Category: Obituaries

Brian Paul Quinn

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Funeral services for Brian Paul Quinn, 52, Lawrence, will be 9:30 am. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, KS. Mr. Quinn died Tuesday in Wichita.

Brian was born Feb. 3, 1960 in Livonia, Michigan, the son of Donald L. and Leigh Anne Stonestreet Quinn.

Brian graduated Shawnee Mission Northwest High in 1978 and the University of Kansas in 1982. He enlisted and served in the US Army in the 101st Airborne Division, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky from 1982 to 1984 and nine years in the Army Reserves. He received Masters in Aviation Safety from CMSU. Brian was a commercial pilot for Baron Aviation Services, who is contracted with Federal Express.

He married Gay Ann Holladay August 6, 1994. She survives of the home.

He is also survived by his father and step-mother, Donald Lee and Patricia Quinn of Overland Park, brother-in-law, Tony Holladay, niece, Noel Holladay, father-in-law, John E. Holladay, all of Lawrence, his Uncle Robert Quinn, his cousins Dennis Quinn, Pattie Quinn and Michael Quinn, all of Seattle, Washington.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Friends may call Friday from noon to 8 pm. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Cottonwood Inc. or Health Care Access in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Don Schick

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Funeral services for Don Schick, 80, rural Lawrence, will be at 10 am Friday at Lone Star Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. Jane Flora-Swick officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Creek Cemetery.

Mr. Schick died Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Donald Duane Schick was born Nov. 6, 1931, about two miles west of Vinland to Avier and Dorothy Edmonds Schick. As a young boy, his family moved to 23rd & Alabama in Lawrence. He attended Liberty Memorial High School and graduated in 1949.

Don attended KU for one year. He then worked for J.C. Penney and Woolworth Co. While with Woolworth’s, he worked in Dodge City, Kan. and Sheridan, Wyo. In 1951, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he was trained as a B-29 Gunner and was a boom operator refueling other aircraft in mid air. He was discharged at the end of the Korean War in the fall of 1953. Don operated Phillips 66 stations and worked in bulk agengy until 1960. He was in the auto parts business for 25 years, beginning at Pippert’s Auto Parts, and later owning and operating Don Schick Auto Parts.

Don married Marjorie Ann Bond on Apr. 10, 1955, in Lone Star. To this union were born two sons, Jerry Dean and Larry Duane.

Don was a member of the Lone Star Church of the Brethren for 57 years. He taught Sunday School, and was a Deacon and youth leader. He enjoyed gardening.

Don is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marjorie Ann Schick, his sons Jerry Schick of Lawrence and Larry Schick and wife Kathy of Meadow Grove, Neb., and grandchildren Valerie Schick of Lincoln, Neb., and Bradley, Kendall, and Joshua Schick of Meadow Grove, Neb.

Friends may call from 9 am to 8 pm Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Don Schick Memorial Fund, or the Lone Star Church of the Brethren Handicap Ramp Fund, in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Elizabeth “Moe” (Morey) Goetz, Ph.D.

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Elizabeth “Moe” (Morey) Goetz, Ph.D., passed away peacefully on November 2, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas, where she recently had been admitted after fracturing her hip in a fall. She was 85 years old.

Born in Mansfield, Ohio on August 1, 1927, Moe’s father was a physician, and her mother was a nurse. Her brother preceded her in death. Shortly after graduating from Grinnell College in 1950, Moe worked for a law firm in Chicago, Illinois, where she met her husband, Raymond Goetz. In 1967, Ray and Moe moved to Lawrence when Ray was hired as a professor at the KU School of Law.

After her youngest child reached school age, Moe earned two degrees from KU: a Master’s degree with honors in Child Development in 1970 and a Ph.D. in Developmental and Child Psychology in 1977. She had a distinguished academic career in KU’s Department of Child Development, becoming an Assistant Professor in 1974, Associate Professor in 1978 and Professor in 1985. She served as the Director of the Edna A. Hill Child Development Laboratory from 1978 to 1987. She authored scores of publications, primarily on creativity in children and preschool literacy, and edited two books on early childhood education. She became Professor Emerita in 1992.

Ray and Moe were well known in the Lawrence community for their support of the arts and wonderful hospitality, often opening their art-filled home to students, faculty and friends for parties and events.

Moe is survived by two daughters, Sibyl Wescoe (David) of La Jolla, California and Victoria Goetz (Ted Coffey) of Lawrence; three sons, Thomas Goetz of Lawrence, Steven Goetz of Portland, Oregon and Morey Goetz (Lisa Hess) of Austin, Texas; and six grandchildren, Maxwell, Benjamin, Zachary and Zoe Wescoe, and Scott and Kelly Goetz. Raymond, Moe’s husband of 49 years, died in 2000. Their son, Ray, died in 2001.

All services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Moe’s name to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses, sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Addene ‘Dean’ Hardister

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Private memorial services will be held for Addene ‘Dean’ Hardister, 86, Lawrence.
Mrs. Hardister died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at her home.

