OBITUARIES

Funeral services for Rita Gruber, 71, Eudora, Kan., will be held 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora. Rita passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020, at KU Med Center due to complications from a brain aneurysm sustained at…

Brett Davis, 33 passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Brett brought innumerable people joy and laughter during his lifetime. A native son of Lawrence, he graduated from Lawrence High School in 2005 and continued his secondary education at JCCC to become a Fireman/Paramedic. He was deeply committed to the love of his life Casey and…

Memorial service for Vera Redlin, 87, Eudora will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Vera passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at her home. Vera was born on March 1, 1932 in Dawson, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Lois (Asher) Markegard.…

Funeral services for Janice Kay Criss-Doores, 81, Lawrence, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2020 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Janice passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home. Janice was born November 28, 1938 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of John J. and…

Jay Norris Harker passed away at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on January 20. He filled 71 years with love and laughter, a beloved family man who will be remembered for his generosity, selflessness, work ethic, love for adventure and outdoors, and an ability to turn the mundane into a laugh and a memory. He grew up…

Paige Alexandria Prothe, 31, Lawrence, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at her home. She was born November 4, 1988 in Lawrence and lived her entire life here. Paige was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church, Lawrence. She graduated from Free State High School in 2008 and took several online courses at Highland Community…

Stephen Alan Fornelli, 71, passed away at his home in Lawrence, Kansas, on January 5, 2020. Steve was born on May 10, 1948 in Columbus, KS, son of Anthony D. and Mattie (Patch) Fornelli. Steve moved with his family to Lawrence at age five. He attended schools in Lawrence, KS, graduating from Lawrence High School…

Richard (Dick) Duane Shaffer, 77, of Lawrence, died January 14, 2020, at Brandon Woods Assisted Living from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. He was born December 30, 1942, to Cecil Ray and Virginia Fuller Shaffer, in Wichita Falls, TX, where his father served in the Air Force. After returning to the family home in Pratt, KS,…

Barbara L. Ballard Bell, 87, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born in Vesta, NE on April 11, 1932, daughter of George Lyman Ballard and Naomi Nell Wilcox Ballard. They preceded her in death. She attended school in Burr, NE, graduating in 1949. She then…