OBITUARIES

In Loving Memory of Sarah Marie Lopez Branstetter On August 25, 2023, the world dimmed a little as we said goodbye to our beloved Sarah, who passed away unexpectedly at 27 at her home in Lawrence, Kansas. While her physical presence has left us, her spirit will forever remain in our hearts. Born on May…

Travis Brann of Lawrence Kansas passed away peacefully at home on August 26th, 2023. He was born May 14th, 1932 to Lena and James Brann in Clarendon Arkansas. Graveside services for Travis will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery. Travis, a loving and devoted husband and father, is…

Sylvia Elaine (Gerstenberger) Neis was born on December 8, 1936, to Walter and Elsie (Dalby) Gerstenberger.  She had 3 siblings: Doris (died in 1934 at the age of 4 from a farm accident), Joan (died in 1933 at the age of 18 months from measles and pneumonia), and Wayne (1934-2020).  She married Clifford Raymond Neis…

Michael Riley Mayfield, 70, Lawrence, passed away on Thursday August 24, 2023.  Michael was born on July 8, 1953, in Salina, KS, the son of James and Wilavene (Selleck) Mayfield. Michael served in the United States Navy as a Machinist Mate on the USS Thomas Alva Edison. Mike completed a degree in Engineering Technology at…

There are no formal services scheduled at this time for Dr. Robert Yun Nian Chao, 89, Lawrence, KS. Robert passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living. He was born on April 2, 1934, in Beijing, China, the son of Yan Sheng and Jing Wu Chao. He was a Heart Surgeon.…

Richard “Dick” James Holzmeister, 88, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. A rosary will be recited at the church at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service.…

A visitation for Linda L. Christopherson, 83, Eudora, KS, will be held 5:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Friday August 25, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, KS.  Linda passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at Osage Nursing Manor. Linda was born on June 26, 1940, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Duke and Clara Robinson.…

A Celebration of Life for JoAnn Van Hoesen, 95, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. A burial will follow at Prairie City Cemetery, Baldwin City, Kansas. The family will greet friends and family from 5:00 ~ 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 25, 2023, at the mortuary. …

Graveside services for Candace Kay Moten, 71, of Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  A visitation will be held from 3:00 -7:00 pm, Friday, August 18, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Candace passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, at the…