OBITUARIES

Joan E. Dransfield, 84, Lawrence, KS passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Meadowlark Estates in Lawrence. There are no formal services scheduled. Joanie was born on June 22, 1939, in New York, NY, the daughter of Anthony and Mary (Conforti) Rugo, who preceded her in death. She married Daniel Dransfield on November…

Kyle David Duncan, age 17, of Perry, Kansas, passed away tragically on March 23, 2024. He was born on August 16, 2006, in Lawrence, Kansas. Kyle was a junior at Free State High School. He was currently anticipating an exciting club basketball season with some longtime teammates and coaches, with hopes of playing basketball in…

A Celebration of Life for Peter “Jesse” Carleton will be held from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024 at LBC in Lawrence.  Green Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2024 at Oak Hill Cemetery. Jesse was born in Burlington, Vermont, August 24,1938, and always was a true Vermonter,…

A visitation for Sharon Kaye Leftwich, 82, Lawrence, KS, will be held from 5pm to 7pm, Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, at McLouth Baptist Church. Burial will be held at Davis City Cemetery in Davis City, Iowa. Sharon…

Mrs. Mary Heidt Harden, 95, formerly of Pooler, GA and currently of Eudora, KS, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Mary was born in Marlow, GA on December 6, 1928.  After graduating from high school, she worked at Union Camp in Savannah, soon meeting Henry A. Harden who would become the love of her…

Ola Delle Stover Faucher was born April 6, 1949, in Salina, KS.  She burst into crimson and blue rays of light and was welcomed into eternity by Phog Allen and James Naismith with the KU fight song on March 28, 2024.  Ola is preceded in death by her mother: Chrystal Cleo Copeman Stover; her father:…

Celebration of Life for Delwin R. Barnett, 74, Lawrence, will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Delwin passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2024, at Parkway Care & Rehabilitation in Edwardsville, KS. Delwin was born on January 6, 1950 in Loveland, Texas, the son of William…

A visitation for Joan Lucille Knight, 89, Baldwin City, KS, will be held from 10:30 ~ 12:00 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Joan passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Vintage Park in Baldwin City. Joan was born on December 12, 1934, in Chanute, KS, the daughter of Clyde…

Jacquelyn Kay Miller Wertzberger, a remarkable woman of strength, talent, and unwavering love, passed away at 7:09pm on March 22, 2024, at the age of 85, at her home with her children by her side. Born on July 9, 1938, in Webb City, Missouri, she was the cherished only child of Robert Joseph and Eva…

Shirley J. Walters passed away at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, Kansas on Monday, March 25, 2024. Cremation is planned. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church on Vermont Street in Lawrence. (Please allow time for street parking). A light reception will follow…