Obituaries

Lynne Florence (Hinkel) Lipsey, of Lawrence, died on Sunday, January 10, 2021, after living with cancer for more than two years. Lynne was born on May 7, 1947, the third child of Hollis and... continue reading

Private family services for Linda Carol Nemecheck, 75, Lawrence, will take place later. She passed away on January 10, 2021, at her home. Linda was born on May 24, 1945 in, Pittsburg, Kansas, the... continue reading

Aleta Ann [nee Brinegar] Cavender, 83 years old of Baldwin City, KS, passed on Friday, January 8th. She was born on February 18, 1937 in Haskell, Texas to parents William Thomas and Opal Mae... continue reading

Services for Gary Alan Hastie, 77, Oklahoma City, will take place at a later date in Oklahoma. He died January 8, 2021, in Lawrence, Kansas. continue reading

Nancy Hale Martinko, 74, passed away January 7, 2021, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital (LMH Health). Nancy was born on April 26, 1946, at LMH, the daughter of Walter R. Snow (Deceased 1969) and Alberta... continue reading

A Visitation for Richard L. Steward Jr., 66, Lawrence, will be from 7-8 pm, Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Mr. Steward died Thursday, January 7, 2021, at LMH Health. Richard “Ricky”... continue reading

Services for Rhonda Marie Dolan, 60, Overbrook, are pending at this time. Ms. Dolan died Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook. She was born December 17, 1960, in Lawrence, the... continue reading

Private family services for Nancy Ann Gray, will take place at a later date. She died January 2, 2021, at LMH Health. Nancy was born March 24, 1948, in Faulkton, South Dakota, the daughter... continue reading

Private family services for Lafayette Norwood, 86, Lawrence, will be broadcast at https://www.facebook.com/RumseyYostFuneralHomeandCrematory at 2 pm, on Monday, January 11, 2021. A celebration of his life will happen when friends and extended family can... continue reading

Private family services for Sue Katherine Hobbs, 85, Lawrence, KS, will take place at a later date. A celebration of life will happen later in Great Bend, KS. She died January 1, 2021, at... continue reading

No public services are planned at this time for Arthur A. ‘Art’ Gfeller, 81, Lawrence, who passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at his home. He was born March 13, 1939, in Junction City,... continue reading

John Daniel Blythe, a retired American Baptist pastor and chaplain, died at the age of 91 at the Saint Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. John was born in Atchison, Kansas, the son... continue reading

The location for this service has changed. It will now be held at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Layne B. Moore went home to his heavenly Father on December 23 at 1:30 PM after a long,... continue reading

Hardin Killian Fennell-Cummins was born at rest at Shawnee Mission Birthing Center on Dec. 20, 2020 at 11:20pm. He was 10.4 ounces, and was 11.75 inches long. Survivors are his parents Henry and Doris... continue reading

In loving memory of our dad, Manouchehr, whose long-term vision and dedication built an impeccable foundation for his children’s future and opened the gateway to so many other family members of our generation and... continue reading

The Memorial Service for Shirley M. Polk, 84, Lawrence will be 1:00 p.m. Monday December 28th at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. Mrs. Polk died Monday December 21st at Brandon Woods. She was born... continue reading

Memorial services for Genevieve (Jan) McCartney, 64, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced at a later date. Jan died Sunday, December 20, 2020, at her home in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on... continue reading

Graveside services for Murphy Ray Sr., 56, Lawrence, will be 11 am, Monday, December 28, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery. He can be viewed Sunday, December 27, from 8am-8pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He... continue reading

Known by many, her names were many: Honey, Mom, Grandma, Great-grandma, Sis, Betsy, Aunt Betty, Aunt Betsy, Betty O, and Betty B, just for a few. She loved family gatherings – whether it was... continue reading

Norma Christine Ochs, 93, of Fernandina Beach, FL and Lawrence, KS, passed away in Fernandina Beach on December 11-just three days before her 94th birthday. She was born in Eureka, KS on December 14,... continue reading