Lois Margaret Lunte passed away at the age of 85 on Friday, June 14, 2013 at Brandon Woods in Lawrence, Kansas. Services were held on Tuesday, June 18th at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home and Lois was laid to rest in the Leavenworth National Cemetery. Lois was the daughter of Roland Goltermann and Anna Paul. She was born Lois Margaret Goltermann in Saint Louis, Missouri on August 23, 1927. As a child, Lois was an active member of the Girl Scouts. Coincidentally, her troop leader was the mother of Edward Lunte, who would later become her life-long husband. Edward Lunte was a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Force on Guam during World War II. When Edward returned from service in the spring of 1946, his brother, Louis, introduced him to Lois. They fell in love and were married two years later on June 12, 1948 at Salem Evangelical Church in Saint Louis. The couple had a son on August 6, 1957 whom they named Craig Edward Lunte. In 2001, Edward and Lois moved to their current residence in Lawrence to be closer to their son, Craig Edward Lunte and his wife, Susan Hommel Lunte, and granddaughters, Alyson Susan Marie and Kathryn Margaret Lunte. Lois quickly made many friends in the neighborhood and at First Presbyterian Church. She was a founding member of the Ladies of Longleaf, a neighborhood social club. She was also an active volunteer within her church. Lois was very artistic, enjoyed pottery, and worked several years at a framing shop in St. Louis, Missouri. She was also an avid golfer when she was younger and her passion for the game was passed on to her son and granddaughter, Kathryn. In her later years, Lois became very involved in genealogy and spent many hours researching the history of the Lunte family, which she traced back to the Mayflower. Through her genealogy research, she became aware of and began corresponding with several relatives in Germany. Between 1989 and 1995 she and Edward made five trips to Europe to visit them. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church or Grace Hospice in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS 66044.
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Willard “Bill” William Remmers II
Willard “Bill” William Remmers II was born in Chicago on December 28th, 1939, to Willard William Remmers and Mabel Johnine Ray Remmers. He died on June 16, 2013, after a 20-year struggle with prostate cancer. He died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by mother, Mabel, his father, Willard, and by his step-mother, Margaret G. Remmers. He leaves his wife, Ruth Bernadine Heuertz Remmers, and daughter, Juliet Inez Remmers.
Bill spent his early years in Marion, Kansas, with his grandmother Inez Ellis Ray, his uncle and aunt, Rusty and Mary Longhofer, and in Corona del Mar, California, with his uncle and aunt, James and Hazel May Ray. Bill’s mother, Mabel, and Bill moved to Topeka during his grade school years where Mabel became known for her work at the Menninger Foundation and in Topeka Civic Theatre. He continued his education with a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics at Washburn University in1963. Bill earned an M.S. in Mathematics at the University of Kansas in 1966 and later a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at KU in 1985 under Professor Howard Rosenfeld.
He did a variety of work, including research, statistical analysis, modeling, and artificial intelligence for the KU departments of geology, social psychology, anthropology, biochemistry, and human development. He taught math at Donnelly College in Kansas City and psychology and computer science at KU. He worked as a mathematician on rocket trajectories and laser theory for Aeroneutronics in Newport Beach, California, and as a researcher and computer network manager for the U.S. Parole Commission in Washington D.C. He also taught chess, guitar making, astronomy, sailing, telescope making, and ceramics.
Bill’s relationship with Ruth, the love of his live, began in 1978. They went to parties, danced, canoed, and cooked. For two consecutive years in 1985 and 1986, he and Ruth won Best in Class and Best in Show for tofu cooking contests sponsored by Central Soy with their Tofu Gumbo and Tofu Egg Rolls. They married September 1, 1990. Their daughter Juliet was born August 18, 1991. Bill was a loving husband and took an active role in raising Juliet. He carried her everywhere in a front sling as a baby, later taking her to dance and music lessons, and acquainting her with the great minds of Lawrence’s coffee shops. Bill was also an avid chess player, and in 1966 was a 5-state collegiate champion. He once beat a Dutch Grand Master in 1970 in Amsterdam, and played Bobby Fischer in 1963 at KU. Mr. Fischer complimented him on his opening but advised that Bill did not have “the killer instinct.”
