OBITUARIES

Raymond L. Higgins, Ph.D., died Friday, 3 April at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born 29 July 1946 to Everett L. and Eleanor (Brownell) Higgins in Concordia, Kansas. He married Sarah Ruth Andersen on 25 May 1974; she survives, along with their son, Ian Charles Higgins of Lawrence. He is also survived by two brothers:…

Memorial services for Mark M. Cundiff, 75, Eudora will be held at a later date at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Mark passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 at his home. Mark was born on December 29, 1944 in Ft. Riley, Kansas the son of Meredith Leo and Barbara (Adair) Cundiff. He…

Gerald Ray Riley 1925-2020 Gerald Ray Riley passed away in Lawrence, KS on March 29 at the age of 94. Gerald was born on August 28, 1925, in Fort Scott, KS to Claude Russell Riley and Mabel Lura Waters Riley. He grew up in southeast Kansas. In 1942, the family moved to Wichita, and Gerald…

Carol Ann Soendker Carr, 85, transitioned to her eternal home on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at LMH Health. Carol Ann Soendker was born June 17, 1934, in Wellington, MO, to Ervin William and Tillie Henrietta (Kohlstaedt) Soendker. She recalled a happy childhood playing with siblings and cousins, learning to play piano, and working on the…

December 17, 1957 – March 29, 2020 Private family services will be held for Ronald L. Goombi, 62, Omaha, NE. He passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 in Omaha, NE. Burial will be held at Eudora Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Alpha M. Goombi; children: Kurtis L. Goombi, Daniel E. Goombi (Kimberly), Jonathan R. Goombi…

A private family graveside service for Darlene Classen Thiessen, 82, will be held next week at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. Once restrictions are lifted on gatherings in public, and dates can be determined, celebrations of her life will be held at Greenwood Terrace in Olathe, Kansas, and at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church…

Memorial services for Gladys M. Rennels, 102, Lawrence will be held later date. Gladys passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home. Gladys was born on February 1, 1918 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of James M. and Margaret E. (Hockett) DeMoss. She worked at Sunflower Ammunition Plant before starting cooking for Theta tau…