Obituaries

Services for Eldon DuRee Statler (90), of Lawrence, Kansas, will be 2pm, Thursday, January 27, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Eldon passed away on January 20, 2022 surrounded... continue reading

Mary Ann Stewart, Lawrence, came to the end of her remarkable life on December 13, 2021. Born January 26, 1950, to Ruth (Inman) and August Stewart, Mary Ann was raised on the family’s dairy... continue reading

Visitation will be held for Helen Delores Hess, between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Graveside services for Helen will be held at 11:00 a.m., January 24,... continue reading

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Arlington Heights, Illinois for Elizabeth M. ‘Elsie’ Campbell, 84, Lawrence, who passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at LMH Health. She was... continue reading

Alice Marion Woellner, daughter of Halvor Bratlie and Gertrude Mae Good, was born on May 21, 1933, in International Falls, Minnesota. She passed away on January 18, 2022, at her home, in Lawrence, Kansas,... continue reading

Bernard F. Droste (Ben), 78, passed away unexpectedly, at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born February 18, 1943, in Dodge City, Kansas to Edward and Mary (Bieberly)Droste. Ben married Charlene Werth on... continue reading

Services for Galen H. White, 83, Lawrence, will be private. Mr. White died Saturday, January 15, 2022, at LMH Health. Galen was born January 24, 1938, in Topeka, Kansas. The son of Arthur H. and... continue reading

Graveside services for Stephanie Lou Silvers, 51, Lawrence, will be 2pm, Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Ms. Silvers died January 14, 2022, at LMH Health. continue reading

Private family services for Henry H. Rubin Jr., 85, Florida, will happen at a later date in Michigan. He died January 11, 2022, at the University of Kansas Hospital. continue reading

Philip Kent Kuhnert passed away surrounded by family at home on January 11, 2022. He was born on March 20, 1952 in St. Joseph, Missouri and was the oldest of five children of Arthur... continue reading

Inurnment services with military honors at Leavenworth National Cemetery will be announced at a later date for Jerold Lee ‘Jerry’ Aldridge, 79, Eudora, who passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at LMH Health. He... continue reading

Kenneth (Ken) Dale Emde of Lawrence, KS, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Ken was born in Washington, IA, June 29, 1954, to David and Phyllis Emde. He spent most of... continue reading

Private family services for Shaun Adam Hickcock, 42, Lawrence, will take place at a later date. He died January 2, 2022, at his home. continue reading

Services for Ronald Dean “Ron” “Bear” Sheaffer, 61, Perry, will be 11am Wednesday, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Buster Cemetery near Perry, Kansas. Mr. Sheaffer died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at... continue reading

A. Monroe Helm, 79, Ozawkie, died at LMH Health on December 31, 2021. Mr. Helm was born February 16, 1942, in Wynnewood. Oklahoma, the son of James Boyd and Williemae Ellen Dees Helm.  His... continue reading

Graveside services for Kevin Anthony Lawrence, 67, Gladstone, Mo. will be 2 pm, Monday, January 10, 2022, at Memorial Park Cemetery.  A visitation will be at 1 pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died... continue reading

A Celebration of Life for Brenda Offutt, 73, rural Lawrence, will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Lawrence First Church of the Nazarene, 1470 N. 1000 Rd. Lawrence, Kansas 66046. Brenda... continue reading

Graveside Inurnment for Helen Joan (Daum) Ludwig, 88, Lawrence, will be live streamed at 10 am, Tuesday, January 11, 2022, on Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home and Crematory Facebook Page. On January 1, 2022, Helen Joan... continue reading

Carol Ann Detter Falen, Age 86, entered into rest peacefully on December 28, 2021, in Missoula, Montana. She was born on November 8, 1935, daughter to Harry and Mildred Detter in Hutchinson, Kansas. She... continue reading

Bruce Passman (June 18, 1949- December 24, 2021). Bruce was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Herbert and Lorraine, and spent his childhood in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Kansas,... continue reading