OBITUARIES

A celebration of life for Mary Lou Warren, 70, Lawrence, will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Mary Lou died April 1, 2014, at her home in Lawrence. She was born on February 7, 1944 to Glenn and Emma Louise (Shaffer) Booth. She has been a…

Memorial service for Victor Irving Carr, 91, Lawrence, will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2014 at First Christian Church in Lawrence. Victor Carr passed away April 1, 2014 at Tonganoxie Nursing Center. Cremation is planned with private inurnment services at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born on July 1, 1922, near Tyrone, OK…

Harold “Harry O” Henry Schwall Born March 8, 1928 Wilmette, IL Died Peacefully April 1, 2014, at 4:01 AM. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Harry is survived by daughter Lisa Schwall Rueschoff and Husband David , of Lawrence KS , and their children Caylen (Dave) Sunderman, Nora and Anna; Austin (Haley) Rueschhoff and Ayla; and Ali…

Funeral services for Betty A. Estes, 67, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Monday, March 31, 2014 at her home. Betty was born November 28, 1946 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Otis M. and…

Graveside service for Leah Marie Worcester, 21, Lawrence will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 31, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died March 22, 2014 at her home. Leah was born on Aug 16, 1992 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma the daughter of Harvey Blackwood and Carmen R. (Worcester) Evan. She was raised by Daniel Ramirez…

Funeral service for Bill C. Hodson, 92, Lenexa will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2014 at Lecompton United Methodist Church. Burial with Police Honors will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lecompton. He died March 29, 2014 at Garden Terrace in Overland Park. He was born on October 20, 1921 in Worden,…

Funeral service for Lorraine A. Nesler, 88, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 2211 Inverness Dr. in Lawrence. She died on March 28, 2014 at Allie’s Village Memory Care. She was born on July 16, 1925 in St. Charles, Minnesota, the daughter of Harrison E. and…

Funeral services for John A. Golden, 97, Lawrence will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. He died March 25, 2014 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. John was born February 16, 1917 in Victor, Colorado the son of V.A. and…

Memorial service for Michael Thomas Foster, Sr., 72, Eudora will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Eudora, Kansas. He died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born April 22, 1941 in Oak Park, IL the son of Lee…

Gerald “Jay” Grosdidier passed away peacefully at the Medicalodge Eudora on Friday, March 21, 2014 with his wife, Helen, by his side. A Rosary will be at 6:00 p.m and visitation will follow until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Warren-McElwain, Eudora Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on…