scott and his twin brother Jim Lienhard (Evelyn). He is survived by daughters Julie Kivisto, KC MO; Betsy Scott (Bruce), Hurricane, UT; Amy Lienhard (Jack Smithback) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He is also survived by his grandchildren Blake & Lissa Kivisto, Jessica (Tim) Joyce, Ryan & Cody Scott, Sebastian & Chelsea Smithback and great-grandchildren Landon and Piper Joyce.

Bill was born on January 14th, 1930, in Slaton, Texas with his twin brother James Albert Lienhard to Leon Victor Lienhard and Ruth Barner Lienhard. His father was with the Santa Fe railroad and they lived in a number of different towns before settling in Newton, KS. He graduated from Newton High School in 1948 where he had straight A’s and his basketball team went undefeated until they lost to Lawrence High School in the state finals. He was the leading scorer in the state and a member of the All-State team. Upon graduation he went to the University of Kansas to play for Phog Allen. He joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity where he lived for four years. He had an academic scholarship and majored in Finance in the Business School. He was a member of Sachem, the National Honor Society. He started for three years on the KU basketball team. His 1952 basketball team won the National Championship in Seattle, WA, where he was a second team all American. His team went on to the Olympics in Helsinki, Finland where they won the gold medal in 1952. After graduation he served two years in the Air Force as a training officer and was discharged as a first Lieutenant. Having majored in finance he went to work for the Fourth National Bank in Wichita, KS where he became Vice President in charge of the Correspondent Bank department.

In Wichita he met his wife Jeanine Joseph who was homecoming queen at Wichita State University. He married Jeanine Joseph on August 27, 1955, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Wichita. They lived in Wichita for 10 years before moving to Lawrence, KS in 1965 where Bill went to work for what is currently US Bank. He was very active in numerous civic projects throughout his life. To name a few, he was Drive Chairman for the United Way, President of the United Way Board of Directors, President of the Kansas Advocates for Better Care, President of the Kansas Head Injury Association, President of the Lawrence Country Club, President of the Lawrence Kiwanis Club, Treasurer of Independence Inc, Treasure of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association, and President of the KU Letterman’s Club.

In 1990 Bill was senior Vice President in charge of the commercial loan department and a member of the bank’s Board of Directors where he remained until he retired when he turned 70.

He was inducted into the Newton High School basketball Hall of Fame and had the basketball court named after him. He was also inducted into the University of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame where his Olympic medal can be seen in Allen Fieldhouse. He is a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, where he was described as having the finest one-handed set shot in Kansas Basketball history at that time.

Bill accomplished so much in life, but one of the greatest accomplishments was his devotion to his family. He cared for his son, Eric, after a tragic car accident. He brought Eric to church, KU football and basketball games and numerous outings. His three girls greatly admired his devotion to his wife, Jeanine, who was limited to a wheelchair the last ten years of her life. He became her loving caregiver, full time, until 89 years old. He did the grocery shopping, laundry, cooking and he became proficient at all of them.

We also want to give a special thank you to Beth Robbins who was Jeanine’s devoted caregiver and stayed on with Bill allowing him to remain in the home until his passing.

A mass and funeral will be held at 1 pm, at Corpus Christi Parish on Friday, February 25, 2022. After the service he will then be laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery where his wife Jeanine, son Eric and grandchildren Kyle and Kelsey are buried. A reception will follow until 5 pm at the Lawrence Country Club.

In lieu of flowers, the family would encourage donations to Corpus Christi Parish, Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence or the Brain Injury Association of Kansas, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044.

 

 

Warren Lloyd Shuck

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Warren Lloyd Shuck, 88, of rural Baldwin City, Kansas passed away at home on Saturday February 5, 2022.

Warren was born on Sept 14, 1933 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Ks to parents Lloyd and Lillian (Brohammer) Shuck.

He married Elsie Shively at the Elmer Shively home in rural Rossville, Indiana on July 18, 1954 at 2 pm. Besides the blessings of offspring the couple enjoyed nearly 67 years together working together at whatever task needed to be done.

