OBITUARIES

Harry J. Reitz of Kansas City, passed away peacefully in Eudora on June 19 at the age of 98. He was born in Kansas City March 9, 1916 to Henry and Marie Adamo Reitz, who emigrated to the United States from Germany before WWI. He graduated from Paseo High School in 1932 and from the…

Graveside services for William Mason Nelson, 85, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. William was born March 10, 1929 in Lawrence, KS the son of Walter and Effie (Spotzer) Nelson. William served his country in…

Graveside services for Emma “Marie” Housworth, 95, Eudora will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Medicalodges Eudora. Marie was born April 8, 1919 in Pleasant Hill, MO the daughter of William C. and Mary Lee (Daulton) Wolfe. She was a member…

Mildred Ann Barton Fender, 96, Lawrence, KS and Russell, KS, died peacefully in her sleep at home on June 17, 2014. Mildred was born in Chattanooga, TN in 1918. She spent her early years in Bowling Green, KY then moved to Russell, KS with her husband, now deceased, Allen T. Fender. Her later years were…

Graveside services for Worthy Ray Rogers, 98, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2014 at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence. Worthy was born April 19, 1916 in McLouth, KS the son of Ray and Lottie (Thompson) Rogers. He served his…

Graveside services for Ruth Naomi (Patton) Rieder, 94, Lawrence will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, KS. She died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born April 9, 1920 in Midway, VA., the daughter of James A. Patton and Nora M.…

Funeral services for Rebecca “Becky” Lizabeth (Walker) Castro, 68, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at First Christian Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kansas City, MO. She died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Becky was born May 24, 1946 in…

Graveside services for Phyllis Ann Oshel, 78, Eudora will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Eudora Cemetery in Eudora. She died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at her home. Phyllis was born December 27, 1935 in Marysville, KS the daughter of Phillip and Effie Etta (Shawn) Bartley. She was a production worker…

Funeral services for Edwin” Bill” Fenstemaker, 87, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday, June 03, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Edwin was born September 8, 1926 in Lawrence, KS the son of Wilbur Edwin and…

A Mass of Christian Burial for Judge George W. Corcoran, 91, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 5, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Interment will follow at Corinth Cemetery in Prairie Village, KS. He died Sunday, June 1, 2014 at his home. He was born on March…