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On June 10, 2022, Alex Matthew Staton, loving husband, son, and brother passed away at the age of 30. Alex was born on July 26, 1991 in Salina, Kansas to Clayton and Fran Staton. He attended Sacred Heart High School where he excelled in Quiz Bowl and 4H. He graduated from the University of Kansas…
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Funeral services for Ruby Belle Peaslee, 90, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10:00am. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS. A private family burial will take place following at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. Ruby passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in…
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Thelma Imogene (Ridgway) Hehn, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, and neighbor to everyone she knew, died early Saturday morning, June 11th, at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff in Kansas City, Mo. at age 102. She was born September 27, 1919, on a farm southeast of McLouth, Kansas, the daughter of Guilford and…
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Private family graveside services for Jacqueline “Jackie” R. Kreider Shmalberg, 91, Lawrence, KS, were held at Memorial Park Garden Mausoleum in Lawrence. Jackie passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Home in Lawrence. Jackie was born on September 26, 1930 in Afton, OK, the daughter of Lowell E. and Elsie A.…
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Nina Reed, 96, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022, with loving family at her side. Nina was born in Marked Tree, Arkansas to Ollie and Clara Hogan. Nina enjoyed sharing childhood stories of adventures with her siblings, Kenneth, Clara, and Fred. Nina married Don Reed and they spent 36 years happily married while raising…
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Robert “Bob” Charles Franz, 71, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Bridge Haven-Opas House in Lawrence, KS. While we feel great sadness at his loss, we have profound gratitude for his release from his long journey with Lewy Body Dementia. It was not a quick or easy way to fade, not for him,…
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Mildred Morine Kelly Trefz died peacefully Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Morningstar Care Homes in Baldwin City, KS. She was born February 18, 1926, in Sarcoxie, Missouri the daughter of William James., Sr. and Una Mae (Reeves) Kelly; she was the fifth of eight children. She was a graduate of Diamond High School, Diamond, Missouri…
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On Saturday June 4th, William Lyon (Bill) Roach, loving husband and father passed away at age 77 at his home in Lawrence. He was born July 23, 1944, in Chicago, IL the son of James Markham and Mary Margaret (Lyon) Roach. He grew up in Oak Park, IL and attended the University of Notre Dame,…
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Elaine Creaden, 83, passed away on March 12, 2022 at KC Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. A private Green Burial was held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS on March 24, 2022. Elaine was born on January 2, 1939 in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Donald M. and Cecille R. (Amann) Sherman.…
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Emily Belle Hamilton passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, May 28, 2022, from unknown causes. Emily came out of the womb wailing on March 15, 1985, in Kansas City, MO. We assumed she was crying, like newborns do, but soon realized she was just performing baby vocal warmups in preparation for a lifetime of…
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