No public services are planned for Joan Handley, 89, Lawrence, who died Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.
She earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas – Austin and her Master’s degree at the University of Oklahoma.
Ms. Handley was a longtime instructor of Microbiology at the University of Kansas.
Clinton (Clint) Leon, age 87, died at his home in Lawrence, Kansas, on April 1, 2020. He was born March 10, 1933, in McPherson, Kansas, the son of Arthur Leon and Ruth Lundberg Leon.
Mr. Leon graduated from McPherson High School in 1951. He attended Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia and Bethany College before serving in the U.S. Army, 16 months of that time in Korea. He returned to K.S.T.C., where he met Jo Berends. They were married on December 27, 1956, in Friend, Kansas. They both taught art in Arkansas City, Kansas. He also attended Wichita State University, Western State College of Gunnison, Colorado, Fort Hays Kansas State College, where he earned an M.S. in Art, and the University of Kansas. He taught art in the Arkansas City, Kansas public school system, at Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma, and Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence.
He was a member of local, state and national art and education associations. Clint and Jo exhibited their artwork in local and regional exhibits. He was a 4-H photography project leader on the Eudora and Kanza 4-H clubs and coached his sons’ Little League teams. He was a member of the American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14 where he volunteered for a number of duties including the rifle squad for many years.
Clint’s devoted wife Jo preceded him in death on February 7, 2001 and brother, Eugene, Concordia, Kansas, on May 30, 2017. Survivors include a daughter, Sienna of Lawrence, Kansas; two sons, Sven (Christine), Portland, Oregon, and Lars (Devonne) of Lawrence; four granddaughters Jordyn Leon, Kyra Leon, Ryleigh Leon, Marina Profeti, and a grandson Trystan Leon; and sister-in-law, Jean Leon , Concordia.
A memorial service will be planned at a later date. Burial will be at Gate (Oklahoma) Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14, or a charity of the donor’s choice, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, 66044.
Private Family Services for John W. Dardess, 83, of Lawrence were held through Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Interment was at Pioneer Cemetery.
Mr. Dardess died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospice House.
He was born January 17, 1937, in Chatham, NY, the son of John Dardess and Edna Wolfe Dardess. He graduated from Chatham High School in NY in 1954 and Georgetown University in 1958. He earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1968. He moved to Lawrence in 1966 from New York.
Mr. Dardess served in the U.S. Army in the 1960s and was a Professor of History at the University of Kansas from 1966 to 2002 where he taught Chinese and Inner Asian History. He also served as Director of the Center for East Asian Studies from 1995-1997. He was fluent in many languages and was the author of ten books.
Survivors include a son, Tad and his wife, Pam, Durham, NC; a brother, George and his wife Peg, Rochester, NY; and two grandchildren, Lea and Maya.
Mr. Dardess was an avid bicyclist and also enjoyed gardening, writing and baseball.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lawrence Unchained Bicycle Co-op, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Randy Burchett passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at his home in Lawrence Kansas. Randy was born May 15, 1961 in Kansas City, Mo. He was the son of Nancy Burchett of Lawrence, KS and James Burchett of Enterprise, AL.
He graduated from Enterprise High School in 1979. Soon after, he joined the Navy and became an Avionics Technician serving aboard the USS Enterprise and USS Ranger. After the military he continued in the avionics field with Northrop Grumman. Randy eventually decided on a different career path and began work as a youth counselor for at risk teens and adolescents. He finally made his way back to Lawrence where he worked various jobs while taking care of his mother.
Randy is remembered by his mother Nancy Burchett, Lawrence, KS; father James Burchett, Enterprise, AL; a sister Jan and her husband Mike Kern, Dallas, GA; nephew Chris Shouse and his wife Rebecca, Dallas, GA; nephew Stephen Shouse, Ft Walton Beach, FL; and a great-niece Elora Shouse, Dallas, GA; There is also extended family in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
Private family services for Randy will take place at a later date.
No public services are planned for Sue Eckhoff, 77, rural Lawrence, who passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020, at her home. Her husband, Ronald K. Wilson, has asked for cards to be mailed to him at 627 N. 750 Rd., Lawrence, KS, 66047.
She was a longtime teacher at Shawnee Mission North High School.
Marjorie Arline (Stamm) Kincaid passed into the loving arms of her Savior and Lord on March 26, 2020 at Pioneer Ridge Healthcare Center in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on June 28, 1924 to Oscar and Hazel (Elder) Stamm of rural Washington, Kansas.
She attended grades 1-8 at Victory School, a one-room schoolhouse SE of Washington. It was there that she rode her pony to and from school each day. Grades 9-12 were completed at Washington High School. Upon graduation she worked at the court house in the draft office. She met Clifford Kincaid when he was on leave from the Navy, they fell in love, and were married on June 1, 1947. They moved to Fairbury, NE where they raised 3 children: Timothy, Julie, and Laurel. In 1957 they moved to Lincoln, NE where Marjorie was a homemaker and later worked as a secretary in the Lincoln Public School system. After Clifford died in 1999, she moved to Lawrence, KS. She was a member of the Adventist Church there.