Bill loved books. His house was filled with them. He especially liked Euclid’s “Elements,” Linus Pauling’s “The Nature of the Chemical Bond”; “One Two Three…Infinity,” a physics book by George Gamow. He enjoyed various science fiction writers like Azimov and Simak. In grade school, he read, “The Boys Guide to Chemistry”, which included chapters on pyrotechnics and explosives. In high school, when he should have been doing homework, he read many volumes on religions of the world. Together, his family read the Harry Potter series and the Lord of the Rings.
Bill affected many people’s lives with his friendship, generosity, analytical skills, inventiveness, and puns. He was a great friend to many and made people feel special because of his genuine interest in their lives. He could not walk a block without talking to someone he knew. He was a great storyteller. Bill was completely committed to his friends and family, supporting them enthusiastically in their endeavors.
His own interests included but were not limited to mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, music, solar energy, anthropology (which he called “anthro-apology”), and bicycles. His encyclopedic mind enabled him to discuss a huge number of topics in-depth with everyone he knew or met. He was never content to accept the status quo of scientific or social ideas, but thought critically and creatively about topics.
He was passionate about his avocational interests. When he was a boy living in Marion, Kansas, his grandmother, Inez, nurtured what would become a lifelong interest in astronomy when she gave eight-year-old Bill a college textbook on astronomy, which he memorized. He enjoyed making telescopes and observing the night sky, and speculating and offering opinions on scientific discoveries. Inez gave him a subscription to Scientific American which he continued taking the rest of his life.
He was a talented and creative potter. During a ceramics course at Washburn University, he developed the first simple method to obtain copper red glaze in this part of the world. Later in life, he spent hours throwing pots at the Lawrence Arts Center. One of his favorite techniques was “Raku,” which gave his pottery a metallic luster. His artistic interests also included writing poetry, making jewelry, and filmmaking.
He enjoyed art and music. From 1972-1977 he made guitars for friends. He later helped construct an electric cello made from the wood of a Kansas Osage Orange tree. He loved listening to his wife sing and play piano, and found joy in Juliet’s violin playing and her passion for dance. He often mentioned his extreme good fortune in having a daughter of Juliet’s accomplishments and personality.
Bill participated in clinical trials over several years and used his scientific background to actively do laboratory and literary research on prostate cancer in hopes of helping himself and others who suffer from this devastating disease. In Bill’s honor, please give generously to support patients in need to the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association-Oncology Department, 325 Maine St., Lawrence, KS 66044.
Bill absolutely loved his family and wide circle of friends. The thought of not continuing to be with the ones he loved was for him more painful than the suffering he endured from his prolonged illness. He would wish to have those who felt this same joy of living gather in his memory. In this spirit, a celebration of Bill’s life will be held at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, at noon on Saturday, June 29th. Please join us.
Erika A. Binns
Funeral services for Erika A. Binns, 85, Lawrence, will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Cremation will follow and inurnment will be in the Trinity Episcopal Church Columbarium.
Mrs. Binns died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at her home.
She was born Apr. 28, 1928, in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Otto Karl and Maya Suzanna Muench Thoelldte.
Mrs. Binns came to America in 1948. She worked with Head Start in Lawrence, and later was an EEG technician at Watkins Health Center. She worshiped with the Lawrence Episcopal Church community. She was a member of the Lawrence Art Guild, Topeka Art Guild, and the Downtown Tuesday Painters, and volunteered for Audio Reader and Interfaith Christian Neighbors.
She married William Arthur Binns on Jan. 31, 1948, in Kansas City, Kan. He preceded her in death on August 2, 1996.
Survivors include two daughters, Kathryn Jackson and husband Henry, Suffern, N.Y., and Sandra Willey, Lawrence; three grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Kansas to Kenya (K to K) or Trinity Food Pantry, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.
