OBITUARIES

A Celebration of Jerry’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence. Jarrett Josiah Hare, Jr, known affectionately as Jerry, passed away on February 24, 2024 from his injuries sustained in a severe fall on February 17.  He would have been 90 this year.  He…

Christopher William (Chris) Lorman (59), a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on March 22, 2024, born on June 23, 1964, to the late Bill and Harriet Lorman (nee Pratt), Chris was a long-time resident of Kansas and a pillar of the community he so dearly loved. Born and raised in…

Services for Dwight Lee Curry, 91, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Meadowlark Estates in Lawrence. Dwight died on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at LMH Health. Dwight was born on August 26, 1932 in Great Bend, KS, the son of Marshall Walter and Eva Grace (Button) Curry. He…

Nancy Rodhouse Colyer, 87, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Lawrence, KS. Nancy passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Anthology on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO.  Nancy was born on January 26, 1937, in Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Jacob and Erma (Michie) Rodhouse.  She was the Director of Continuing Education for the University of Kansas. …

January 09, 1923 ~ March 24, 2024 Mary Ellen Carden (Webb) was born January 9th, 1923 in Argentine, KS to Oliver Preston Webb and Verna Webb (Fraser). She graduated from Argentine High School in 1941, where she was a member of the National Honors Society.  After graduation, she obtained her Nurse’s Aide certification from the…

Donna Mae Grosdidier (Reusch) passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in Lawrence Kansas. Donna was born to John and Fern Reusch (Broers) on April 9, 1935 in Eudora, Kansas. She married Edgar Grosdidier on September 26, 1953 in Eudora, Kansas. They resided in Eudora until January 1971, when they…

A funeral service for Marilyn will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5 at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa. Her family will host a reception immediately following the service. A family burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Anita, Iowa. For those unable to attend in person, a…

Memorial Mass for Ann Lucene Kliem, 77, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  Inurnment will take place at a later date at St. Concordia Catholic Cemetery in Concordia, KS.  Ann passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at her home. She was born on May…