OBITUARIES

Mass of Christian Burial for Josephine “Jo” Garcia, 86, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 3, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Jo passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at her home. Jo was born on September 25, 1937, in Wellsville, KS, the daughter of Adrian and Isabel (Lopez)…

A Celebration of life for Helen Joan (Jo) Bond, 88, Lenexa, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 25th, 2023, at Westminster Presbyterian church in Waterloo, IA. Inurnment will take place at the Memorial Garden, First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, KS.  Jo passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Westchester Village of…

Glenda Sue {Susie} Breese 80, she died October 20, 2023 at her daughters in Nortonville, KS she enjoyed spending time with her family and grandkids. Glenda was born March 31, 1943 in Kansas the daughter of Harold LaRue and Eveyln Lavella (Keith) LaRue. She is  survived by her brothers Jack LaRue, Lawrence KS, Glen LaRue,…

Memorial services for Rebecca “Becky” Lisher, 86, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 am on October 30, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church with inurnment to follow at Memorial Park, Lawrence. Becky died October 22, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Becky was born on February 7, 1937, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Paul Fred…

Richard L. “Dick” Zinn, longtime Lawrence resident, devoted family man, tireless legal advocate, and avid outdoorsman, died peacefully following a brief illness on Thursday morning at University of Kansas Medical Center with his wife and children by his side. He was 82. The husband of Diane (Rusch) Zinn for 61 years, Mr. Zinn is survived…

Joe Michael Anderson, aged 67, died on October 20, 2023, at his home in Lawrence, Kansas, from esophageal cancer. Given his wild and reckless youth, he was pleasantly surprised that he lived so long. Joe was born on April 20, 1956, in Emporia, Kansas. He was the youngest of Frances and Paul Anderson’s three children…

Marvin Wayne Rayton, 75, passed on October 18, 2023, at Pioneer Ridge. Marvin was born August 20, 1948, to parents Harry and Freda Rayton in Kansas City, Missouri. Marvin was active in the United States Army beginning on March 16, 1967, and retired as an Army Master Sargent on February 1, 1992. He enjoyed hobbies…

Nina Marie (Avery, Rutledge) Sexton, 85, died on October 17, 2023 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She lived in Lawrence, but also lived in and around Hutchinson, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri during her lifetime. She was a wife, mother, proud grandmother and proud great-grandmother. She passed peacefully in her sleep surrounded by…

Graveside services for Barbara Anne Getter, 68, Lawrence, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, October 20, 2023, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  Barbara passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at her home. Barbara was born on July 5, 1955, in Viroqua, WI, the daughter of Russell and Mary (Mundsack) Getter. She married James Michael…