At a young age he was baptized into the Old German Baptist Church at the Willow Springs District. He served his conscientious objector (CO) work at the Larned State Hospital, Larned, Ks from March 1953 to March 1955. In 1960, he and Elsie were elected to the church office of deacon, to which they provided years of faithful service.

Dad lived on a farm his entire life starting with his parent’s dairy farm. Over the years he was employed off the farm while still farming parttime. After 32 years of driving a rural delivery feed truck for the Baldwin Feed and Grain Company, he retired in 1997. After retirement he became even busier with farming and various truck driving ventures. Besides his love for farming Dad loved to attend farm auctions and tell stories – several of his grandkids have their favorites.

Survivors include children – Mary (Mike) Tye, Margaret (Fred) Clark, Mark (Kathy) Shuck, and Marcia (Galen) Peters, 13 grandchildren, 8 grandkid in-laws and 16 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Elsie, in April of 2021.

Visitation will be Saturday, February 12th at the Rumsey Yost Funeral Home from 4:30-7 pm. A cemetery service will be at 1:30 pm Sunday, February 13th at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Burial will follow the service.

Over past few years the family was blessed with the gracious, kind and generous services provided by family and friends for both mom and dad. Visiting Nurses and Keep Living at Home were involved as well, and the family suggests memorials to either organization in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, PO Box 1260, Lawrence KS 66044.

Gale W. ‘Mike’ Bogard

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Gale W. Bogard, better known as “Mike” was born on July 15, 1940 in Lovington, New Mexico. He passed peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2022.

Growing up and attending school in Augusta, Kansas, he excelled in football, basketball and track. Mike received a full football scholarship from the University of Kansas and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Education degree. He attended Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas earning a Master’s and a Specialist Degree of Education while coaching all sports with Ron Slaymaker. Returning to the University of Kansas, Mike earned a Doctorate of Education. Mike was an Athletic Director and Chairman of the Physical Education Department at Missouri Southern University in Joplin, Missouri. At Park College in Parkville, Missouri, he was a Dean of Students.

Mike was a member of the Lawrence Board of Real Estate from 1978 thru 2010. During his sales career at Stephen’s Real Estate he often led citywide sales. Concurrently, Mike with his wife Jill, built and managed Bogard Rentals.

He is survived by Jill, his wife of 29 years, his daughter Cindi Bogard Long (Dennis) Lawrence, son, Jason Bogard (Demond) Venice, CA., stepchildren Beau (Christine), Jasmin Meisinger (Christopher) Chicago, IL., grandchildren Nicholas and Carter Long, Lawrence, Scarlett and Finley Meisinger, Chicago, and Zoe Keating, Gig Harbor, WA. He is preceded in death by his parents Gale E. and Dorotha Bogard and a stepson, Trevor Messenger.

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A Celebration of Mike’s life will be held at Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047, on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 10 am.

Jeffrey Scott ‘Jeff’ Cook

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Private family services for Jeff Cook, 50, Eudora, will be held at a later date. Jeff passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at his home.

He was born March 2, 1971, in Lawrence, the son of Paul D. and Jo Ann Cook. He graduated from high school and later went to college. He worked at several different places including the Eudora School District, Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, and Papa John’s.

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John L. Weltmer

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John Loren Weltmer, 68, died suddenly Feb. 1, 2022, at his home in Lawrence. A celebration of his life will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Weltmer was born Dec. 5, 1953, in Beloit, Kan., and raised in Mankato, Kan., where he graduated from Mankato High School in 1971. He married Patricia McGrew in 1984 and had one daughter. The couple later divorced.

Survivors include his daughter Anne Kealing, and husband Jonathan, as well as grandchildren William and Emily, all of Minneapolis, Minn., and sister Pat Korb and husband Barry, of Salina, and their children, Jason Korb and wife Erin, and their children, Kevin Korb and wife Crissy, and their children, and Heidi McDonald and husband Kevin, and their children, and sister Carrie Mayhew and husband Brad, of Lawrence, and their children Amanda Kleinschmidt and husband Tom, and son Ansel, and Lauren Mayhew, Rebecca Mayhew, Melissa Mayhew, Caroline Mayhew and Thomas Mayhew as well as numerous cousins, and grand nieces and nephews.