Henry D. ‘Huck’ Huddlestun
A Celebration of Life for Henry ‘Huck’ Huddlestun, 70, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Lawrence Heights Christian Church, 2321 Peterson Rd Lawrence, KS 66049, with the Rev. Steve Koberlein officiating. Inurnment will be in Central Cemetery near Homewood Township in Franklin County.
Huck died Saturday, June 15, 2013, at his home, following a short battle with cancer.
He was born Oct. 30, 1942, in Homewood, Kan., the son of George M. and Hazel A. Blair Huddlestun. He graduated from Williamsburg High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Emporia State University and a master’s degree in school administration from Fort Hays State University.
Huck taught math for 24 years, 21 of which were in the Hill City, Kan. school district. He then became principal and superintendent in Hamilton, Kan., before becoming superintendent of the Central Heights school district in Richmond, Kan., retiring in 1998. Huck was a member and elder at Lawrence Heights Christian Church and a past member of many civic and professional organizations. He enjoyed family, the outdoors, travel, and living life to the fullest each day.
He married Pamela K. Cook on Aug. 4, 1982, in Colby, Kan. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Richard ‘Rick’ Huddlestun and wife Susan, Overbrook, Kan.; a daughter, Susan Mollnow and husband Ryan, Tok, Alaska; and five grandchildren, Erin Hilger, Mark and Matthew Huddlestun, and Hattan and Marett Mollnow.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ira Huddlestun.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.
James Wiley Davis
Services for James Wiley Davis, 67, Baldwin City, are pending at this time.
Mr. Davis died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at his home.
More information to come.
Ronald Leo Curnes
A Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald Leo Curnes, 80, Lawrence, will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2013 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.
Mr. Curnes died Monday, June 10, 2013, at his home.
He was born July 31, 1932, in Osceola, Iowa, to John Edward and Ora Marie Arnett Curnes. He was the youngest of 8 children. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Campus in 1957. Mr. Curnes has lived in Lawrence for the past 25 years.
Mr. Curnes served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and worked as a manufacturing engineer for Ottawa Truck Company. He retired in 2003 after 25 years of service. Mr. Curnes was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and enjoyed gardening, working on cars, and playing pinochle. He was also a gifted carpenter and could fix just about anything.
He married Dorothy Ann Wehner August 13, 1955, celebrating 57 years together. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include sons, William Curnes and wife Denise of Lawrence, Kenneth Curnes and wife Debbie of Lenexa, Phillip Curnes and wife Julie of Lenexa, Christopher Curnes and wife Anna of Torrance, California; daughters, Janice Curnes and husband Mark Tollefsrud of Milwaukee, WI, Susan Weissbeck and husband Jim of Leawood, Ellen Curnes of Richardson, TX, Nancy Morrison and husband Gary of Lenexa, Barbara Ginzburg and husband Ezra of Topeka; 14 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 7 siblings.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. A Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by a visitation with the family from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society, sent in care of the funeral home.
Brandy Marie Anderson-Buis
Graveside inurnment for Brandy Marie Anderson-Buis, 38, Lawrence, will be 11 a.m. Friday, at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at her home.
The family suggests memorials made to the Lawrence Humane Society, sent in care of the funeral home.
Memorial Park Cemetery is located on the south side of 15th Street, three blocks east of Haskell Ave.
The Rev. Marshall I.J. Lackrone
The Reverend Marshall I.J. Lackrone was born July 8, 1948, in Wichita, Kansas. He passed away June 8, 2013, at his home. His parents were Marshall Jacob Lackrone and Minnie Juanita Colvin. His name was a combination of his father’s name, Marshall Jacob Lackrone, and his grandfather’s name, Ishmael Jacob Lackrone. He was preceded in death by his mother, step-mother, and his father.
