OBITUARIES

A funeral mass for Patrick Michael Fagan, 79, of Lawrence, Kan., will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, preceded by a visitation at 9:30 a.m. and a rosary at 10:15 a.m., at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be held at 1:45 pm, in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Topeka. Pat died Tuesday,…

Effie L. Simmons, 97, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in Lawrence, KS. She was born on February 18, 1925, in rural Coffey County, KS, the daughter of Oliver and Fanny (Skillman) Kelly. Effie married Frederick Earle Simmons on December 26, 1944, in Burlington, KS; he preceded her in death on August 14, 2003.…

A Graveside service for JoAnn (Swartzendruber) Fay, 85, Lawrence, KS, will be held on 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. JoAnn passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Vintage Park Assisted Living of Baldwin City, KS. JoAnn was born on July 15, 1937, in Iowa…

Anthie Elenie (Dallis) Kruzel, 76, of Eudora, Kansas, passed away at home on January 29, 2023. Anthie was born June 15, 1946, to Sam D. Dallis and Norma J (Hubbard) Smith in East Liverpool, Ohio. After graduating from East Liverpool High School in 1964, she married John M Kruzel. She went on to be a…

James “Fred” Stockton, 83, passed away on February, 4, 2023. Born to Jewell and Dora Mae (Johnson) Stockton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, he earned a BS in mathematics from Arkansas Tech University and an MBA from Drury College. He was a proud US Army veteran and was honorably discharged in 1964. That same year, he…

Mike Lovell (56) was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Mike was born on May 19, 1966, in Santa Ana, CA, the son of Larry and Elaine (Long) Lovell.  Mike graduated from Lawrence High School and continued his…

Funeral service for Margaret H. Votaw, 97, Eudora, will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Hesper Friends Church, in rural Eudora. Burial will follow at Hesper Friends Cemetery. Margaret passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Medicalodges Eudora. Margaret was born on October 28, 1925, in Lawrence, KS the daughter of…

Frisco Morse, 54, of Lawrence, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Frisco was born in the Bahamas.  He was raised in Miami, Florida by his devoted mother, Randi Freas, whom he adored and admired.  His parents preceded him in death. Frisco had been a physician at Stormont Vail in Topeka for…

Gregory K. Keefer, 70, died peacefully on January 30, 2023, after nearly a decade living with a cruel form of early-onset dementia – Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD). Greg was born on January 4, 1953, to the late Jerry and Maxine (Seanor) Keefer in Oil City, PA. The son of two teachers, he also became a teacher…