OBITUARIES

Memorial services for Robert “Bob” Steven Schrick, 70, Linwood, will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas.  Bob passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, at his home. Bob was born on June 16, 1952, in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest son of Raymond Schrick and Ellen (Littleton)…

Memorial services for Ruth Marilyn Mitchel, 88, Lawrence, will be held 1:00 pm, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS.  Ruth passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, at LMH Health.  Ruth was born on May 2, 1935, in El Dorado, KS, the daughter of Ralph O. and Hazel G. (Kirk) Hammer.…

Nathaniel Richardson, 71, Eudora, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Hillside Village in Desoto, KS. Nathaniel was born December 30, 1951, in Hollandale, MS, to the union Clarence and Elease RIchardson. Nathaniel gave his life to Christ at the early age of 13 years old. He was baptized at…

Memorial services for William Dean Gerdes, 81, Lecompton, will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, May 22, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  William passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, at his home. William was born on May 22, 1941, in Odell, Nebraska, the son of William R and Grace (Tjaden) Gerdes.  He…

David Allen Dinneen was born on June 24, 1931, in Elmhurst, NY, the third and youngest son of Walter James and Anna Callahan (Costello) Dinneen. He married Nancy Anderson Lane on June 2, 1956, in Manhasset, New York, and their marriage, always characterized by lively debate, persisted across oceans and through illness until Nancy’s death…

Private graveside services for Patricia “Pat” Benabe, 81, Lawrence were held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the Oak Hill Cemetery – Natural Section, Lawrence, KS. She died peacefully the morning of May 6, 2023 at Star Living -South in Lawrence, KS. She was born March 2, 1942 in Bridgeport, CT the daughter…

A Celebration of Life Service for Margaret Ann Schwartzburg, 85, of Lawrence, Kansas, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on June 17, 2023, at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Lawrence.  A reception will follow.  Margaret Ann passed away on May 13, 2023, in Prairie Village, Kansas. Margaret Ann was born on February 28, 1938, in…

Mass of Christian Burial for Joe (Jose) J. Ramirez, 90, of Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Joe passed away at his home on Monday, May 15, 2023. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas on March 30, 1933, the son…

Wakefield Dort, Jr. was born on July 16, 1923, in Keene, NH, the son of Wakefield Dort, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Dort. He died peacefully in his home on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Lawrence, KS. He is survived by his son, Christopher Dort, his wife Missie, and two granddaughters, Brianne Dort and Erin Havrilak,…

Graveside services for Stephen Wayne Waisner, 54, Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at Clinton Cemetery, 1203 E 500 Rd, Lawrence, Kansas 66049. Mr. Waisner passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from this world into heaven on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at UnityPoint Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines,…