OBITUARIES

Dr. Bernard Russell “Bernie” Hawley, pastor emeritus of First Presbyterian Church of Salina, died quietly in his sleep on July 19, 2010 at the Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Bernard was born November 22, 1926 in Ludlow, Massachusetts to Dr. Charles A. Hawley and Barbara Dickinson Kimball Hawley.  At a…

A memorial gathering for Denzil “Dale” Davidson, Jr., 66, , will be held 7 – 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 23, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence.  He died July, 18, 2010 at his home. He was born on September 18, 1943 in Neosho, Missouri the son of Denzel D., Sr. and Francis (Culkin) Davidson. He graduated…

Don Robert Miller, M.D. died quietly in the company of his family on July 15 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Don R. Miller was born on July 6, 1925 in Highland, KS to Pleasant V. Miller and Lucyanna Hammond Miller, and grew up in Kansas City, KS, where he graduated with honors from Wyandotte High School. …

No formal service is planned for Sonia Stofkooper, 83, Lawrence. Ms. Stofkooper died July 13, 2010 at her home after a battle with cancer.    She was born on June 18, 1927 in Brussels, Belgium the daughter of Isidore and Barbara (Swalens) Stofkooper.  She later married and came to the United States after World War II…

Graveside inurnment for Marlon James Lewis, 52, Lawrence, KS will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Maple Grove Cemetery, North Lawrence.  He died Monday, July 12, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born August 26, 1957 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Dwane Lewis, Sr. and Lorna Lewis Brown.  Marlon…

Graveside services for Reta M. (Wilson) Jacobs, 88, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  She died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at her home. She was born May 22, 1922 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Clarence E. and Della Mae (Hatch) Wilson. She…

 Funeral service for Dorris Elaine Lanksbury, 90, Lawrence will be held 3p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Mrs. Lanksbury died July 9, 2010 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.  She was born on December 29, 1919 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Jesse E. and Jessie Ethel (Martin) Markley.  She graduated from Liberty Memorial High…

Funeral services for Dr. Beate Mocek, 48, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  A memorial service is being planned later in Krefeld, Germany. She died July 8, 2010 at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.   She had moved to Lawrence in…

A memorial mass for Mary Ann Guss, 98, of Baldwin City, Kansas will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Baldwin City, Kansas. Inurnment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Baldwin City. Mrs. Guss died Monday,  July 5, 2010 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Baldwin City. She was…

Mass of Christian Burial for James Michael Self, 60, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Friday July 9, 2010 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  Jim died July 5, 2010 at his home.  He was born on July 24, 1949 in Herington, KS the son of Marvin…