OBITUARIES

A Celebration of Life for Ronald L. Stout, 58, Linwood, KS, will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, KS. Ronald passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024, at his home. Ronald was born on June 29,1965, in Lawrence, KS, the son of Ronald H. and Mary…

Mass of Christian burial for Marion Frances Boyle, 98, Denver, CO and former longtime resident of Lawrence, will be at 11:00 a.m. on June 1, 2024 at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center.  Private inurnment will be in Pioneer Cemetery. Ms. Boyle died peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at her residence in Denver, Colorado where…

May 6, 1932 – April 1, 2024 In the early morning hours of April 1, 2024, Glen F. Davis, masterful teller of stories and jokes, passed away and joined his beautiful saint of a wife in Heaven. Glen was charming, kindhearted, generous, mischievous, and sometimes even belligerent, but above all, he was a master of…

Dr. Richard Spano, PhD, LCSW, age 79, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024 while leading a study abroad trip in Italy for students of the University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. Rick was born on August 10, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Pearl and George Spano. He married Pennelton Anne Ford…

Memorial services for Thomas John Bell, 72, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, with a visitation starting at 1:00 p.m.  Thomas passed away on Monday, May 15, 2024, at his home. Thomas was born on February 28, 1952, in Windber, Pennsylvania, the son of…

John Michael “Mike” Murfin, age 81, passed away peacefully in his Lawrence, KS home on May 12, 2024. Born to Fred and Moira Lee Murfin on June 21, 1942. Mike left his Wichita home to attend and graduate from the University of Kansas, subsequently calling Lawrence home. Mike had a passionate nose for business, starting…

A Life Well Lived Born in 1930 on the eve of WWII in Switzerland in a small town along Lake Zurich. Elisabeth was raised by a single mother who had left Austria in the aftermath of WWI seeking a better life. Elisabeth’s mother worked long hours six days a week as a cook at a…

The family will host a Celebration of Life for Kay Johnson on Friday, June 14th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek Dr., Lawrence, KS.  Please join us as we share stories about Kay and celebrate how much she meant to so many. Kay Adele Rathbone Johnson, 85, passed away on May…

Services for Ruth Mildred Fredrickson, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence. The family will greet friends prior to the service at 9 a.m. at the church.  A private graveside committal will follow. Ruth died peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2024 at the…