OBITUARIES

Betty Whitney Alderson died on November 4, 2023, in Lawrence.  She was born on November 19, 1924, in Topeka, Kansas to Evelyn W. Miller Whitney and Dwight Wright Whitney.  She went to Topeka High and graduated from Wichita North High School.  She attended the University of Kansas and graduated from the School of Pharmacy in…

Funeral services for Keith Edward Knabe, 59, Eudora, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery.  Keith passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at his home.  Keith was born on September 2, 1964, in Gardner, KS, the…

June 13, 1932 – November 4, 2023 James (Jim) Harrison Schwartzburg passed away on November 4, 2023 surrounded by his loved ones.  Jim was born to Frederick and Florence Schwartzburg in Miami Beach, Florida on June 13, 1932.  Although times were tough, Jim managed to have an idyllic childhood with his two brothers, Rick and…

Funeral services for Paul William “Bill” Studebaker, 85, of Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 9, 2023 at First Christian Church. Interment will follow at Clinton Cemetery. He passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Paul “Bill” was born May 23, 1938 in Chanute, KS,…

Agnes Benita Wasinger, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at her home in Lawrence, Kansas.  She was born on April 27, 1927, to Gabe and Josie (Wolf) Rupp in Hays.  She grew up living in their family home with her parents, one sister and seven brothers.  Her sister…

Shane Lee Wade, 55, Lawrence, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his residence.  Shane was born on March 23, 1968, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Carol Moore. A memorial service will scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence, KS. Other survivors include his partner,…

Jeffrey Alan Blair, 71, died Saturday, October 28, 2023. Death, having tried for decades to dispatch Jeff, only to find him too strong an adversary to best in a fair fight, resorted to the desperate and unsportsmanlike conduct of sneaking up on him at home and taking him by surprise when his back was turned.…

John ‘Craig’ Patterson was born February 26, 1949, at KU Medical School Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the younger child of Dr. John Robert (just “Jack”) and Iva Doris (just “Doris”) Patterson, the former a pediatrician and the latter a wife & homemaker. In the tradition of both his parents, he never used…

John “Bill” W.  Edwards, Jr, 89, died October 30, 2023 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living Facility. He was born November 23, 1933 in Eudora, Kansas to parents John W. Edwards, Sr, and Aleen (Bagby) Edwards. John attended Eudora schools and graduated from Eudora High School in 1952. He married Beverly Broers in 1954. They celebrated…