A fourth-generation Jayhawk, he attended the University of Kansas where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He graduated from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1975, and was a life member of the Kansas Alumni Association. He prided himself on never missing a KU football or basketball game on TV, watching recordings if something prevented him from watching the game live.

Weltmer worked for the Kansas Athletics Department as the sports information director for KU’s first director of women’s athletics, Marion Washington, working especially closely with the KU women’s basketball team. He produced the first sports information directory for women’s sports, for which he later won an award.  He later worked for various companies including Lawrence Paper Company and United Health Group before retiring.

He was an avid cyclist and regularly rode the Lawrence Loop trail in warm weather and logged many miles on his exercise bike in colder months. He also enjoyed volunteering as an election judge during every election cycle. He particularly enjoyed the voters he would see time after time.  He spent many holidays delivering meals to Lawrencians in need and volunteered to serve meals at the First United Method Church.  He also volunteered for the Kansas Relays.

In recent years, Weltmer especially enjoyed doting on his grandchildren and spending time with his grandpuppy, Annie.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roderick and Alice Weltmer, and great aunt Dorothea “Dodo” White, and niece Sarah Michelle Mayhew.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Lawrence Humane Society in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, PO Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Dustin David Thorne

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Services for Dustin David Thorne, 42, Lawrence, will be 10am Saturday, February 12, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

In deepest sorrow, we announce that Dustin David Thorne, our beloved son, brother, family member and friend, passed away on February 1, 2022 while in the hospital.  Dustin grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas and attended Fayetteville High School.  He moved to Kansas in 1996 and graduated from Jeff West High School in 1997.  Dustin attended the IBEW electrical apprenticeship technical school in Topeka where in five years he earned his journeyman license.  On October 10, 2004, Dustin was severely injured in an ATV accident rendering him totally paralyzed.    

In his 17 years as a quadriplegic, Dustin showed great strength and courage through his advocacy to other paralyzed individuals sharing his story and words of wisdom.  He loved KU basketball and KC Chiefs football, and always kept the Arkansas Razorbacks near to his heart.  He belonged to many online group clubs which included a chess club that he shared with his Uncle Jack, and a KU Sports group. Dustin always had an encouraging word and never gave up on anyone, especially himself.     

Dustin is survived by his mother, Bonnie Wiest and her husband, Butch; Bill Thorne and his wife (Sarah), his brother, Christopher Robeson and his wife Straucie, his Grandma Jan Emmons, his stepbrothers Cory Wiest and Dylan Wiest (Mariah), his aunt, Debbie Dechant and her husband, Bob, his uncle and aunt, Jack and Margrit Thorne, Jane Thorne Sullivan (aunt), Susan Wiest (aunt), his niece Lilly Dobbs, and many others including uncles, aunts and cousins.

Dustin loved and appreciated his caregivers over the years, especially Linda who devoted so much of her own time in taking care of him, especially during his most difficult days.  He trusted her and loved her. 

Dustin was strong in his faith and went peacefully as Jesus called him home.  He spent many quiet times alone in prayer.  Those who knew Dustin, even if just for a little time, loved him. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Rumsey‐Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, in care of Dustin D. Thorne. 

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Don Young

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Funeral services for Don Young, 82, Lawrence, will be private. A public committal service will take place at 3 pm Saturday, Feb. 12th at Stony Point Cemetery, rural Douglas County, Kansas.  Don passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at LMH Health.

Donald Wayne Young was born to Kenneth and Nadine (Payton) Young on December 5th, 1939 in Marshfield, Missouri. He went to Nation School in Marshfield, Missouri up until high school. He attended part of high school in Seymour, Missouri then graduated from East High in Wichita, Kansas.

On August 23rd, 1957, he married Dianne Howell in a church in Wichita, Kansas. To their union three children were born: Kenneth, and twins, Dawn and David.

