OBITUARIES

Colene S. Slawson DeHoff, 89, Lawrence, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living. She was born June 22, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas to Raymond Slawson and Lillian Hutchinson Slawson. She attended school in Kansas City until her senior year. She graduated from Tonganoxie High School in 1947. She married Alvis…

A rosary for Margaret M. Ostronic, 73, of Lawrence will be recited at 5:00 p.m. with a visitation to follow until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Memorial Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Private burial will be held at…

Memorial Mass for Sharon M. Rhodes, 81, Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 10, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Sharon passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Sharon was born December 21, 1937 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the daughter of Oliver and Clara…

Bernita Louise Perry was born April 10, 1926, at 333 East 16th in Concordia, Kansas, to Carl Seth and Josephine Elizabeth Thoman. She grew up delivering milk with her brother, Delmer, for the family dairy and worked as a telephone operator during WW II and beyond in Concordia and Denver, Colorado, monitoring the local gossip.…

Memorial services for Martha Lucille Courtwright, 88, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2019, Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Martha passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. Martha was born August 8, 1931…

A Visitation for Sarah Jane Golden, 98, Lawrence will be held from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 4, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas, followed by a 3:00 p.m. Celebration of Sarah Jane’s…

Edgar Bond, 79, of Lawrence, KS passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at his home. Edgar was born June 12, 1940 in Emporia, KS. He was the son of Morris and Bertha (Anderson) Bond. Ed married Judith Bookwalter on January 27, 1962 in Miami, Ok. He was preceded in death by his parents. He…

John Edward Mullens, 70, Lawrence, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The family will greet friends from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 30, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Funeral services for John will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the mortuary. A reception will be…

Funeral services for Waymon D. Blackburn, 80, Eudora, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel, Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Waymon passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at his home. Waymon was born August 10, 1939, in Brady, TX, the son of Richard…