OBITUARIES

Graveside Memorial for Linda Marie Davison Benitez, 66, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her home. Linda was born June 25, 1950 in Lawrence, KS, daughter of Duane Gerald and Antonia (Garcia) Davison. She worked in…

Military graveside for Delmar Michael Koch, 86, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Hutchinson, KS. He passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at his home. Delmar was born December 26, 1930 in Spearville, KS the son of John Michael Koch and Elizabeth Ann (Mellecker) Koch.…

Mass of Christian Burial for Matt Nutter, 29, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Matt was born July 9, 1987 in Parsons,…

Mass of Christian Burial for Robert B. “Bob” Abbott, 87, Olathe will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Olathe, KS. Military graveside services will follow at Shawnee Memory Gardens in Shawnee, KS. He passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at his home. Bob was born July…

A visitation for Theodore “Teddy” Joseph West, infant son of Tara West and Marcus McGee, will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. A private family burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in Overland Park, KS.…

Funeral Services for Ernest “Ernie” E. Greenwell, 93, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Miles Funeral Home in Winfield, KS. The family will greet friends from noon until service time on January 21. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Winfield. A family visitation also will be held from…

Memorial services for David Jon Hemphill, 65, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church. He passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home. David was born February 21, 1951 in Lawrence, the son of Thornton and Elsie Fern (Bahr) Hemphill. David graduated from Lawrence High School…

After a 10-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, June Daus Preston passed away peacefully on January 13, 2017 with family, friends and her beloved husband Floyd by her side. June was born June 16, 1923 in Los Angeles to Paul Harold Daus and Daphne Fortney Daus of Los Angeles, California. While in high school…

Haraldean M. Salerno, 85, affectionately known as Deannie to her dear friends and family, passed away at her Paola, KS home on January 9, 2017. Born in Oklahoma City, OK on December 18, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Gertrude Murray, lived in Kansas City, KS and Caracas, Venezuela returning to…

Funeral services for Lena D. Overbaugh, 96, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. Lena was born August 11, 1920 in Booker, TX the daughter of Lafe…