She was born June 14, 1926, in Batesville, Ark., the daughter of Clyde & Gladys Thomas Hinchman. She grew up in Batesville and graduated from Batesville High School.

Mrs. Hardister was a homemaker, and assisted her husband in the family business – Hardister Painting and Decorating, until it was sold in 1977. The joy of Dean’s life was nurturing her family and friends. She enjoyed traveling in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, as well as in Europe. She loved the Kansas Jayhawk basketball games and other sports, too. Bridge and square dancing were favorite past-times for more than 30 years. Hobbies included reading, music, and collecting antiques and American Indian art.

She married John H. Hardister on Feb. 14, 1945, in DeSoto, Kan. He preceded her in death on June 15, 2010, as did her two brothers, Harold and Ralph Hinchman and their wives.

Survivors include three daughters, Beverly Lasswell, Lawrence, Wanda Cox, Lawrence, and Donna Avey (Jerry), Longmont, Colo.; two brothers in law, Homer Welsh and Don Ray, both of Lawrence; two sisters in law, Patty Allen, St. Joseph, Mo., and Patricia Hardister, Lawrence; 9 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren, and many special nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, or Lawrence Meals on Wheels, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Betty Jane Hamilton

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Betty Jane Hamilton, 85, former resident of Greensburg, passed away peacefully Oct. 30 at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. Betty was born in Pittsburgh, PA, to Ben and Jessie (Abbott) Stone on March 2, 1927. She had fond memories of her great grandparents, Sam and Jessie McClannahan, who played an important role in her upbringing.

She married John T. Hamilton on May 10, 1945, in Boston and moved to western Kansas in 1949. They divorced in 1975.

Ms. Hamilton managed the Duckwalls variety store in Greensburg for 18 years while serving on the Chamber of Commerce and the City Council. Betty was the first and only female to serve as mayor of Greensburg. She retired from public service after serving as mayor for six years.

Ms. Hamilton moved from Greensburg after the May 4, 2007, EF5 tornado destroyed much of the town. She lived in Cheney for three years before moving to Lawrence.

She is survived by daughters Betty Jo (Jim) Sunley, Thornton, Colo.; Cheryl McLaren, Colorado Springs, Colo; Lisa (Tom) Cleveland, Spring Hill, Fla; and Penny (David) Hodge, Lawrence. She also is survived by six grandsons and one granddaughter, three great grandsons and three great granddaughters and one great great grandson. She was preceded in death by Fred T. McLaren, son-in-law.

She was cremated and services will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the First Baptist Church in Greensburg with Pastor Marvin George officiating. The family will greet visitors between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at the Fleener Funeral Home in Greensburg.

Memorials may be sent in care of Fleener Funeral Home, 514 S. Main St., Greensburg, KS, 67054, for Grace Hospice, Greensburg First Baptist Church, or Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Scholarship Fund.

Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of local arrangements.

Vernon W. Erskin

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Memorial Visitation for Vernon Walter Erskin, 54, Eudora, will be from 7 -8 pm Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died Oct. 30, 2012 at Providence Medical Center.

Vernon was born December 13, 1957, in Lawrence, Kansas, to Chester and Mary Holden Erskin. He grew up in Lawrence and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1977. Vernon worked as a drywall finisher.

He is survived by 2 brothers, Edward of Lawrence; & Tommy of Eudora; 2 sisters, Mary Wilson of Perry; & Shirley Lohness of Eudora; 5 stepchildren, Ashley, Peydon, Terren, Dakota & Brady, a grandson, Colin, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents & a sister Maggie Reeves.

Vernon loved to fish and hunt. He also loved to dance to country & western music.

The family suggests memorials to the Vernon Walter Erskin Memorial Fund, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Mitchell James Landreth

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Mitch Landreth 53, Lawrence, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at his home. He was born on September 26, 1959, the son of Jack and Betty Landreth.

All services well be private.

A lifelong resident of Lawrence, Mitch attended Hillcrest Elementary, West and South Junior High, and graduated with the Lawrence High School Class of 1977. Over the years, he worked as a dental technician and as an environmental technician. At the time of his death, he was employed by the Kansas Memorial Union.

Survivors include his mother, Betty, Monte Vista, Colorado; his sister Libbie, Mosca, Colorado; his son, Sean, Lawrence, Kansas, and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack. Memorial plans are pending. Contributions may be made in his name to the Lawrence Humane Society.

Mitch was a handsome, charming man known for his humor and wit. He loved playing softball, vacationing at the family cabin in Estes Park Colorado, reading, and joking about world events with his friends, but most of all, he loved his son, Sean.

Mitch will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by all who knew him. As he often quoted: “The King is dead, long live the King.”

Charles “Gutch” Summerville

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Memorial services for Charles ”Gutch” Eugene Summerville, 69, Ozawkie, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ozawkie United Methodist Church, Ozawkie, Kansas.

Mr. Summerville died Monday, October 29, 2012, at his home.

He was born August 23, 1943, in Jefferson County, the son of Claude Glendale and Martha Elizabeth Gutschenritter Summerville. He graduated from Perry High School in 1962.