He had three sisters, Anita May, Sharron Noretta, and Kathy Joe. Following a divorce, his father was married a second time to a Christian lady, Mary Helen Root, when he was eight years old. Two children were born to this union: one sister, Mary Helen, and one brother, Mark David. Lackrone’s step-mother and the local pastor’s wife made his salvation a priority with a daily prayer pact. Lackrone says with these two woman praying for him everyday to be saved, he didn’t have a chance to stay away from God.
At age eleven he joined the Boy Scouts of America, and worked his way to the most elevated rank of Eagle Scout. He attributed his organizational skills to being a part of Boy Scouts while serving as Patrol Leader, a Cub Scout Den Chief, and Junior Assistant Scout Master. He also helped in forming a new Boy Scout Troop in Fort Scott, Kansas. Through this association with Boy Scouts he also earned the God and Country Award. While working on his God and Country Award he did many things by learning a good amount about the Bible, which really translated a few years later in his training to eventually become a Christian and Minister of the Gospel.
Lackrone graduated from high school in 1966 in Uniontown, KS. After high school he entered into formal training at Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. Because of financial restraints he was capable of attending C.B.C. only two years, and continued his studies by correspondence for the next five years. During summer months he worked at Cessna Aircraft military division as an aircraft sheet-mentalist in Wichita, KS. These earnings made it possible to help with college expenses. After Leaving C.B.C. he was then married to Carol Elaine Stewart of Bronson, KS, who was his high school sweetheart. To this union three sons were born; Matthew Timothy, Ozark, MO, Jonathan David, Fort Scott, KS and Luke David of Maryland near Washington D.C.
He was issued his credentials in 1967 and qualified for his Exhorter’s Permit by the Kansas District Council of the Assemblies of God. Lackrone qualified for the next level of credentials as a Licensed Minister one year later while still in Kansas. His ministry took him to pastor in Southern Missouri where he was issued his second License to Preach for the Southern Missouri District. In 1973 he was ordained by the Southern Missouri District.
In 1968 he began pastoring at Pleasant Green Assembly of God in rural Phillips County, Kansas. Then he moved to Ness City, KS. Assembly of God as pastor for two more years. In 1971 the Lackrone’s moved to Osceola, MO where they pastored five years. After that they came back to Kansas and pastored the Assembly of God at Chanute. While there they were called upon to start a new church called Hope Chapel Assembly of God in rural Allen County. That Pastoral Ministry lasted for 20 Years and four building programs. Then they were asked by the Kansas District Council’s Superintendent to go to Lawrence, KS and be the first Assembly of God Pastor of Calvary Temple Assembly of God. This was an independent church and had just became an Assemblies of God fellowship. This church had a total number of nine members. This church became totally self-supporting in approximately two years. While at Lawrence he completed his Doctor of Divinity through a Baptist Seminary in Covina, CA.
Over the past several years he has written and taught more than a dozen Bible Studies from A.S.I. (Association of Christian Schools International). With this endorsement these studies count toward certification credit; which is needed by all Christian School Teachers. These Bible Studies are used by other pastors and missionaries in various countries around the world.
Pastor Lackrone is survived by his wife, Carol Elaine of the home, three sons and six grandchildren. He started preaching at age 16 and has continued in pastoral ministry for the past 48 years.
Services for The Reverand Marshall I.J. Lackrone, 64, Lawrence, formerly of Iola, will be 2 p.m. Tues. June 11, 2013 at Calvary Temple Assembly of God in Lawrence. Also 2 p.m. Wed. June 12, 2013, at First Assembly of God in Fort Scott. Burial will follow in Uniontown. He passed away June 8, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from noon to service time on both days.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial contributions made to the Calvary Temple Assembly of God Building Fund.
Jacquelyn Pauline “Jackie” Niel Marrs
Surrounded by beloved family and friends, Jacquelyn Pauline “Jackie” Niel Marrs passed peacefully into the welcoming arms of her Maker on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Brandon Woods in Lawrence, Kansas. A warm and beautiful woman who lived for her family, loved her friends and faced her final months courageously, with spirit and faith, kindness and grace, she will be forever missed by all who knew her.
