OBITUARIES

Private family memorial services for Mildred “Frances” Nitsch, 89, Lawrence will be held at a later date. She died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Frances was born on July 2, 1923 in Homewood, KS, the daughter of Egbert and Leta (Wilcox) Holloway. She was the manager of a KOA…

Funeral services for Clyde Woods, Jr., 91, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  Burial with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.  He died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor. Clyde was born on August 23, 1921 in Kansas…

Mass of Christian Burial for Melva Jean “Tudy” Sneed, 81, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013, at St. Anthony / St. Rose Catholic Community, 210 North B Street, Wellington, KS 67512.  Burial will follow at Sumner Memorial Gardens in Wellington.  She died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial…

Memorial services for Frances Jean Typer, 77, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2013, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence.  Private family burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.  She died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor. Frances was born on December 15, 1935 in Ft. Scott, KS the…

No services for Alvin H. Schild, 96, of Lawrence are planned.  Inurnment will take place at Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence at a later date.  He died of pneumonia and the flu on Monday, January 14, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, in the company of his family. Al was born on July 10, 1916, in Quincy, WA,…

Graveside service for Steven Craig Hoskins 54 and 9 months, Monaca, PA, will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Eudora Cemetery, Eudora, KS.  He passed away January 13, 2013. Steven was born on April 4, 1958 the son of Lloyd and Leanna Hoskins, Wichita, KS.  Steve was married in 1979 and helped raise…

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Margaret “Mirt” Katzfey, 90, Lawrence, KS will be at10 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Rev. John Schmeidler and Rev. Patric Riley will be the concelebrants. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora. She died on Friday…

Private services for Keith Thomas Garcia, 30, Lawrence will be held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Inurnment will be at a later date at Mt. Calavary Cemetery in Lawrence.  Keith passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013.  Keith was born on May 26, 1982 in Lawrence, the son of Alan and Yvonne Garcia.  Survivors include his parents;…

Memorial services for JoAnna Byers, 87, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. JoAnna was born on April 9, 1925 in Red Cloud, NE, the daughter of William and Gertrude…

Celebration of life services for Marilyn Rosenau Livingood, 86, of Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 19, 2013, Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence.  A family inurnment service will be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS.  She died on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Marilyn was born…