Obituaries

Gravesides services for Betty Jean Chalender, 81, Baldwin City, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Reno Cemetery in Reno, Kansas. Mrs. Chalender died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab. She was... continue reading

Peter Gerard Kitos, 62, Lawrence, was born March 29, 1956, Corvallis, OR; he died March 21, 2019, Lawrence, KS. Beloved and missed by his parents, Paul and Gwenyth, and siblings: Theresa (Andrew), John (Christiana),... continue reading

Larry Kent Ledbetter, son of the late Melvin and Lucy (Lathrom) Ledbetter, passed away Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019, in Wichita, Kansas. Larry was born September 16th, 1955, in Lawrence, Kansas. He graduated from Tonganoxie... continue reading

Esther Rebecca “Becky” Gulley, 93, Lawrence, died April 3, 2019, at The Windsor of Lawrence. Mrs. Gulley was born December 14, 1925, in Lawrence, the daughter of Edward and Minnie Crumet. She graduated from... continue reading

Memorial services for Claude O. Geiger, 81, Lawrence, will be 11 am, Monday April 8, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St. Lawrence, KS 66044. In Lieu of flowers the family suggests... continue reading

Shirley Ann (Tanner) Tibbits, 84, of Lawrence, Ks, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday March 31st 2019, at her home. Shirley was born February 2nd, 1935, in Lawrence; she... continue reading

Harold Dane Ogden, 89, of Lawrence, KS, passed away peacefully at Lawrence Neuvant House, March 30, 2019, after a 5-year battle with dementia. Visitation at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence on Friday, April 5... continue reading

Graveside services for Chester William ‘Bill’ Mitchell Jr., 74, Republic, Mo., formerly from Lawrence, will be at 2 pm Saturday at Overbrook Cemetery, with the Rev. Heather Coates officiating. Bill died Saturday, March 30,... continue reading

Patricia “Patsy” Kaye Cotte’, 78, died on Monday, March 25, 2019, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, KS. Her funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in... continue reading

Rev. Dr. Don E. Phillips, loving husband, father, brother, friend, published author, hospice chaplain, poet, singer-songwriter, and spirited dancer, died peacefully at his home in Lawrence on March 20th, 2019. He was born in... continue reading

Arrangements for Claude O. Geiger, 81, Lawrence, are pending at this time. Mr. Geiger died March 20, 2019, at LMH Health in Lawrence. continue reading

Graveside services for Harry Edward Bell Jr., 81, Eudora, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Eudora City Cemetery. Mr. Bell died Saturday, March 23, 2019, at LMH Health. He was born December 15,... continue reading

Charles Diaz Garcia, born April 15,1924, in Rocky Ford Colorado, son of Francis and Jane Garcia. Passed away peacefully at home March 17, 2019. Charles has five brother and four sisters. He married Agatha... continue reading

Funeral services for Helen Naomi Wrightsman, 92, Linwood, will be at 11 am Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with Pastor Daniel Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Wrightsman died Sunday,... continue reading

Palma J. “Pam”, of Lawrence, Kansas formerly of Farmingdale, New York at age 69 passed away peacefully on March 18, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family, friends and furry companion Belle. Born... continue reading

Victor L. Lickteig, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in rural Douglas County, on Saturday, March 16, 2019. He was born in Greeley, Kansas to Alfred and Albertine Lickteig on September 22, 1937.... continue reading

Funeral services for Mary Louisa Hutcherson, 90, Lawrence, will be 11 am, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. A visitation will take place from 10 to service time. Burial will be at... continue reading

Graveside services for Jeanette Mae Spencer, 60, Lecompton, will be 11:30 a.m. Monday at East View Cemetery in Big Springs, Kansas. Mrs. Spencer died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her... continue reading

Thomas Nelson Howell, 56, Lawrence, passed away March 12, 2019, in Lawrence. No services are planned at this time. continue reading

Funeral services for Ruth Becker Pelsor, 92, Lawrence, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Pelsor died March 3, 2019,... continue reading