OBITUARIES

Memorial services for Louise M. Landis, 90, Eudora, KS, will be held 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 23, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Medicalodges of Eudora. Louise was born on May 9, 1922 in rural Syracuse, MO the daughter of Earl and Emma (Siegel) Steele. She graduated…

Nellouise (Nell) Shanahan Sherman, age 81, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012.  She was born in Iola, Kansas, August 26, 1930, the middle daughter of Thomas E. and Calla B. (Allen) Shanahan.  Her family included two sisters and three brothers.  Nell grew up in Iola, graduating from high school in 1948. She…

William Kenneth Roberts, age 61, died at his home in Lecompton, KS on July 19, 2012. He was born in Littleton, CO on August 2, 1950 the son of Kenneth and Lena Jane Roberts. His mother died when he was six and his father was unable to raise him so he was raised by the…

Private graveside service for James Leroy Butler, 76, Eudora, KS, will be held at a later date in Eudora Cemetery in Eudora, KS.  He died on Monday, July 16, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. James was born on February 19, 1936 in Lawrence, KS the son of James Leroy Butler, Sr. and Winifred Butler. He…

Robert Joseph McPherson “Mac”, 85, died at The Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence KS, on July 16, 2012.  Inurnment will be at a later date in Maine. He was born October 17, 1926, in Buffalo, NY, son of Thomas A. and Anna May (Gallagher) McPherson.  He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, John McPherson,…

Funeral services for Thomas H. “Tom” Fisher, 69, Lawrence, Kan., will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, Kan.  He died on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at his home. Tom was born on April 19, 1943 in Topeka, Kan.,…

Funeral services for Penny L. Benoit, 62, Eudora, KS, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora.  She died on Friday, July 13, 2012 at her home. Penny was born on February 2, 1950 in Sault Ste Marie, MI the daughter of Rudolph and Barbara…

Memorial services for Armin V. Landis, 92, Lawrence, KS, will be held 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Graveside inurnment with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Mausoleum in Lawrence, KS.  He died on Monday, July 9, 2012 at Medicalodges of Eudora. Armin was born on October 6, 1919…

A celebration of life for Susan Jane McLaughlin, 58, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2012 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Lawrence. She died on Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Lawrence. Susan was born Feb. 12, 1954 in Kansas City, MO, and adopted one month later by Drew and…

Julia Galas, 92, died on July 8, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, on July 13, at 10 a.m. Visitation with the family will begin at 9 a.m. at the church. Inurnment will follow later in July at St. Casimir’s Cemetery…