The third of 5 children, Jackie was born to Henry and Carrie (Merrick) Niel of Joplin, Missouri on April 19, 1928. Raised on a small farm, she graduated from Joplin High School in 1946.
Shortly thereafter, she went to work at a local bakery where mothers of many young servicemen stopped in to urge the charming and unattached green-eyed beauty to meet their sons. One smart mother, however, took her recently-discharged Marine to Empire Baptist Church to point out the lovely dark-haired girl in the choir. Wayne Marrs was captivated but, he says with a laugh, worried that she “looked like the marrying kind.” Nevertheless, he attended all the church socials and so did she, always seeking each other out. Before long, he discovered he was the “marrying kind”, too. They became husband and wife on March 26, 1947.
Between 1947 and 1951, they made their home in Joplin, Missouri, where Jackie gave birth to their first son and first daughter, enjoyed the pleasures of a large and local extended family and was active in the Empire Baptist Church.
During 1951, Wayne’s reactivation in the Marines for the Korean War took the young family to California, where they lived in Santa Ana, Orange, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Jackie’s first experience of the beach started a life-long love of sand and water that she indulged whenever she could.
Returning to Joplin in 1953, Jackie gave birth to her second son and was happy to resume her rich, full family life. An excellent seamstress, she spent many careful hours creating clothes for herself and, especially, for her daughter. During this time, the family began to enjoy many, many weeks and weekends at Grand Lake of the Cherokees. Jackie, an avid fisherman, was once thrilled to be featured on Harold Ensley’s “Gone Fishin’” TV show with the nearly 7-pound Large-Mouth Black Bass she caught.
In 1959, the first of Wayne’s many transfers with ATT LongLines took them from Joplin to the Kansas City area, where they lived first in Shawnee and then Overland Park, Kansas. In Overland Park, Jackie was busy with canning, freezing and pickling the bounty from a massive vegetable garden and several fruit trees. Early in 1961, her second daughter and fourth child was born.
Transferred again later that year, they moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, later and then to Hiawatha, Kansas in 1963. It was in Hiawatha that her addiction to golf took hold. Playing as often as she could, the first of the many trophies she would later win was for “Most Improved Player” – something she looked back on with a giggle in later years because she “was soooo bad!”
It was during the Hiawatha years, too, that her first-born son enlisted in the Navy and was soon off to serve two tours in Viet Nam. She wrote him religiously every day and encouraged others to do the same. Moreover, she made sure letters and “goody boxes” were sent to other servicemen, believing that everyone needed to hear their name at mail call.
In 1967, ATT took the family to Dodge City, Kansas, where Jackie and Wayne developed many friendships, playing golf and going dancing very frequently. It was here, too, that Jackie hand-crafted the ultimate example of her seamstress talents…the exquisite wedding dress both of her daughters would wear.
In 1975, the final ATT transfer took them back to the Kansas City area, where they settled near Parkville, Missouri. A grandmother now with only one child at home, Jackie went to work as a receptionist for Far-Mar-Co at the bustling Board of Trade in Kansas City. Her retirement in 1985 gave her even more time to devote to her golf. Their home on the 10th green of the Windbrook Golf Club made it easy, too – even if it was just a “quick 3 holes” after dinner. Active in the North Kansas City Women’s Golf Association as well as the Fort Clark Women’s Golf Association in Del Rio, Texas, where she and Wayne spent their winters, Jackie was a highly-sought partner who delighted in teaching newer players nearly as much as she delighted in tournament play. “Some people ‘clutch’ when other people are watching,” she said once after a ‘sudden-death playoff’ that she won, “but I LOVE it!” Winner of many tournaments and titles, including Women’s Club Champion at Fort Clark, she also achieved what few golfers do…a hole in one. Twice!
In addition to indulging her passion for golf during retirement years, Jackie enjoyed traveling with her husband. They frequently visited Joplin, Denver, Boston and Minneapolis as well as Del Rio, Texas, where day trips to Mexico were common. They enjoyed the beaches in Hawaii, Mexico, Texas and Florida with their children.
