OBITUARIES

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…

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…