OBITUARIES

Mary Catherine Korte, 96, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. A Rosary recitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. will be followed by visitation from 9:30 to 10:30. Burial will take place…

Funeral services for Gene Edward Tuel, 75, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at River City Church in Lawrence, KS. The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Gene passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022,…

Gary L. Toebben of Pasadena, California, passed away at the age of 74 on August 16, 2022, after a 2-year battle with bone and bladder cancer. He is survived by his wife, Janice; 4 children, Andrew Toebben (Julia), Seth Toebben, Devon Haase Kim (Tony), and Wyatt Haase (Ann); nine grandchildren, Jonah Kim, Emeth Toebben, Josie…

Elise M. Zayat, age 79, of Lawrence, KS and formerly, Hartwick, NY, passed away quietly at home on Monday, August 8, 2022. The second oldest child of Peter and Helen (Nordberg) Hansen, Elise was born on October 19, 1942, and grew up in Laurens, NY. She earned a nursing degree from Lutheran Medical Center in…

Mass of Christian Burial for Pauline J. Gilroy, 99, Eudora, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 12, 2022, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. Pauline passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at LMH Health. Pauline was born on October 23, 1922,…

Frederick “Fred” Eugene Bohm November 18, 1930 – August 6, 2022 Lawrence, Kansas—Frederick “Fred” Eugene Bohm, son of Charles and Josephine Bohm, passed away peacefully at his home after a brief illness. Born and raised in DuBois, Nebraska, Fred began a career with the J.C. Penney Company in 1947. He quickly rose to senior management…

Ramona Kathryn (Miller) Langlois (April 4, 1929 – August 5, 2022) Ramona Kathryn (Miller) Langlois of Lawrence, Kansas, was born on a farm in Bigelow, Kansas, to Joseph and Kathryn (Otto) Miller, the fourth child of nine children. She graduated from Frankfort High School in Frankfort, Kansas, in 1946. She passed away peacefully on August…

Brian David Kirby of Lawrence, Kansas was a wonderful father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend. He was beloved “Uncle B” to 17 nieces and nephews. Brian left this world on July 31, 2022, at the age of 56. He was born to Jack and Mona (Simmons) Kirby on April 13, 1966, in Leavenworth, Kansas…

Donna Lee (Harding) Riley, 95, passed away on August 1, 2022, in Lawrence, KS. She was born to Glen and Clara (McDaniel) Harding on January 20, 1927, in Nikkeltown, Woodson County, Kansas, shortly before the doctor arrived. She attended Nikkeltown School, a one-room schoolhouse across the road from the farm where she was born, from…