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James W. McGraw passed away Dec.27 2021 from covid. Jim was born January 2, 1970 and was raised by his grandparents Lloyd E. & Fern A. McGraw. Jim was a truck driver for many years and loved his job. He survived by his wife LeAnne M. McGraw and his children from a previous marriage: Matthew…
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Graveside Services for Gene Ray Waisner, 77, Eudora KS, will be held on Monday, January 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m. at Clinton Cemetery, Clinton KS. Gene passed on December 28, 2021 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. Gene was born February 19, 1944 in Sedalia Missouri to George Roe, and Luella Lorraine (Neffendorf) Waisner.…
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Don Heath was born on October 1, 1935, in Salina, Kansas to the late Lillian Florence (Lynch) and Alan Earl Heath. He passed away peacefully at home in Lawrence, Kansas, surrounded by his family on December 22, 2021. Don grew up in Salina and spoke fondly and frequently of the Heath family’s Holsum Bakery as…
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Rik was such a multifaceted person that you could know him for decades and still not know everything about him. To his kids and grandkids, he was their ever-supportive and caring Pop. To his students, he provided just the right combination of hands-on and hands-off instruction. To his friends, he was a loyal albeit reclusive…
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Mary Jean Getter, age 85, passed away December 29, 2021. She was born on June 25, 1936, in Genoa, WI to Elmer and Meta (Mueller) Mundsack. She attended De Soto and LaCrosse High Schools, graduating in 1952 and attended Viroqua Normal School until her marriage to Russell W Getter in 1954 in Richland Center, WI.…
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Sara Lee (Gilbert) Woods, 87, passed peacefully with her family by her side, at sunset on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Sara was born on January 27, 1934 in Arkansas City, KS, to Clinton and Georgia Lee (Campbell) Gilbert. She and her brother Stanley grew up in Ark City, where Stan says his sister was known…
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Edward Michael “Mike” Reilly, 84, of Lawrence, KS, drew his final breath on December 23, 2021 after a long struggle with complications resulting from bladder cancer. Mike was born to Eddie and Catherine (Donoghue) Reilly on May 29, 1937. After a childhood spent in Omaha, NE and Fort Worth, TX, Mike graduated from Creighton Preparatory…
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Norman D. Kittel, 88, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Homestead of Eudora assisted living facility in Eudora, Kansas. Norman was born on May 3, 1933, in Olmitz, Kansas, the son of Henry and Mary (Stegman) Kittel. Upon graduation from Great Bend, Kansas high school, Norman joined the U.S. Army as part…
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Born Georgia Mae Montgomery, August 20, 1925, to Robert H. Montgomery Sr. and Myrtle Hazel Morris Montgomery, Independence, Kansas. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at home December 25, 2021, Lawrence, Kansas. Georgia grew up during the Depression and WWII. At one time her parents operated the movie theater in Independence. She graduated from…
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Funeral services for Wilbern “Bud” Clarence Rinke, 79, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with a visitation starting at 1:00 pm. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS with military honors. Wilbern passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Meadowbrook…
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