Obituaries

Graveside services with military honors for Robert E. Thiry, 81, Lawrence, will be 11:00 am, Monday, May 21, 2018, at Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 pm, Sunday, May 20 at... continue reading

Diane “Bebe” Allen Bannen died Friday, May 11, 2018 after a sudden illness, at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born February 19, 1940, in Lawrence,... continue reading

Frances Minnie Heck Shuck, was born in Westphalia, KS, on February 18, 1929. The daughter of William Peter Heck and Verna Mae Hirt Heck. She passed away on May 11, 2018, at the age... continue reading

Richard Allen Miller, 55, Lawrence, died Thursday, May 10, 2018, at his home. No services are planned at this time. continue reading

Visitation for Mischelene Erika Tackett Mathe, 39, Lawrence, will be from 4-5 pm Saturday, May 12, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died Monday, May 7, 2018, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Mischelene was born on... continue reading

Truman Dale Dressler (Dale) (T) (Dress), 68, of Baldwin City, KS passed away at his home on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was born in Leavenworth, KS on Jan. 28, 1950, to Maurice Myers... continue reading

Janice Wright passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility in Lawrence, Kansas. She was 76. Janice was born on July 1, 1941 in Leavenworth, KS, the oldest child of... continue reading

Graveside services for Billie Marlene Cannon Brouhard, 59, Lawrence, will be at 11 am Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Billie died Sat., May 5, 2018, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 3,... continue reading

Memorial graveside services for Gertie Louise Heston-Hatch, 82, Lawrence, will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Oak Hill Cemetery. Ms. Heston died Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born December 19,... continue reading

Colleen Edna (Keller) Anton, born on June 19, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to the late Nora C. Keller and the late Dr. Edward E. Keller, passed away at age 88 on April... continue reading

James Clark Havenor died peacefully May 1, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in the gentle care of Visiting Nurses Hospice.  Clark was a sweet soul with a loving family, and is survived by his... continue reading

Private family services for Larry Fisk McGlinn Sr., 86, Lawrence, will take place at a later date. He died Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Larry was born June 26, 1931, in... continue reading

A Celebration of Life service for Virginia Lee Williams, 90, Lawrence, KS, will be at 3 pm Sunday, May 6th, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Tom Brady officiating. Mrs. Williams died... continue reading

Donna Jean Farrier, 85, was born September 17, 1932 in Newman, Kansas, the fourth child of Harry and Melva Workman.  She died Monday, April 30 at LMH from complications related to a heart procedure.  Donna married David... continue reading

Private services will be held for Alvina A. Mathews, (maiden name Ganz), who died April 5, 2018, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born September 28, 1930 in Chicago, she was the daughter of Fedele and... continue reading

Magdalene Stieghorst (“Maggie”) Carttar died peacefully, surrounded by family, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on April 30, 2018, at the age of 95. Maggie was born on February 13, 1923, in Hamburg, Germany, to Theodor... continue reading

Born on a farm near Henderson, Nebraska on November 10, 1921, Rachel was the daughter of C.D. Epp and Bertha Regier Epp. She had fond memories of her childhood, caring for farm animals, carrying... continue reading

Graveside services for Elizabeth J. ‘Betty’ O’Connor, 93, Stull, will be at 10 am Tuesday at Stull Cemetery, with the Rev. Faye Wagner officiating. Betty died Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Brookside Retirement Community,... continue reading

John Elwood Selk passed peacefully on April 23, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family and closest friends. He had suffered a series of strokes and chose hospice care for comforting closure... continue reading

A Celebration of Life for David Leamon will be held at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library on May 9, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. David Leamon, 78, died Monday April... continue reading