Marjorie had a heart for others, especially children. She held a Good News Club for neighborhood children to come to her home and she would share the Bible and the love of Jesus with them. Some of those kids sought shelter at Clifford and Marjorie’s home when their own home life was in chaos; sometimes in the middle of the night. She sewed outfits for the same kids so they would have period clothing to wear to school for the Nebraska Centennial. Several of these kids kept in touch with her into adulthood. A neighborhood bully who scared and threatened her own children was invited into the home (much to her daughters’ chagrin) but the same love and attention was given to him and the bullying stopped. Marjorie enjoyed international students that attended Union College not far from their house and frequently had them over for meals and conversation. One of those students kept in touch with her until the end of her life, calling her “Mom.” She cared for the downtrodden and befriended them “because they have no friends”. She taught her children and grandchildren what it meant to love unconditionally.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her brother, Donald. Survivors include 1 brother, Malcolm (Norma) Stamm, Washington; son, Timothy (Sue) Kincaid, Mentor, OH; daughters, Julie (Mike) Fuhrmann, Lawrence, KS; Laurel (Vernon) Volpe, Kearney, NE; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Kincaid, Adele Bisel, Cara Brown, Vernon & Nicholas Volpe; and five great-grandchildren, Anna, Phoebe, Moses, Mallory, and Lucille; and her beloved nieces and nephew.
Memorials to God Makes It Grow 24/7 (Honduras mission teaching locals subsistence agriculture and providing safe water), or to the charity of choice in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, PO Box 1260, Lawrence KS 66044.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date for Deb Davis, 68, rural Lawrence, who passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka.
She was born Feb. 10, 1952, in Topeka, the daughter of Robert and Dorotha Draper Heath. She graduated from Topeka High School.
Deb married George B. Davis and was a partner in their business, Clock House Antiques.
Survivors include her husband George, a daughter, Katie Plante and husband SFC Joshua Plante, and granddaughter Zoeii, Franklin, Indiana, and a bonus daughter, Kelli Robinson, Topeka.
Glen F. O’Connor, 94, died on March 23, 2020, at the Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook, KS. A private family service will be held at the Stull Cemetery.
He was born Oct 10, 1925, to Jesse and Beulah Armstrong O’Connor. He graduated from Liberty Memorial High School, Lawrence, KS. He was a member of the Stull United Methodist Church, also Sunday School Teacher, and Trustee of the church. He also served on the Lawrence Farmers Coop Board, Douglas County Fair Board, Kanwaka Township Board and Deer Creek School Board.
Glen married Elizabeth “Betty” J. Wulfkuhle on January 1, 1945. Glen and Betty made their home on their farm west of Stull for 67 years. Betty died on April 26, 2018. He was also preceded in death by his parents and brother Everett. Glen is survived by a son, Kenneth O’Connor and wife Patty, Lecompton, a daughter, Brenda Sexton and husband, Mitch, Berryton, two grandsons, Mitchell Sexton and wife, Nancy and their children and grandchildren, Michael O’Connor and wife, Tara and great-granddaughters Cassody and Logan O’Connor.
The family suggest memorial contributions to Stull United Methodist Church Capital Campaign Fund, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Arrangements for Larry Arthur Tuckel, 75, Lawrence, are pending at this time.
Mr. Tuckel died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Linwood, Kansas.
He was born December 23, 1944, in Lawrence, the son of Ernest A. and Opal Mae Dietz Tuckel. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1962. He has been a lifetime resident of Douglas County.
Mr. Tuckel served in the Army National Guard and worked as a farmer.
He is survived by his wife LaCreisha Harris Tuckel of the home; daughter, Tomi Tuckel and husband John Bumgarner of Linwood; son, Matt Tuckel and wife Penny Strasser Tuckel of Lawrence; stepson, Hayden Elijah Newton of Lawrence; sister, Virginia Hare of Prairie Village; brothers, Terry Tuckel of Lawrence, and David Tuckel of Lawrence; grandchildren, Kali Jacobson, Karsen Jacobson, Kaden Jacobson, Eve Tuckel, Eli Tuckel, and Oliver Tuckel.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Visiting Nurses, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, PO Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Gail Dimick, 74, of rural Jefferson County, Ks. passed away after losing her battle with cancer on Thursday March 12, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was a Jefferson County resident for over 40 years.
Gail was born January 19, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of Edward and Shirley Anderson. At 9 years old was adopted by her stepfather Robert Busch.
She was a 1965 graduate of South High school in Wichita.
She married Lloyd Dimick on September 28, 1968 in Lawrence Ks. He preceded her in death on June 25, 2013.
They moved to rural Jefferson county in 1971, where they farmed and raised black angus cattle. Her hobbies were gardening, raising pigeon and growing flowers
She was a member of the North Lawrence Christian Church.
She is survived by four siblings: Marquetta Martin, Wichita Ks, Deborah Rice, Wichita Ks, Larry Busch, Wichita Ks and Maureta Busch of Bloomington, Minnesota. She also is leaving behind two very lucky young men Jason and Tracy Dover whom for over 40 years she considered her sons.
Funeral services will be at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home on March 20, 2020, at 11:00 am. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 19, 2020, from 6:00-7:30 pm. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence Ks. THE ATTENDANCE AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE AND GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL SERVICE AT MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY WILL BE LIMITED TO 50 PEOPLE. THE VISITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO 50 PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING AT ANY ONE TIME.
