OBITUARIES

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…

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…