OBITUARIES

Graveside services for Dalton James Ragsdale, 25, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2021 at Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS. Dalton died March 15, 2021 at his home in Topeka, KS. The visitation will be from 6 -8 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Dalton was born…

Doris Hockenberger of Lawrence, Kansas, died on March 20, 2021 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born on May 6, 1920, to Floyd and Rosina (Pauff) Dill in Custar, Ohio. She had three siblings and often talked about their happy childhood on the farm. Following high school graduation, she moved to Toledo, Ohio, and worked…

James (Jim) Wesley Robinson passed away on March 9, 2021. Jim was the son of Paul E. Robinson and Mildred Joan Harris. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, four half-brothers and his half-sister. Jim served in the United States Army from 1966 – 1968. He was a 32nd Degree Mason. Jim was a…

Memorial service and inurnment for Ethel Garcia will be held at a later date at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Ethel passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 surrounded by her family at Arbor Court Retirement Community at Alvamar in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on June 30, 1928, the daughter of Adrian and Isabel Espinosa…

Eloise Caldwell passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at LMH Health.  

Our Mom – chemist, botanist, biologist, teacher, expert in flower arrangement, judging and design, so incredibly intelligent, who teared up with the beauty of nature, passed away December 26, 2020 surrounded by her family’s love in her home. Margy Kitley Carlsen (Kit to family and friends) is survived by daughters Karen Carlsen, Kathy (KC) Carlsen,…

Graveside memorial services for Terry Wayne Schaplowsky, 63, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery, Cherryvale, Kansas. Terry passed away March 5, 2021. All are welcome to attend. (The family requests all guests wear face masks and practice social distancing.) Terry was born April…

Graveside services for Richard D. Hamrick, 62, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Richard passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at LMH Health. The family will greet friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.…

Memorial services for Deborah “Debbie” Burrous, 58, De Soto, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Debbie passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. Debbie…

No formal services are scheduled at this time for Bob Lee Phillips, 85, Lawrence, formerly of Kearney, Missouri. Bob passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at LMH Health. Bob was born on October 20, 1935 in Cameron, Missouri, the son of Bartley and Mary Verne (Keesman) Phillips. He married Maredith Gilliland on June 23,…