Obituaries

Emmett H. Tuckel of rural Lecompton, Ks. passed peacefully at home with the ones that loved him most on January 16, 2024. A Celebration of Life is scheduled at Kanwaka Hall, 776 US-40, February... continue reading

April 16 1944 – November 29, 2023 Joanie Anderson, age 79, from Lawrence, Kansas, died peacefully at the University of Kansas Hospital after suffering a head injury because of a fall. Here was a... continue reading

Private family services will be held at a later date for Bruce Hamilton Beale, 75, of Stull. He died January 13, 2024, at his home. continue reading

Valeria Alvena Cheek sadly passed away on January 2, 2024, at the age of 60. She was born to Charles F. Ridinger and Maria D. Ridinger (Cisneros) on August 10, 1963, in Lawrence, Kansas.... continue reading

Visitation for Larry J. Alexander will be on Sunday, January 21, 2024, from 4:00-6:00pm. He passed away on Monday, January 15 at Medicalodges of Eudora. He was born on March 26, 1952 in Lawrence.... continue reading

Private family services for John David Gates, 41, of Lawrence will happen at a later date. He died January 12, 2024. A full obituary will appear here at a later time. continue reading

Private graveside services for Duane Ross (Cotton) Moon will be at a later date. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Duane passed away peacefully on January 11, 2024, at his home. He was born... continue reading

Hazel Marie (Sparks) Coleman, 82, died January 9, 2024 at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Hazel, also known as Maz by her family and many of her friends was born in Emporia,... continue reading

No Services are planned for Ann Elizabeth Williams, 83, who passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024.  She was cremated. Annie was born in Chicago, IL, Oct. 3, 1940, where she attended public schools.  She... continue reading

No services are planned at this time for Glen Dee Hildebrand, 95, Lawrence. He died January 10, 2024 at his home. Glen lived in Lawrence for most of his life.  He also lived in... continue reading

Norma Harrod was born in Ottawa, Kansas, in 1931, She was the daughter of Mae and Steve Ralph.  She graduated from Ottawa High School in 1949 and graduated from Ottawa University in 1953 with... continue reading

Emmett Eugene Stovall passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024 at home shortly after the Chiefs beat the Chargers. He had battled health issues for several years. He was born July 7, 1956 in Junction... continue reading

John E. Dillon, 83, a life-long member of the Overbrook, Kansas community, left this world on January 5, 2024. He was born on December 7, 1940 in rural Douglas County, Kansas. John was a... continue reading

Diane Larson Lazzarino died Jan. 5 while under hospice care at her home of recent years, Neuvant House of Lawrence.   A proud native of Laramie, Wyoming—where her forebears were among Laramie’s earliest pioneers—Diane... continue reading

Memorial Services for Raymond Patrick Kenny, 67, Overland Park, will be held at 10 am, Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died January 4, 2024. Survivors include his wife Tiffiany, children;... continue reading

Daniel (Dan) Milton Chappell, 55, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on January 4, 2024. Born and raised in Coffeyville, Kansas by his mother, Sharon Brown Chappell, and grandparents, Doris and Milton Brown, his early... continue reading

Janet Lue (Fischer) DeMaranville, 88, died peacefully in the early morning hours of January 4, 2024 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, which she has called home for the last eight and a half years. She... continue reading

Services for Rebecca Mae Tingle-Watts, 81, of Lawrence have been changed to Friday, January 12 at 2:00pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She will lie in state from 8:00am-8:00pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home on Thursday,... continue reading

Memorial Services for Marie K. Robinson, 86, Eudora, will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She passed away Monday, January 1, 2024, at Hillside Village in DeSoto, Kansas.... continue reading

Dale Allison Young, 73, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on January 1, 2024. She was born on June 12, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska. Dale was a kind and funny woman who was known for... continue reading