Graveside services for Evelyn Margarete Staus, 94, of Lawrence, will be on Wednesday, August 16th, at 10:00AM at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Chaplain Paul Reed officiating. Mrs. Staus passed away on August 13th at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living.
She was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Lawrence, the daughter of Edward O. and Emma Margaret Brokman Smith. She attended schools in Lawrence. Evelyn was a homemaker, and worked at House of Fabrics for ten years. She enjoyed reading and sewing, and was a member of AARP.
Evelyn married George Albert Staus on June 23, 1945, in Sedalia, MO. He preceded her in death, as did a daughter, Dotti Seele, 3 son-in-laws, Sonny Sieber , Dale Seale, and Brad Grant, and 2 grandsons, Bobbie Owens and Connor Omara.
Survivors include two daughters, Jeannie Alley and Linda Grant, both of Lawrence; a brother, Edward Smith, Tucson Ariz.; a sister, Ella Anderson, McLouth, seven grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials are suggested to Lawrence Humane Society, in the care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, PO Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.
