Obituaries

Services for Barbara Ann Downing, 84, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died September 5, 2023. continue reading

Memorial Services for Pamela J. Durazo, 73, Lawrence, will be from 11am, Saturday, September 16, 2023, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3615 W 10th St, Lawrence, KS 66049.  A reception... continue reading

Wayne Irwin Christofferson, 94, of Northwood, Iowa, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, September 8, 2023. A memorial service will be held at the Schroeder Funeral... continue reading

Carl Edward Burkhead was born on June 20, 1935, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., to Clifton Dallas and Mabel Burkhead. He was one of six children (not including an unnamed brother... continue reading

Funeral services for Susan Sarah Crawford, 89, Eudora, will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday September 16, 2023 at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence, KS with a visitation starting at 12:00 pm. Burial... continue reading

Robert M. Frankenfeld, also known as Pops, age 81, died Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Murray Lee and Margie... continue reading

Sheryl Ruth Potter, 58, lifelong resident of Lawrence, Ks, passed away unexpectedly September 3, 2023. If you knew Sheryl well, you knew what it was to be loved. The overriding theme of Sheryl’s life... continue reading

Oma Lee Curtiss, 95, passed away September 2, 2023, at Homestead Assisted Living of Russell in Russell, KS. Oma was born May 1, 1928, in Bowling Green, KY, the daughter of Rosa Lee and... continue reading

Constance Fay (Tevis) Hadl, 79, passed away peacefully on December 19th, 2022, at Bridge Haven in Lawrence Kansas. She was born in Topeka Kansas on September 15, 1943. Daughter of Warren Tevis and Eura... continue reading

Services for Taletha Jo Lehmann, 43, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died August 30, 2023, at her home. continue reading

Services for Philip Dos Santos, 31, Gardner, will be from 1-3 pm, Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St, Lawrence KS. Phil died Saturday, August 26, 2023 at his home.... continue reading

Celebration of Life Services for Susan Ruth Van Zuiden, 66, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced at a later date by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died August 25, 2023. continue reading

A Celebration of Life service for Jacob Allen Englehart, 31, Lawrence, will be 5-8 pm, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Carnegie Building, East Gallery, 9th and Vermont Street, Lawrence, Kansas. He died August... continue reading

Judith Faye Scheff died unexpectedly on August 24, 2023 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Judith was born May 9, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY. She moved to Lawrence in 1965 to attend KU and earned her... continue reading

Theron Johnson Harper, 91, passed away August 19, 2023 in the care of Ascend Hospice Care and the great people at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence, KS, after a short illness. He was... continue reading

Graveside services for Donna D. Turner, 86, Lawrence, will be at 11am, Friday, August 25, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery. Donna died Saturday, August 19, 2023 at her home. She was born February 16,... continue reading

Lucas Aaron Heckman died Saturday, August 12, 2023, at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born May 3, 1983, in Lawrence, Kansas. Lucas was one of a kind. He was incredibly... continue reading

Graveside Services for Ronney Junior Williams, , Eudora will be 11am,Friday, August 18, 2023, at Eudora City Cemetery. Ronney Junior Williams died Saturday, August 12, 2023 at his home in Eudora, KS. He was... continue reading

Graveside services for Evelyn Margarete Staus, 94, of Lawrence, will be on Wednesday, August 16th, at 10:00AM at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Chaplain Paul Reed officiating. Mrs. Staus passed away on August 13th at Pioneer... continue reading

Beulah Anderson, 97, peacefully passed away on August 12, 2023. Beulah was born on July 7, 1926 in Kansas, the oldest of 10 children born to Walter Grammer and Ruby (nee: Rist).  Beulah was married... continue reading