Mr. Summerville started working on the farm as a teenager. Over the years he worked for Norris Bros. in Lawrence, Hercules Powder Plant in DeSoto, Corp of Engineers in Perry, as a dairy farmer, and then starting his own construction business in 1985.

He married Rosie Ann Courter on February 1, 1964, in Oskaloosa, Kansas. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Bill Summerville and Brian Summerville and wife Meridee, both of Oskaloosa; two daughters, Genie LeRoux and husband Eric, of Oskaloosa, Debbie Giffin and husband Mike, of Garnett; mother, Martha Summerville, of Perry; brothers, Sam Summerville and wife Debbie, of Perry, John Summerville, of Topeka; sisters, Linda Levings and husband Duane, Claudia Zimmerman, Betta Goepfert and husband Al, all of Perry, Beth Harrison and husband Charles, of Topeka; grandchildren, John “Duke” LaDuke, Chas Summerville, and Jamie LaDuke; great-grandchildren, Samantha, Mya, Quinci, and Mulan.

His father Claude and son David Summerville preceded him in death.

The family suggests memorials to Jefferson County Home Health Care, or the American Heart Association, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, PO Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Spencer Michael Haynes

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Spencer Michael Haynes was born on Father’s Day, June 17, 1990 and died unexpectedly in his home in Lawrence, Kansas on October 22, 2012. In his short life he was blessed with a loving family, many friends from all walks of life and a terrific personality. Spencer was a spiritual person who studied and respected most everything. He had faith in God, and was a deep thinker and a great listener. He had an affinity for nature and animals, and enjoyed dirt bike riding, snow skiing, mountain hiking. He also enjoyed going to coffee shops and walks with his mom, rock concerts with his dad and dinner with his sister. He respected and always enjoyed the one-on-one conversations with his Grandfather (Bill Haynes) about his future and life goals. He was gifted in the arts, especially music and had a very special awareness and understanding of people that could have led him to be a great counselor. He played the guitar from an early age and enjoyed giving lessons and showing others an easier way to play. He loved comedy movies, South Park, playing X-box, shooting a game of pool and getting a massage. He was interested in politics and international affairs and he was recently following the presidential race and debates very closely. He attended West Avondale in Topeka and Cair Paravel Latin School. While in Colorado, he lived in Fort Collins and Estes Park and attended numerous mountain camps during the summer months. He especially enjoyed and appreciated the more advanced and challenging camps where he camped and slept under a tarp and survived with only the items that he could carry. He always liked to reflect on how the more difficult camps changed his perception of life and how some people tend to forget the real comforts of home. He had many friends in Topeka and Lawrence, Kansas as well as Fort Collins and Estes Park, Colorado. He always looked forward to his next trip to Colorado to see his friends that still live there. While attending college at Johnson County Community College, he worked at Dillon’s and then Long John Silvers in Lawrence. Spencer was a sensitive and compassionate person and will be missed by all that knew him. He is survived by his parents Michael Haynes, Lawrence, Michelle Frederick Haynes, Eudora, and his sister Bailey, Lawrence, and his two pets Mittens and Koko. He is also survived by his grandparents, William and Gerry Haynes in Topeka, and Michael and Rebecca Frederick, Corpus Christi, Texas, his Uncle Bill Haynes, cousins Sheldon, William and Sam, and Aunt Christie, cousins Jessica, Phillip and Michael, Aunt Barb and Uncle Larry Callahan, and Aunt Bobbie Haynes and cousin Gracie. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday October 26, 2012 at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence, Kansas at 601 Indiana Street. Graveside services will follow at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery in Topeka at 2:00 in the afternoon. Spencer will lie in state on Thursday and memorial contributions can be sent to the Homeless Shelter in Lawrence, Kansas.

Ervin Lee Statler

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Visitation for Ervin Lee Statler, 58, Lawrence, will be Friday Oct. 26, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Mr. Statler died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at his home.

He was born Dec. 20, 1953, in Lawrence, the son of David and Delores Mitchell Statler. He attended Woodlawn Elementary and West Jr. High, and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1972.

Mr. Statler served in the Army from 1976-1979 as a Military Policeman.
He later worked for McElhaney Fence, Reliable Environmental Management and ABS of Wichita, as an Asbestos Consultant.

He married Rachael A. Rippy McManness on May 21, 1986. She survives of the home.

Mr. Statler is preceded in death by his father, David.

Survivors include two children; Aimee and Karlin Statler, Lawrence; four step children; Tavin, Stacy McManness, Keely Wright, and Tiffany Smith; two grandchildren; Ayden and Kyren Russell; step grandchildren; Riley Smith, Kyle Edwards, Shanda Wright, Carlitos Paz, Hailie, Audrina, Nathan, Gracilyn, and Madison McManness; his mother, Delores; two sisters, Sharon Stine and Yvoune Koleber.

The family suggests memorials made to the Ervin Statler Memorial Fund, sent to the funeral home.