Obituaries

EDWARD G. COLLISTER, JR, passed away December 1, 2020 at his home in Lawrence, Kansas, surrounded by family. Ed was born October 8, 1939, in Islip, New York to E. Gordon Collister and Dorothy... continue reading

Nyle Ray Wiggins passed away at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with his wife at his side. He was born January 21, 1941 in Modesto, CA to Gladys Lorene (Huff) Wiggins and Chesley Alfred Wiggins. The... continue reading

John David Fike, age 76, passed away peacefully at his home in Lecompton, Kansas on Saturday, November 21, 2020, surrounded by family after an extended battle with lung cancer. Cremation is planned and a... continue reading

Richard (Dick) Joseph Drake, 79, of Lawrence Kansas, passed on November 29,2020. Richard was born November 24, 1941 to Ralph W. Drake and H. Louise (Pruitt) Drake. He graduated from St. Joe High School... continue reading

Judith (Judy) Wilson, 79, died peacefully at home on November 29, 2020. She was born on July 18, 1941. Adopted in infancy by V.H. and Esther Juncker, she grew up in Evansville, Indiana, attending... continue reading

Louise H. Lieske, a decorated World War II U.S. Army Nurse and loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2020. Louise was born in Hawkins, Wisconsin to Matt and Emma Fond... continue reading

Graveside inurnment for Alfred N. Wingert, 78, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, 700 East 1217 Rd. Lawrence, Kansas 66047. Mr. Alfred N Wingert passed away on... continue reading

Robert Gideon Carlson of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on November 26, 2020, at the age of 82. Robert died of complications relating to COVID-19 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Robert was born in Chicago, Illinois,... continue reading

Kenneth Smith, 78, Lawrence, died Saturday, November 21, 2020, at LMH Health. No services are planned at this time. continue reading

Graveside services for Erma M. Fisher, 85, Lawrence, will be at 1 pm Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Valerie Miller-Coleman officiating. Social distancing and masking will be observed. Mrs. Fisher died... continue reading

David Lee Hodges of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on November 20, 2020.  David was born in Lawrence, as was his father and his father’s father. His dad Glenn now resides in Lumberton, Texas, with his... continue reading

Robert (Bob) Nelson, 79, retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer (AKC), reported for his final duty assignment on November 20, 2020. Although his commitment to his country was of great importance, nothing was more... continue reading

Graveside services for Gary Lee Aldridge, 70, Lawrence, will be held privately at 10am Friday, November 27th, 2020, at Union Cemetery in Baldwin City, KS. The service will be streamed live on the Facebook... continue reading

Rex D. Slankard, “Pa”, was received into heaven on November 20, 2020 at the age of 85 surrounded by family at home. His death was six weeks after receiving the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.... continue reading

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Michelle Elizabeth Pavlicek of Lawrence, KS on November 19, 2020 at the age of 65 years. Michelle was born October... continue reading

Richard Paul Ashcraft, Lawrence, KS, was born March 27, 1935 in Ness City, Kansas to Cloyd Pennington and Ruby Owens Pennington. As a toddler, Dick’s father died and he was adopted by Willard Lee... continue reading

Services for Rita Jean Kingsbury Renfrow, 73, Lawrence, will be 2pm Saturday, December 5th, streamed live on the Facebook page of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory. Attendance at the funeral home will be private.... continue reading

Private family graveside services for Mary Merlene Ridgeway Patchen Avery, 94, Lawrence, are planned. Merlene passed peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2020, with family at her side. She was born September 14, 1926, in... continue reading

Services for Lucile Eisele, 89, Deltona, Florida will be at 10 AM Saturday at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Eudora Cemetery. Lucile Eisele died Friday, November 13, 2020 at the... continue reading

C. Richard (Dick) Robins was born 25 November, 1928, in Harrisburg, PA, the third and last child of Helen Ayers Robins and Claude Revere Robins. He died peacefully on 12 November 2020 of natural... continue reading