OBITUARIES

Donald R. Burns, Sr., 82, of Early, IA, passed away on April 3, 2024, at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake, IA, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10am on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Hesper Friends Church, Eudora, KS, with Rev. Jerry Mercer, officiating. Burial will be at Hesper Friends…

A Visitation for Wendell B. Benson, 48, Lawrence, KS, will be held from 7:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. A reminiscing period will be held from 10:00 ~ 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, also at the mortuary. A Graveside will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.…

Jeffrey (Jeff) Moran–history professor, Cajun chef, World’s Greatest Dad, and human encyclopedia–passed away on Wednesday, April 17 at the age of 57, after a 23-year battle with brain cancer. He was surrounded by family who loved him fiercely. Jeff was born on September 20,1966 in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Duane Moran and Violet (Suta)…

Funeral services for Jerry Wayne Wurtz, 68, Eudora, KS, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora. The burial will take place at Eudora City Cemetery.  Jerry passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at LMH Health. Jerry was born on October 16, 1955, in Kansas City,…

A visitation for David G. Swartz, 75, Lawrence, will be held from 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors at 3:30 p.m.  David passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Parkway Care & Rehab. in Edwardsville, KS.…

A Celebration of Life for Bradley Curtis Hagan, 60, Kansas City, MO, will be held from 5:30 ~ 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2024, at Eudora Baptist Church in Eudora.  Bradley passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Kansas City, MO.

Carole D. Whitaker, age 70 of Lawrence, KS, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.  Carole was born on August 9, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Alex and Elizabeth Kovach.  Her brother was Tom Kovach.  She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother. Carole was proud…

Mass of Christian Burial for Ralph Kermit Reitz, 79, Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  Ralph passed away peacefully on Friday, April 5, 2024 at LMH Health surrounded by family and friends as mass was being said…

Loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, Jean Marie Finch, passed away unexpectedly on 2 April 2024 at her home. Jean was born on 17 May 1958, and spent her childhood in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. She was a gifted student, where alongside her academic excellence, she also starred in drama and swam competitively. She…