OBITUARIES

Mass of Christian Burial for George "Ned" Edward Rooney, 77, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m., March 10, 2011 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Visitation is at the church at 9:00, rosary at 9:30 and funeral mass at 10:00. Luncheon provided prior to departure for graveside services at Fidelity in…

Private memorial services for Kimber Ray Coffelt, 56, Lecompton, will be held at a later date.  He died Friday, March 4, 2011 at his home from an Aortic Embolism. He was born September 11, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Charlie and Jewel (Fergus) Coffelt. He worked for 20 years for the University of…

 Memorial Services for Ruth “Jeanette” Roberts will be held 2-4 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Central Junior High Auditorium.  She died March 4, 2011, at Pioneer Ridge.  Inurnment took place in the Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.  She was born on May 12, 1935, in Moberly, MO the daughter of G.…

Funeral services for Millard Elden Murray, 85, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Military graveside honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Murray died March 3, 2011 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Millard was born on October 20, 1925 in…

Olli Valanne died Wednesday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of cardiac arrest.  He was 82 years old. Olli was born in Helsinki Finland, the youngest of three boys. He is survived by his only child, Christina Valanne ( Charlotte, NC.) His former wife Jackie Valanne (Kansas City), and a favorite Uncle of his four nieces,…

Funeral services for Donald M. Schonberg, 88, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Lawrence Bible Chapel in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, KS.  He died Wednesday, March  2, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born November 2, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN the son of…

A Mass of Christian Burial for Emma Estrada, 86, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora, KS  Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora.  She died on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at her home. She was born January 3,…

Funeral services for Donald Bernard Norris, 92, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2011 at University Community of Christ Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  Mr. Norris died February 27, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born February 15, 1919 in Butte, Montana, the…

Memorial Service for Robert Eric Kristiansen, 55, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.  November 18, 1955 – February 27, 2011 Bob passed away Sunday after his valiant six year fight against non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Bob was born in Cheektowaga, NY.  He grew up in Hamburg, NY and…

Funeral services for Lois M. Kibbee McCleery Hamrick, 82, Palm Beach Gardens, FL will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 7, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence. She died February 26, 2011 at her home. Lois was born February 20, 1929 in Atchison, KS, the daughter of Roy…