OBITUARIES

Memorial services for Carol Nalbandian, 69, Lawrence will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2014 at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union, University of Kansas. Another service will take place in Los Angeles, CA on March 22, 2014 at 11:00am at the Higashi Honganji Temple, 505 E. Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. She…

Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn Zeller, 82, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. Kathryn was born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1931. She was the fifth born of eight children in…

Mass of Christian Burial for Thomas Patrick Waner, 85, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 10, 2014 at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. at St. Boniface Cemetery in Scipio, Kansas. He died January 4, 2014 at his home. He was preceded in death by his…

A celebration of life gathering for Dennis Lee “Denny” Swearingen, 64, Lawrence will be held from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Denny’s home at 1158 N. 1900 Road, Lawrence. He died Saturday, January 4, 2014. Denny was born November 29, 1949 in Richmond, MO the son of Noel Lee and…

Mass of Christian Burial for Ewart Herbert “Bud” Wyle III, 48, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He died Tuesday, December 31, 2013. He was born on June 25, 1965 in Hollywood, California the…

Private graveside services for Ruth Sargent Jones, 88, Lawrence will be held at Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery in Omaha, NE. Ruth was born October 20, 1925 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Frank and Ruth (Klein) Sargent. She earned her B.S. Degree in 1948 from the University of Nebraska. She was a homemaker. She was a…

Stanley Douglas “Doug” Witt died peacefully at home on Sunday, December 29, 2013, after a challenging and courageous year with cancer. Before he died, Doug enjoyed several wonderful weeks at home with family. A celebration of Doug’s life will be held Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at Van Go Mobile Arts in Lawrence.…

Joseph Sabol entered this life on September 23, 1925 and departed this life on December 28, 2013. He was 88 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Verona Sabol; his brothers Michael, Andrew (Rose), and Frank (Roma) Sabol; and his sisters Ann (Robert) Slaby, Mary (Robert) Reilly, and Ethel and…

Funeral services for JoAnne Baumgardner Gentry, 85, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday December 31, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Friday, December 27, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. JoAnne was born April 22, 1928 in Lima, Ohio the daughter of Clarence A. and…

Funeral services for Earnest Lee Little, 63, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Friday, December 27, 2013 at his home. He was born October 25, 1950 in Hollandale, MS the son of Marvin Lee and Sarah…