Obituaries

Marilyn Swoyer

Marilyn Elaine Swoyer, age 87 of Lawrence, Kansas passed away July 20, 2025.  Memorial Services will be announced at a later date.  Arrangements are with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home of Lawrence.

Kendra Vantuyl-Escalante

Memorial Services for Kendra Lyn Vantuyl-Escalante, 30, Topeka, will be 10:30 am, Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  A Visitation will be from 6-7 pm, Friday, August 1, 2025. rumsey-yost.com

Earl Haehl

When Earl Haehl was born in 1943, he was expected to live less than 24 hours because he had cerebral palsy. He received emergency baptism, but surprised everyone by surviving to 81, dying at home surrounded by family and his beloved cat. He was a devout Episcopalian, active in the church until ...

Larry Warner

Memorial Services for Larry G. Warner, 85, will be 2pm Sun., Aug. 3, 2025 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Chapel, 4851 Harvard, Lawrence. To read the full obituary, please visit Rumsey-Yost.com.

Frances Dennis

Frances Kaye Dennis, 72, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on July 4th, 2025.Kaye was born in Great Falls Montana on July 14, 1952, to Raymond and Faye Clarke. She graduated from Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona in 1971. On April 1, 1996, Kaye married the love of her life, Nick Dennis, in ...

Virgil Braden

A Celebration of Life for Virgil Lee Braden, aged 96, of Lawrence, will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1509 N 1732 Rd, Lawrence, Kansas, 66044. rumsey-yost.com