OBITUARIES

Kelli Lash Curtiss passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the Olathe Hospice House. Celebration of life services for Kelli 48, of Lawrence, KS, will be Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. ~ 3:00 p.m., at the Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. 2nd Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. Kelli was born on January 11, 1975,…

Richard (Rick) Bastemeyer, 67, of Lawrence, KS died Friday, July 12, 2024 .  Rick was born in March of 1957 in Wagner, SD to Melvern (Bee) and Norma Sue (Garberick) Bastemeyer, the sixth of ten children.    Rick married Karen Anderson in Lake Andes, SD in 1979.  They were blessed with three daughters, Michele Lea, who…

Steve Glass, 79, died peacefully on Monday, July 15, 2024 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence, Kansas.  Steve was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in early 2021.  Visitation will be Wednesday, July 17, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Warren-McElwain Mortuary at 13th and Massachusetts.  Funeral services will be Thursday, July 18, 2024 at…

Rosalie Mary Waner (Pickert) was born on September 9, 1932, went to her heavenly home on July, 11, 2024 at the age of 91.  She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Rosalie was a woman of faith, who loved the Lord, her family, church, and community.  She was a member of St. Johns…

Barbara Millar Bishop, 88, Lawrence, KS, passed away at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, two years following a debilitating stroke. Barbara was born on September 15, 1935, in Hinsdale, IL, the daughter of Neal and Isabel (Naab) Millar. She is survived by her husband Ken Bishop. Barbara and Ken married on September…

Tyson Jon Dent known for his kindness, sweetness, and vast knowledge of history, math, and puns. He left us way too soon on July 1, 2024.  He was born in Redlands, California on September 15, 2000.  He lived most of his life in Lawrence, Kansas and graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Free State…

A Mass of Christian Burial for Bertha (Bert) Bermudez 91, will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, Kansas. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary in Lawrence. Bertha passed away on July 3, 2024 at LMH Health. She was born on September 30 1932 in Topeka KS,…

Jami Lynn (Tainpeah) Cully, 61, was born on December 1, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jami was an enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Wichita, Seminole and Creek tribal nations. Jami passed away on July 2, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.   Jami grew up in…

Leslie Lynn Hedrick, age 45, of Eudora, KS, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at The University of Kansas Health System. Leslie was born on January 25, 1979, in Bossier, LA, the beloved daughter of Robert Lewis and Connie Lynn (Garton) Hamm. On June 14, 2008, she married Bryan Gene Hedrick in Eudora, KS,…