Don and Dianne moved many times throughout their lifetime together. They first lived in Wichita, Kansas where he worked at Allen Concrete. In 1960, he began his career of working in the electrical field when he was employed with KG&E. In 1962, he moved to Fort Scott and then worked in various locations until 1986 as a Construction Lineman. In 1986, he began working for KP&L/Westar Energy in Lawrence, Kansas. Around 1994, he became a supervisor for them until his retirement in 2000. He and Dianne then moved to Franklin, Tennessee. A life-long lover of country music, he enjoyed being near the Grand Ole Opry and all the sights and sounds of Nashville. Though far away he never stopped rooting for the Kansas Jayhawks. In 2014, they moved to Springfield, Missouri where they enjoyed spending time with his only sister, Marian, who lived nearby. In 2019, they moved to Lawrence, Kansas.

Don had a knack for telling stories and a special ability to make people laugh by his quick-witted humor. He had a warmth about him that drew people in. He could make friends with anyone.

In May of 1979, Don was confronted with his need for a Savior and in humility of heart accepted Christ’s payment for his sin. His decision affected Dianne, as she had been saved at seven years old but never had anyone to teach her more. They found a church and were taught by an older believer who helped them understand God’s Word. They became passionate about their decision to serve the Lord. It had a ripple affect to all around them, including their children. Don never got over God’s grace and love. His gratitude to Jesus was obvious throughout the rest of his life; in how he lived and in what he said. Don Young was glorified on February 1st, 2022 and is now face to face with his Savior.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dianne Young; his son Kenneth (Toni) Young of Fort Collins, Colorado; son David (Cindy) Young of Lawrence, Kansas and daughter Dawn (Mike) Wilson of Pleasant View, Tennessee; seven grandchildren, Summer (Jeffrey) Meyer, Kristen (Adam) Geyer, Cody Wilson, Jesse (Ashley) Wilson, Shannon (Kyle Robinson) Beemer, Jessie (Seth) Jamison, and Jayden Young; 14 great grandchildren; brother-in-law Robert (Naomi “Bee”) Howell; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Nadine Young; sister Marian Slack; his in-laws, Floyd and Nina Howell; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Darla and Jim Mortensen and brother-in-law Bill Howell.

 

 

Stephen Edwards

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Memorial services for Stephen Edwards, 74, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Stephen Edwards, 74, passed away peacefully at Lawrence Memorial hospital on January 31, 2022. Stephen was born September 20, 1947, in Chicago, illinois. He was the first born of six children of the late Lillie Mae Edwards (Jackson), and the late Mike Emerson. His past relationships bore him nine children: Sonya Shine of Chicago, IL, Stehanie Crockett Baker of Wichita, KA, Andrea Edwards of Lawrence, KA, Danenette Brown of Birmingham, AL, Jocaan Edwards, Lawrence, KS, Andre Newman (Marie Newman) of Lawrence, KS. Tara Edwards of Lawrence, KS, Shavonne Edwards (Adrianna Carr Edwards) Wichita, KS., Stevon Edwards, Lawrence, KS.

Stephen (Steve) Edwards attended and graduated from John Marshall High School in Chicago. Afterwards he joined the Army where he spent three years traveling the world and supporting our country. Steve left the Army early to care for his immediate family and to support his siblings. He was known as the rock and caretaker of his siblings and played a father role in rearing them. Steve’s career as a masonry supported his family. He worked for years as such and was able to earn a living to care for his family and children.

Steve traveled from Kansas to Chicago often to be with family. He settled in Lawrence, Kansas in 2001 to be with his children. He joined St. Luke AMB church, under the leadership of Rev. Taylor; where he gave his life to our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

Steve’s passion was food, folks and fun. He was a suave guy and when he dressed up he was a show stopper. He enjoyed cooking, Baseball, Western and war movies.

He was preceded in death by his parents Lillie Mae Edwards and Mike Emerson, sisters Tracy Lynn Brown, Regena Jackson and his youngest brother Nathaniel Brown (Spikey). He is survived by sister, Janet Gause (Everett) and brother Tyrone Edwards, his nine children, twenty-six grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, Cousin, and a special friend Andrea Nunez.