Obituaries

Services for Jeanne A. Adams, 71, Winchester, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died November 5, 2022 at LMH Health. continue reading

Arrangements are pending for Morris Speed IV, 58, Lawrence, who passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022, at LMH Health. continue reading

Arrangements are pending for Bradley Gilbert Price, 36, Lawrence, who passed away recently in Lawrence. continue reading

Hazel Darlene (Proctor) Bright, age 88, a resident of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022, at LMH Health.    Darlene was born in Effingham, Kansas on July 18, 1934, the daughter of Lester... continue reading

LTC (Ret) David Wolcott Olmsted, age 76, died on October 29, 2022 
in his hometown of Lawrence, Kansas surrounded by his loving family after soldiering through a twenty year battle with Parkinsons. David was... continue reading

Margie Wiseman 94 years old, a lifelong resident of Lawrence, Kansas passed away at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living, her home of many years, on October 27, 2022. Services will be held on October 31,... continue reading

No services for Thomas Lee Klocke, 73, are planned at this time. Thomas Lee Klocke passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. He was born May 18, 1949, to Gertrude and... continue reading

William (Bill) Meeks joined his Heavenly Father in the early morning hours of Tuesday October 18, 2022. He peacefully and unassumingly slipped into Heaven escorted by angels. Bill was born January 4, 1932 the... continue reading

Visitation for Shirley Marie Baker Johnson, 89, Clinton, will be from 5-7 pm Tuesday, October 25, 2022, Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The casket will be closed at the request of family. Burial will be at... continue reading

Martin “Kevin” Dowd, 69, Kansas City, KS, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, October 17, in Eudora, KS. A private service will be held with friends and family. Kevin was preceded in death... continue reading

Memorial services for Robert E. White Sr., 74, Lawrence, will be 1 pm, Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Mr. Robert White, Sr died Saturday October 16, 2022, at his home surrounded... continue reading

Donald G Ahlert , 89 passed away at LMH after a short illness on Friday October 14, 2022 . He was born January 23, 1933 in Chicago  to Fred and Erna Ahlert. He graduated from... continue reading

Jose (Butch) A. Larios of Lawrence, Kansas passed away on September 1, 2022. He was born in Ottawa, Kansas on July 15, 1945. He graduated from Ottawa High School in 1963 and served in... continue reading

Patricia J. Coffey passed away October 10, 2022, surrounded by family at LMH Health. She was born March 19,1961, in Ottawa, KS, to Merle and Maxine Willhite. Patricia was the baby of the family,... continue reading

Ms. Rhuea Marie France, at the age of ninety-one, expired on October 9, 2022, in Lawrence, Kansas, her place of residence from 2005 to 2022.  Ms. France, born on July 13, 1931, in Oklahoma... continue reading

Celebration of Life services for Charles Edward Whitman, 79, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced at a later date by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died October 9, 2022, at LMH Health. continue reading

Services for David D Metsker, 65, Lawrence, will be at 10:00 am Thursday, October 20th at Lone Star Church of the Brethren. Inurnment will be in Washington Creek Cemetery at a later date. Mr.... continue reading

Michelle D. Barta, 72, Lawrence, KS, died on October 8, 2022, in Lawrence, KS.Michelle is survived by her husband, Donald L. Barta and son DeJay Barta, of the home; step-children Jon Barta (Tammy), Myk... continue reading

Private family services for Melva Darlene Hart, 79, rural Lawrence, will happen at a later date. Melva Darlene Lauppe Hart died October 7th, 2022 at Baldwin Rehabilitation and Medical Center. Melva, who went by... continue reading

 A service of remembrance for Dr. Robert Jean Burch, 79, will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM on Friday, October 14th at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street in Lawrence, Kansas. Robert died suddenly... continue reading