OBITUARIES

Graveside services for Vera G. Fry, 88, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2013, at Eudora Cemetery in Eudora, KS. She died on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at her home. Vera was born on February 16, 1924 in , the daughter of  Charles and Mildred (Beach) Graves. She was a…

Mass of Christian Burial for Marion “Margaret” Grosdidier, 85, Eudora, will be held 10 am Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora.  She died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 20, 1928 in Kansas City,…

Private inurnment for Kathryn M. Smith, 87, Lawrence, will be held at a later date.  She died on Monday, February 11, 2013. Kathryn was born on January 20, 1926 in WaKeeney, KS, the daughter of Benjamin Frank and Bertha Maude (Morgan) Chalk. She attended Fort Hays and Kansas State University. She was a receptionist for…

Funeral service for Marcia Criqui, 64, Garnett will be held 10 am Friday, February 15, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will be held 12:30 pm at the Garnett Cemetery in Garnett, KS.  She died February 10, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 12, 1948 in Garnett, KS the daughter…

Mass of  Christian Burial for James “Jim” Charles O’Toole, 84, Lawrence will be held 10 am Thursday, February 14, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  He died February 10, 2013 at Brandon Woods. He was born on January 17, 1929 in Jewell County, KS the son…

Dr. Howard Ray Holbrooks, 44, of Lawrence, KS passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2013 in Lawrence, KS. He was born in Ft. McClellan, Alabama on May 27, 1968 to Owen Holbrooks and Judy Silver.  He attended Santa Fe Trail High School in Carbondale, KS and graduated in 1986 where he was a KSHSAA Academic…

Graveside services for Sharon Stoelmaker, 68, Eudora will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Hesper Friends Cemetery south of Eudora.  She died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Baldwin City. Sharon was born on January 20, 1945 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Emil Stoelmaker and Norma…

Funeral services for Jason W. Tucker, 38, Lawrence, KS will be held on 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at First Christian Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Lawrence.  He died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Jason was born on September 11, 1974 in Lawrence, KS,…

Mary Ann Ranney, 95, died Feb.5, 2013, at Brandon Woods of Alvamar. She had moved to Lawrence in 2011 after suffering a stroke. Mary Ann was born Nov. 18, 1917, the daughter of Dr. Erastus S. and Anne Edgerton. She graduated from Wichita High School East in 1935, and from the University of Kansas in…

Memorial services for Helen Bennett, 91, Lawrence will be held at a later date in South Bend, Indiana.  She died on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.  Mrs. Bennett had recently moved to Lawrence from South Bend, Indiana, where she had lived for over 30 years. Helen was born on November 13,…