In 2011, Jackie and Wayne moved from Kansas City to Meadowlark Estates in Lawrence, Kansas, where they were embraced by many new acquaintances who quickly became the dearest of friends. A modest and self-effacing woman, Jackie never understood why people gravitated to her the way they did or why, after just a few minutes, so many people seemed to love her.
An active participant in many activities, Jackie was thrilled and fascinated by the both national and international acclaim she briefly shared with the other members of “The Rooster and The Chicks” – Meadowlark’s famous Senior Citizen Flash Mob dancers – the YouTube sensations who received millions of “hits” and were featured on Good Morning America, the Today Show, CNN and other TV programs.
In April, 2013, declining health caused Wayne and Jackie to move from Meadowlark to Brandon Woods, where she spent her final weeks. The family will always be grateful for the truly compassionate and tender care she received from the health care workers who became her newest friends, as well as from dear Jade.
Jackie was preceded in death by her mother Carrie Della Merrick Niel and father George Henry Spencer Niel, sisters Patty Niel Barnett and Eva Niel Fullerton, and brother Lyle Niel.
She leaves her husband of 66 years, H. Wayne Marrs; sons Stephen Wayne Marrs and wife Juda Parks Marrs of Lawrence, KS, and Richard Niel Marrs and wife Linda Cunningham Marrs of Centennial, CO; daughters Janet Lynn Marrs Laughead of Wellesley, MA, and Susan Marrs Snay and husband Kevin Snay of Olathe, KS. She also leaves her dear sister Carolyn Niel Beckham Handley of Eugene, OR; sister-in-law Camille Niel of Carthage, MO; and brother-in-law Robert “Bob” Barnett of Magazine, AR.
Grandma leaves ten grandchildren; Zachary (Jennifer) Marrs, Matthew (Jennifer Forman) Marrs, Chelsea Marrs (Jason) Johnson, Trevor Marrs, Caitlyn Marrs, Lauren Laughead (Billy) Macaulay, Jonathan Laughead, Heather Snay, April Snay and Lindsey Snay.
Her six great-grandchildren will miss her dearly, too; Madison, Zane and Morgan Marrs, Haven and Gracie Johnson, and Noah Laughead Corso.
Too numerous to mention are the many nieces and nephews who, along with their own children and grandchildren, will also long for their warm and engaging Aunt Jackie. She took great interest and delight in each one of them, relishing their visits, calls, emails and Facebook posts, concerned when they were troubled and happy in their joy.
Services will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at The Smith Center at Brandon Woods, 1430 Brandon Woods Terrace, Lawrence, KS. Reception following.
Jackie’s heart was often touched by those in need, especially children. Donations in her memory may be made to Jack’s Magic Bean Fund, 185 Weston Road, Wellesley, MA 02482.
Online condolences available at Rumsey-Yost.com.
Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Gillesse
Memorial services for Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Gillesse, 87, Lawrence, will be held at a later date at First Presbyterian Church. Jackie died Friday, June 7, 2013, at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.
She was born May 12, 1926, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Ellsworth D. and Anna Christine Petersen Wallace. She graduated from Mercy School of Nursing in 1947. She worked as an R.N. in Kansas, Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan, and Oregon. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, and was active as a Den Mother, Brownie leader, and PTA president. She was actively involved in ‘Reach to Recovery’ breast cancer support group, Elderhostel, and First Presbyterian Church Parish Nurse Ministry.
She married Rev. John Gillesse on Oct. 31, 1947, in Grand Rapids, Mich. He preceded her in death in 2001. She was also preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Christine Gillesse in 1998, and a son, Timothy Gillesse in 2013. Survivors include a grandson, Seth Morningson, Palm Crest, Fla.; a brother, Keith Wallace, White Cloud, Mich.; and a sister, Jean Van Faasen, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Parish Nurse Ministry, in care of the church, 2415 Clinton Parkway, Lawrence, KS, 66047. Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
