Obituaries

Robert “Bob” James Friauf was born to Helen Cox and James Friauf in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. His family, including his younger brother Walter, moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin when he was 4 years old, and to... continue reading

Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Meyer, 66, Lawrence, will be at 10 am Saturday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mary died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Midland Hospice... continue reading

Graveside services for John Steven Duval, 53, Lawrence, will be 2, pm, Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Clinton Cemetery. He died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO. John was... continue reading

Memorial services for John Edward “Jack” Leipzig, 81, of Lawrence, Kansas, will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive.  Mr. Leipzig donated his body to the... continue reading

Funeral services for Edgar Herman Yeakly, 78, Lawrence, will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mr. Yeakly died Saturday, December 2, 2017,... continue reading

Funeral services for Maxine Wright, 83, Lawrence, will be at 11 am Monday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with Fr. Mick Mulvany officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Maxine died Thursday, Nov.... continue reading

Funeral service for Theresa Ann Boyd, 61, Lawrence, will be 11 am, Saturday, December 2, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Tuesday, November 28,... continue reading

Julie Lynn (Blanchat) Brown passed away peacefully Wed., Nov. 29, 2017, at her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born Mar. 9, 1965, in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of John and... continue reading

Visitation for Howard Plenert, age 78, Lawrence, will be 1 to 3 pm, Sunday, December 3, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas.   Burial will be at a later date at Johannestal... continue reading

A memorial service for Harry Carl Peterson II will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21515 W. 101st Street, Lenexa, KS... continue reading

Margaret Emma Broeker (Margaret B. Sanders) was born September 22, 1915 to Margaretha C. Bayer Broeker and John Fred Carl Broeker, in Lawrence. She died, age 102, on November 16, 2017, at Pioneer Ridge... continue reading

A memorial service for Patricia Ann “Pat” Hess Hackett, 70, Edwardsville, will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Ms. Hackett died Friday,... continue reading

Memorial services for Marion Willey, 90, Lawrence, will be at 2 pm Thursday at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Chapel. Marion died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born Mar. 7,... continue reading

Neil J. Salkind, 70, passed away from complications related to melanoma on Saturday at his home in Lawrence.  The son of Harry and Irene Salkind, he was born in Newark, N.J., where he grew... continue reading

Graveside services for Georgia R. Shelby, 103, Lawrence, will be at 10 am Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Georgia died Monday, November 13, 2017, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born February... continue reading

Donald L. Engel, 81, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away November 14th, 2017 at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Home. Don was born June 20th, 1936, in Hastings, NE to Waldorf and Clara (Rundall) Engel. He was... continue reading

Donald K. Taylor, 89, of Avon Park, FL passed away November 7th, 2017 at Florida Hospital Tampa. Don was born July 26th, 1928, in Arkansas City, KS to Delmar D and Zetta Mae (Williams)... continue reading

A Celebration of Life visitation for Kenji Scott Zweygardt, 61, Lawrence, will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, from 2 to 5 pm at Lavender House, 1600 New Hampshire St., Lawrence. Kenji died Sunday,... continue reading

Graveside inurnment for Mary Evelyn Tate, 82, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Friday, at Washington Creek Cemetery. She died Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Mary was born April 11, 1935, in... continue reading

Services for Roberta Lynn Hedges, 67, Lawrence, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Ms. Hedges died Wednesday, November 8, 2017,... continue reading